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Helpful information and resources for parents
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care and in caring for you family. The following documents are either links to helpful
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Some Helpful Web Sites & Phone Numbers
Child Care Licensing
(to make reports or check licensing status of child care providers): 214-951-7902
Child Protective Services (CPS):
Child Abuse issues, call 800-252-5400; CPS Issues, call 877-787-8999
Community
Council of Greater Dallas:
Community Help line: 214-379-4357
CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program): 800-647-6558
DART (Dallas
Area Rapid Transit): 214-979-1111
Easter Seals North Texas:
Dallas 214-372-3388; Carrollton 972-394-8900; National: toll free 800-221-6827
Head Start
of Greater Dallas: 972-283-6400
Relay Texas Information
(for the hearing impaired) : 800-735-2988
Salvation Army DFW: Headquarters 214-637-8100
United Way of Metropolitan Dallas: 214-978-000; Help Line: 211
Local Web Sites
Child Abuse Prevention Center:
The Center's mission is to break the cycle of child abuse by equipping parents and
caregivers for success and is a key provider for prevention services for at-risk
children and families in Dallas County. The Center works to empower its clients
by teaching positive parenting methods and supporting parents in strengthening their
families, emotionally, economically, and socially.
Dallas Association
for the Education of Young Children (DAEYC): Dallas AEYC is a professional
organization dedicated to improving the lives of young children and families.
The Arc of Dallas Area Resource Directory:
Information on services available for persons with developmental disabilities, their
families, and other professionals and agencies in the Greater Dallas area.
The TCU Institute of Child Development (ICD): A newly formed Institute (2005)
created as a "Vision-In-Action" initiative whose mission is "research, training,
and service dedicated to the needs of families with at-risk children." ICD has a
groundbreaking treatment for children with behavioral problems. They do not offer
direct intervention services to the public, but they inform families how to access
intervention (books, media, counselors trained by ICD). "A good referral source
for worried parents."
Workforce
Solutions Greater Dallas: A local partnership of business, education, labor
and community leaders that achieve excellence by providing high-quality services
that meet labor market needs of employers and residents.
Workforce Solutions One-Stop Centers: Whether you are a job seeker looking
for work, or an employer seeking to fill an opening, our Workforce Centers can help
you meet your needs. Assistance is available in areas ranging from finding a job,
career training, child care, to layoff assistance and employer services.
State Web Sites
Center for Public Policy Priorities:A policy research organization
that works to influence the economic and social conditions of individuals, families,
and communities.
Children's Learning Institute: The Center for Improving the Readiness of
Children for Learning and Education (CIRCLE) at The University of Texas Health Science
Center is now part of the Children's Learning Institute. Services include clinical
assessment, diagnosis and treatment of learning disorders, and cutting-edge research
on techniques to enhance a child’s home and learning environment.
Healthy Child Care Texas: Information for early care and education providers
to obtain help through consultation and technical assistance to increase their response
to the health and safety needs of children.
Prevent Child Abuse Texas: The leading organization working
to prevent the abuse and neglect of our state's children.
Texans Care for Children: Provides information for advocates
and policymakers about the well-being of children.
Texas
Association for Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (TACCRRA):
Works to promote the partnership, improvement, and preservation of quality child
care resource and referral services.
Texas
Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC): TAEYC, an affiliate
of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), is committed
to excellence in early childhood education.
Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC): TECEC is excited to launch
the 2008 "Through the Eyes" public awareness campaign. Over the course of this year,
TECEC will look at this issue through 11 very different perspectives to gain a better
understanding of how early childhood education impacts so many different sectors
of our community and how this issue fundamentally links all of us together.
Texas Education Agency (TEA): The mission of the Texas Education Agency
is to provide leadership, guidance, and resources to help schools meet the educational
needs of all students.
Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) : Administers
state and federal human services programs that benefit low-income families and children,
victims of domestic violence, and people who are elderly or have disabilities.
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) :
Government agency that manages community-based programs that prevent delinquency,
ill-treatment, and exploitation of children, the elderly, and disabled adults.
Texas Legislature On-line: Information on House of Representatives,
Senate, and other agencies; legislative information and resources.
Texas Office of Attorney General
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) : Agency in charge of
monitoring and providing services to employers and individuals looking for employment.
National Web Sites
Administration
for Children and Families: A federal agency funding state,
local, and tribal organizations to provide programs for children and families.
Center
for the Child Care Workforce: Works to improve the quality
of child care services by upgrading the wages, benefits, training opportunities,
and working conditions for child care teachers and family child care providers.
ChildCareAware: Is committed to helping parents locate
quality child care and child care resources in their community by connecting them
with the local agencies best equipped to serve their needs.
Child Care Partnership Project: Provides information on
creating and maintaining public/private partnerships to increase and improve child
care throughout the country.
Children's Defense Fund: Child advocacy organization that
works to ensure children a safe and healthy life.
Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition: Works
to improve and meet the growing need for qualified staff and offers information
on the CDA credential.
Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center: Offered by the Administration
for Children and Families,
Office of Head Start.
Head Start Information & Publication Center: Source
for Head Start publications, including Program Performance Standards, Information
Memorandums, and more.
Healthy Child Care America: A collaborative effort working
to improve the health and well-being of children in child care.
HealthyChildren.org: Empowers
parents to be proactive about their children's health, whether it's learning about
the vaccines their infant needs, the developmental milestones to watch for in their
toddler, or how to stay connected with their teenager. Backed by 60,000 American
Academy of Pediatrics member pediatricians and committed to offering the most reliable,
up-to-the-minute health advice for proactive parents and caregivers.
I Am Your Child: Public awareness campaign to make early
childhood development a top priority for our nation educating parents and professionals
about new discoveries in brain development research.
National
After School Association: A leading voice of the afterschool profession
dedicated to the development, education and care of children and youth during their
out-of-school hours.
National
Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA):
A membership organization whose purpose is to build a diverse, high-quality child
care system with parental choice and equal access for all families.
National
Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC):
Devoted to assuring the provision of high quality early childhood programs for young
children.
National
Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC): The focus of
NAFCC is to provide technical assistance to family child care associations. Assistance
is provided through developing leadership, professionalism, addressing issues of
diversity, and promoting quality through NAFCC's Family Child Care accreditation.
National
Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI): Improves and
protects the quality of life of African American children and families.
National
Child Care Association (NCCA): A professional trade association
focused exclusively on the needs of licensed, private childhood care and education
programs and is the only organization representing the specific interests of the
licensed, private community.
National
Child Care Information Center (NCCIC): A project of the
Child Care Bureau, that works to ensure that all children and families have
access to high-quality comprehensive services.
National Network
for Child Care (NNCC): We network with committed individuals around the
country to bring you practical information and resources that will be useful to
you in your everyday work with children.
National
Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care: Provides
child care licensure regulations for each state. Health and safety tips and other
resources are also available.
National
School-Age Care Alliance (NSACA): Promotes quality school-age
care and encourages before and after-school programs seek accreditation through
their organization.
US
Department of Health and Human Services
US House
of Representatives
US Senate
US Bureau
of the Census: Offers useful child care data, i.e., child
care costs and use of various child are arrangements.
USDA
Child and Adult Care Food Program : Provides nutritious
meals and snacks to infants, young children, and impaired adults in day care.
Welfare Information Network: Clearinghouse for information,
policy analysis, and technical assistance on welfare reform, including child care
benefits.
Zero to Three: Promotes the healthy development of our
nations infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening families, communities
and those who work on their behalf.
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