The Association for Child Development is a nonprofit organization that educates parents and caregivers about nutrition to promote the development of children and establish healthy eating habits to last a lifetime.

Early On Helping babies and toddlers grow and learn.

Leading Change highlights the collaborative reform efforts of the Governor's Office, the State Board of Education, and the Michigan Department of Education for improving academic achievement and access to high-quality learning.

The Michigan Association for Child Care Providers (MACCP) primary mission is to help our members deal with the many issues they face as child care providers, including state regulation compliance and business management, so they can do what they do best-care for children. In addition, we provide information related to child care to parents, advocates, and anyone else with an interest in the industry.

The Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health (MI-AIMH) is an organization of individuals who are devoted to nurturing and strengthening relationships between infants and their caregivers.

Michigan Child Care Task Force (MCCTF) advocates for Michigan's child care.

Michigan's Children Your eyes and ears at the State Capitol for children's issues.

Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health provides information on maternal and child health advocacy in Michigan, along with alerts and bulletins on breaking issues, background information, plus links and contact information for legislators, policymakers and other advocacy organizations.

What is new at the Michigan Department of Education.

The Michigan Early Childhood Investment Corporation was created by Governor Jennifer Granholm in 2005 to assure that every young child in Michigan has a great start and arrives at the kindergarten door healthy and ready to succeed in school.

Michigan Education Association (MEA) is a self-governing education association, representing more than 157k teachers, faculty and education support staff throughout the state.

The Michigan 4C Association promotes and advocates for the optimal care and development of Michigan's children and families.

Services and information from your Michigan Head Start Association

Michigan Providers' Alliance, Inc. The MPA serves Michigan's child care providers and other professionals interested in promoting quality environments for Michigan's children.

Michigan PTSA Michigan Parent Teacher Student Association.

Project PERFORM's mission: Provide information, resources and support to empower individuals, families, professionals, and communities to enhance outcomes for children and young adults with special needs in Michigan.

Information about READY Kits, and where to get yours.

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The Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) promotes and supports, in the global community, the optimal education and development of children, from birth through early adolescence.

The Center for Law and Social Policy website includes links to their newsletters and other information.

Children's Defense Fund, Emerging Leaders Project incorporates training, networking, and technical assistance activities to provide emerging leaders across the country the information, support, and resources they need to be successful agents of change.

The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted.

Providing a national voice and vision for Even Start family literacy programs.

Interracial Voice is an independent, information-oriented, networking news journal, serving the mixed-race/interracial community in cyberspace.

Learning Disabilities Association is the largest non-profit volunteer organization advocating for individuals with learning disabilities.

MAVIN Foundation: Our innovative programs like MAVIN magazine, our MatchMaker Bone Marrow Program and our Multiracial Child Resource Book each address the unique issues facing multiracial children in our race-conscious society.

National AfterSchool Association membership organization representing the entire array of public, private, and community-based providers of after school programs.

National Association of Child Care Professionals goal is to improve, enhance and strengthen the credibility of the people who lead the child care industry by providing membership services and benefits.

The National Association of Child Development began as a leading innovator of neurological development for children with learning inefficiencies. Over time, it has grown into an international organization that distributes information to parents and professionals while providing techniques and strategies to assist both children and adults in reaching their full potential.

MiAEYC and its local affiliate chapters are an affiliation of National Association for the Education of Young Children.

What's happening in Congress and the Administration that impacts young children and families? Join the NAEYC email list to receive regular updates and action alerts on important issues Join the NAEYC Action Alert Email List.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA) provides technical consultation and resources to member child care resource and referral agencies.

The National Association for Family Child Care is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care.

National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) a nonprofit organization providing and supporting programs, workshops, and resources for African American children, their parents and communities.

National Child Care Association (NCCA) national association serving the private, licensed childhood care and education community.

The National Head Start Association is a private not-for-profit membership organization dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families.

National PTA is a not-for-profit association of parents, educators, students, and other citizens active in their schools and communities and is a leader in reminding our nation of its obligations to children.

Provider Appreciation Day is a non-profit corporation created to support worldwide recognition of Child Care Providers and the valuable work they perform.

Tolerance.org is a principal online destination for people interested in dismantling bigotry and creating, in hate's stead, communities that value diversity.

The nation's leading resource on the first years of life ZERO TO THREE: National Central for Infants, Toddlers and Families.

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Children's Health and Well-Being
The Alliance for Children and Families provides effective resources and leadership to child- and family-serving organizations.

American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) promotes healthy lifestyles through high quality programs in health, physical education, recreation, dance, and sport.

American Academy of Pediatrics dedicate their efforts and resources to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults.

Asthma and Schools consolidates information about asthma-related resources for school personnel working with grades K-12.

Autism Society of America promotes lifelong access and opportunity for all individuals within the autism spectrum, and their families, to be fully participating, included members of their community.

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) was established to explore ways to strengthen the well being of children and youth through effective health programs and health care services in schools.

The Center for Public Health and Disasters promotes interdisciplinary efforts to reduce the health impacts of domestic and international, natural and human-generated disasters.

The Children's Rights Foundation's mission is to provide services that positively impacts children to live in an abuse free environment.

Healthy Weight for Kids Healthy Weight in Infants, Toddlers and Preschoolers.

The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) improves education, and the lives of children and their families, through positive and visionary change.

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International's mission is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.

KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence.

March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.

Michigan Directory of Service Providers for Infants, Toddlers and Students with Disabilities is for parents, educators and other providers who need information related to the educational needs of children, students and clients.

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is part of the National Institutes of Health, the biomedical research arm of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

National Safety Coalition's mission is to educate and influence society to adopt safety, health and environmental policies, practices and procedures that prevent and mitigate human suffering and economic losses arising from preventable causes.

The Right Choices for Kids from NAEYC should be every parent’s first stop when beginning their search for quality child care for their young child from birth through 5 years old offering families tips on finding quality child care, allows for easy search for NAEYC-Accredited programs in your area, provides parent-focused articles and videos, and other great resources.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/Families and Children.

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Education

Need information about your CDA? CDA Council

Parent Resources

Resources for parents of children entering kindergarten.

Finding a licensed or registered child care program. Michigan Department of Human Services.

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Resources on the Web

A diverse, international community of educators, forging covenants in teaching and learning for the success of all learners Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CEIRA) University of Michigan School of Education.

EducationNews.org is a fresh approach to the age-old problem of increasing coverage of education news. Unfortunately, education is not a topic that news organizations are able to provide premium coverage to all the time, thus ironically, all education experts face the same problem - the difficulty of educating the public.

Editorial Projects in Education Inc's primary mission is to help raise the level of awareness and understanding among professionals and the public of important issues in American education Education Week on the Web.

Education World a Web site that would make the Internet easier for educators to use.

NAEYC Shopping on the web NAEYC.org/shopping.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data that are related to education in the United States and other nations.

Award-winning R.E.A.D.Y. (Read, Educate and Develop Youth) Program.

U.S. Department of Education (ED) Teacher-to-Teacher initiative.

Offering informative print and video materials developed by individuals and organizations who work closely with the ZERO TO THREE bookstore.

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Other Links

The Council of the Great City Schools is a coalition of 60 of the nation's largest urban public school systems (including Detroit).

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation is an independent nonprofit research, development, training, and public advocacy organization with headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan. High/Scope's mission is to improve the life chances of children and youth by promoting high-quality educational programs.

Michigan Great Parents Great Start to see what's happening in your county.

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