State Services & Resources

Child Care Options
Choosing Quality Child Care
Assistance with Cost of Child Care 
List of All Licensed Child Care Centers in NJ 
Application Forms for Assistance with Child Care Costs
Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (By County and Selected Cities) 
New Jersey Birth to Three Early Learning Standards, NJ Council For Young Children

Preparing for Kindergarten and School Success 
The Importance of Preschool and Early Education 

Federal Resources

Kindergarten Readiness 
Countdown to School Success
USDA Child and Adult Care Food Program
Office of Head Start: Early Childhood and Knowledge Center 
Healthy Child Care (United States Environmental Protection Agency)

Community Resources

Healthy Child Care America (AAP)
Child Care Aware Parent Network 
Child Care Resources (Cooperative Extension System)
NJ Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
New Jersey Association for the Education of Young Children
NJ Inclusive Child Care Project (For Children with Special Needs) 
National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care & Early Education 
Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards; Guidelines
for Early Care and Education Programs
, 3rd Edition

State Services & Resources for the Professional

Child Care Food Program
School Nutrition Programs
Professional Development
My Pyramid for Preschoolers
Starting a Child Care Business
Assistance to Child Care Providers
FAQs about Starting and Maintaining a Child Care Business
Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood Education

Community Resources for the Professional

PreK Now
High Scope
The Hanen Center
Child Care in Health Care
Professional Impact New Jersey
The Division for Early Childhood
North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
Society for Research in Child Development
National Institute for Early Education Research
National Coalition for Campus Children’s Centers
The New Jersey Association for Infant Mental Health
Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
The National Task Force on Early Childhood Education for Hispanics
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children 
Creating an Asthma Friendly Child Care Environment (Pediatric/Adult Asthma Coalition of New Jersey)

First Book
Tools of the Mind
Reading is Fundamental
PBS.org (For Professionals)
National Head Start Association
Coalition of Infant/Toddler Educators
National Association for Family Child Care
National Black Child Development Institute
Teaching Strategies and The Creative Curriculum
National Association for Child Care Professionals
New Jersey Family Child Care Providers’ Association
National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care & Early Education 
NJ Teachers of English to Speakers of other languages/NJ Bilingual Educators 

Save the Children (How to Help Children Cope in a Crisis)
National Association of School Psychologists (Talking to Children about Crises Events)