General Information
National Child Care Information Center:  http://www.nccic.org
Visit this site to find information on research and initiatives going on in the child care field.  This page is also an excellent source for information on each state's ratios, teacher qualifications, demographics, and more.  

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies:  http://www.naccrra.org
NACCRRA is the national network of community-based child care resource and referral agencies.  NACCRRA provides technical consultation and resources to member child care resource and referral agencies.  Visit this website to find out more information and discover the benefits of membership.  

Policy
National Conference of State Legislatures – Child Care and Early Education:  http://www.ncsl.org/programs/cyf/cc.htm

Accreditation
National Association for the Education of Young Children: http://www.naeyc.org  
Come here to check out the latest information on NAEYC's conferences and publications, plus information on accreditation, advocacy, policy issues, and NAEYC membership.

National Association of Family Child Care: www.nafcc.org

Environment Rating Scales
Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS): http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecers/

Program Administration Scales from the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership:  cecl.nl.edu

Child Care News
Early Childhood Focus: http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org

Economic Development and Child Care
Cornell Linking Child Care and Economic Development Project: http://government.cce.cornell.edu/doc/reports/childcare/

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis – Early Childhood Development: http://minneapolisfed.org/research/studies/earlychild/

Insight Center for Community Economic Development: www.insightcced.org

State Based Resources