National Resources

National programs concerned about the health and education of young children.

Note that the ECCS prefers to list government or non-profit resources in the National and State Resources section of our website.

Childcare
National Network for Childcare – www.nncc.org

Education
Common Core State Standards – www.corestandards.org

Health
American Academy of Pediatrics – www.aap.org

Center for Disease Control & Prevention – www.cdc.gov

Food Program USDA – www.usda.gov

Safety
National Program for Playground Safety – www.uni.edu/playground/

Safe Kids – www.safekids.org

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – www.cpsc.gov

United States Environmental Protection Agency – https://www.epa.gov/childcare

Special Needs

Academic Accommodation Resources for Students with Learning Disabilities – www.washington.edu/doit/academic-accommodations-students-learning-disabilities

The American Society for Deaf Children (ASDC) serves families with deaf children. Because more than 90 percent of Deaf children are born to hearing parents, ASDC has made it their mission to help those parents learn American Sign Language (ASL) so their whole family can communicate and connect with their Deaf child. https://deafchildren.org/

Autism Village – Applying Internet and Mobile technologies to provide a globally accessible platform which helps the autism community to manage practical day to day problems. Their goal is to improve the futures of all people with autism by making daily life more navigable. – www.autismvillage.com/

Estate Planning for Parents of Special Needs Children – www.justgreatlawyers.com/estate-planning-for-parents-of-children-with-autism

Exceptional Family Needs Program – Resources for Military Families www.militaryfamily.org/info-resources/efmp-special-needs.html

Keeping Your Child with Autism Safe – www.safety.com/autism-safety/

Sesame Street Autism Resources for Parents – autism.sesamestreet.org/