Resources: Daycare/Child Care

Websites:
The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
Provides the most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking child care.

National Child Care Information Center
Established to complement, enhance and promote child care linkages and to serve as a mechanism for supporting quality, comprehensive services for children and families.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.

National Network for Child Care
Information on how to increase and strengthen the quality of nonparental care environments. Quality research, resources, and best practices available on the topic of child care.

Books:
Child Care: A Parent's Guide
Practical advice along with step-by-step procedures on how to evaluate and select child care.

The Childcare Sourcebook: The Complete Guide to Finding and Managing Nannies, Au Pairs, Babysitters, Day Care, and Nursery School
This handy book is filled with the information a parent needs to find appropriate and reliable childcare providers and also how to manage them effectively with clear guidelines, skillful communication, and astute observation.

Child Care That Works: A Parent's Guide to Finding Quality Child Care
Includes details about child care available, what specific questions to ask when searching for a child-care provider, how to be assertive and persistent, tips for easing separation anxiety, and ways to finance quality child care.

The Complete Nanny Guide: Solutions to Parents' Questions About Hiring and Keeping an In-Home Caregiver
A seasoned childcare placement expert shares more than a decade of experience in finding and screening prospective child caretakers, in this definitive, step-by-step guide.

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