Early Education

• National Parenting Center
  Dedicated to providing parents with comprehensive and responsible guidancefrom nine of the world's most renowned child-rearing authorities.
• Parent News
  An online magazine for parents with weekly updated parenting news, tips,health features, and movie reviews, plus suggested reading.
• Primal Parenting Awareness Center
  A forum and resource center for stay at home parents.
• ParentTime
  Online magazine featuring articles and resources for parents of children ages 0 to 6.
• Positive Parenting
  Resources and information to make parenting rewarding, effective and fun.
• Early Childhood Care and Development
  Activities that support young children and seek to strengthen the environments in which they live. Resources for parents, educators, and childcare professionals.
• Early Childhood News
  An on-line journal for for professionals who work with young children, from birth to six, including info on health and safety, curricula, guidance, art and music, nutrition, and more.
• Early Childhood.com
  The source of information for all who share an interest in improving the education and general life experience of young children.
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
  Contributes to the database in the areas of child development, the education and care of children from birth through early adolescence.
• La Petite Academy
  Featuring expert parenting advice, tips on children's toys, free educational software, and more.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  Organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs.
• National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
  Government funded office committed to improving the development and learning of young children from birth to age eight.
• Children's Book Council
  Dedicated to encouraging literacy and the use and enjoyment of children's literature.
• Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
  Early childhood education resources for parents and teachers.
• Helping Your Child Get Ready for School
  Advice to parents from the U.S. Department of Education. Activities for children from birth to age 5.
• Learn with PBS
  For lifelong learning, PBS is more than just great television! Information, discussions, schedules.
• Long-Term Outcomes of Early Childhood Programs
  Download articles from the Winter, 1995 issue of The Future of Children.
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  Public policy updates, finding an accredited early childhood/child care program, and guidelines on developmentally appropriate practices.
• National Coalition for Campus Child Care
  NCCCC is a nonprofit, educational membership organization that supports research and activities affecting college and university early childhood education and service settings.
• Nursery Education Information (Great Britain)
  Facts about preschool education and the nursery education voucher scheme in the U.K.
• Parent Soup: All-In-One Preschool Checklist
  Here's a great form parents can print out and use as a guide when comparing preschools for their child.
• Parenting Q&A: Preschool
  Questions to consider when looking for a preschool program, tips on selecting one, and suggested resources.
• Preschool Education
  A directory of helpful Internet sites for Preschool educators.
• Read With Me
  A guide for student volunteers starting early childhood literacy programs. From the U.S. Department of Education.
• Responding to Children
  Responsiveness is that quality of an adult-child relationship where the initiative is openly transferred to the child. The adult determinedly follows the child's actions and words.
• Welcome: U.S. National Committee of OMEP
  OMEP's objective is to use every possible means to promote the optimum conditions for the well-being of all children, their development and happiness within their families, institutions, and society.
• English Nanny & Governess School
  America's first and only institution for the education and placement of certified professional nannies and certified professional governesses.