Information about Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative

• The Collaborative at a Glance
• What We Do

Anything You Want to Know About Early Childhood

• The Early Childhood Education Cost Estimate Tool -- The Tool is an interactive cost model that estimates the costs of center- and school-based early care and education. The Tool does not endorse any program model or staffing design. Instead, it compares operating costs across many different center-based program models, based on pre-configured scenarios or user-defined inputs.
• Child Care and Early Education Glossary -- The child care & early education glossary defines terms used to describe aspects of child care and early education practice and policy. The glossary defines terms used in conducting social science and policy research.

Research and Journals

• National Association for the Education of Young Children -- Position papers, resources for parents, teachers, advocates  
• National Institute for Early Education Research -- Research 
• Child Care Information Exchange -- Director information
• National Black Child Institute
• National Latino Children's Institute
• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics -- National Math Standards
• International Reading Association-- lanuage and literacy--beginnning reading
• Ready, Set, Grow CT Kids -  resources and reports  for teachers, families and policy makers
• Child Health and Development Institute of CT-- early  childhood data
• Center for Social Emotional Foundation for Learning -- social & emotional curriculum and other resources

State Agencies

• CT State Department of Education -- State Department of Education Early Childhood Division
• CT Department of Public Health -- CT licensing regulations
• CT Department of Social Services
• Care-4-Kids-- helps low to moderate income families in Connecticut pay for child care costs. 

State Early Childhood Policies

• Early Childhood Cabinet
  Established in law in 2005; has identified a set of agenda items to promote the development of all the state's young children

Health Resources

• National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
• Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (Kids Mental Health Info.com) -Information and resources for parents and caregivers to help them understand the important issues involved in the mental health of children ages birth to 5.

Training Opportunities

• Great Kids CT -- Statewide calendar of events
• SERC - Early childhood training opportunities
• The Creative Curriculum(R) Training Options at the Collaborative

Director Resources

• Leadership Bibliography

Teacher Resources - Classroom Supplies

• Gryphon House -- Children's and teachers' resources
• Red Leaf Press -- Children's and teachers' resources
• Hatch Technology & Toys -- Technology and other supplies for early childhood classrooms 
• HACCC Library -- Resource List

Teacher Resources - Curriculum

• Teaching Strategies, Inc. -- The Creative Curriculum - Curriculum, assessment and related materials 
• High Scope Educational Research Foundation -- Curriculum, assessment and related materials 
• The Perpetual Preschool -- Teacher resources
• Connecticut Preschool Curriculum Framework Labels
• Connecticut Preschool Curriculum Framework and The Creative Curriculum(R) Goals and Objectives lables
• Instructions for using the CT Preschool Curriculum Framework and The Creative Curriculum(R) Goals and Objectives labels

Family Resources

• National Institute on Out-of-School Time
  Information about high-quality programs, activities and opportunities during non-school hours
• 2-1-1 Infoline
  Telephone based information, referral and crisis intervention service available throughout the state.

Resources in Spanish

        Child Development

• Buen Comienzo, Buen Future: Su Recien Nacido (Healthy Start, Grow Smart: Your Newborn)(August 20, 2002), by Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Buen Comienzo, Buen Future: El Bebe de Un Mes (Healthy Start, Grow Start: Your One-Month-Old) (September 4, 2002), by Department of Education, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  
  Literacy
• Como ayudar a su hijo a ser un buen lector: Con actividades para los ninos desde el nacimiento hasta los 6 anos (Helping Your Child Become a Reader: With Activities for Children from Infancy Through Age 6) (October 2002), by the U. S. Department of Education, Office of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs