Following are links to web sites containing information for families and professionals. Look for additional links to be added soon. If you know of a resource we should include, send an email to DEC at dec@dec-sped.org.

Children

American Academy of Pediatrics-BrightFutures:Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Children's Defense Fund
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting (CEEP)
National Child Care Information Center Home Page
National Early Childhood Transition Research and Training Center
National Network for Child Care
Our Kids Press
Pathways Awareness Foundation
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI)
UNESCO
UNICEF
Zero to Three

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Families

America Association for Home-Based Early Interventionists
Exceptional Parent
Family Empowerment Network
Families USA's Home Page
Family Village
Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute
Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights (PACER) Center

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National Resources

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
Head Start Bureau
National Association of School Psychologists
National Association of State Directors of Special Education
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion
U.S. Department of Education
U.S. Department of Education Publications
U.S. Government Printing Office

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Professional Associations

American Academy of Pediatrics
Association for Childhood Education International
American Occupational Therapy Association
American Physical Therapy Association
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Council for Exceptional Children
Institute for Educational Leadership
National Alliance of Black School Educators
National Association for Bilingual Education
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Elementary School Principals
National Association of Special Education Teachers
National Black Child Development Institute
National Head Start Association

Policy

CEC's Public Policy and Advocacy Legislative Action Center
Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO)

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