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By Vanessa
Rasmussen, © 2004, All rights reserved.
Website: http://www.startingadaycarecenter.com
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Most
day centers in the United States are expensive.
Working families find it difficult to provide
quality childcare to their children due
to the rising costs. Fortunately, there
are considerable organizations in the United
States that assist low income families in
affording the kind of the childcare that
every American child deserves. |
These associations
offer services to children, their families,
and child care providers. They ensure that families
find child care options they can afford. Most
associations are non-profit. Childcare associations
offer a range of services.
Some of these
include:
- Services
that provide parents with referrals and resources
that are cheap
- Monetary assistance
in the form of child care subsidy to families
with low income
- Subsidy in
food to children who receive child care but
cannot afford their own food
- Additional
services for children with special needs such
as monetary support, and resources
- Counseling
as well as consultation with parents and child
care providers pertaining to the child's mental
as well as physical development
- License preparation,
training, and professional support to child
care providers
Given below are
some of the most prominent childcare associations
in the United States.
- National
Association of Childcare Professionals (NACCP)
(http://www.naccp.org)
-One of the leading organizations in America
that unites child care professionals to enhance
education and credibility.
- National
Assoc. for the Education of Young Children
(NAEYC) (http://www.naeyc.org)
- This organization is dedicated to early
childhood education. It provides public policy,
child care issues, conferences, and seminars.
- National
Association for Family Child Care (NAFF) (http://www.naffc.org)
- Provides all kinds of referrals and resources,
legal issues, as well as subsidies.
- National
Child Care Association (http://www.nccanet.org)
- This organization has centers throughout
the United States. It provides resources,
subsidies as well as educational consultation.
- National
Head Start Association (http://www.nhsa.org)
- This organization represents children and
childcare staff throughout United States.
- National
Childcare Information Center (http://www.nccic.org)
- NCCIC provides a guide on choosing an early
childhood program and information about the
US childcare referral agency.
Some of the other
associations include:
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