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Links on Daycare and Baby-sitters

For More Information/Assistance:

	Medem - do search under "child care"
	your state department of Health and Welfare;
	the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
	the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Dec 2000, press release: "New Statistics Show Only Small Percentage of Eligible Families Receive Child Care Help"
	The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has several suggestions for checking the safety of a daycare facility. (also contains information in Spanish)
	This April 1999 report from the CPSC on daycare facilities will give you a better idea of some of the dangers children face.
	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - "Child Care Safety Checklist: For Parents & Child Care Providers" (Note: This is a PDF file. In order to view any PDF file, you will need software called Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it, you can download it for free here).
	For an excellent resource on baby-sitting called "The Super Sitter," e-mail the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission at publications@cpsc.gov. Ask them for the publication, and give them your name and mailing address. You should receive it in a few days. You also can obtain it online at http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/Sitter.pdf (Note: This is a PDF file. In order to view any PDF file, you will need software called Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't have it, you can download it for free here).
	"What to Expect Baby-Sitter's Handbook" - a book by Heidi Murkoff
	Administration for Children and Families;
	National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
	National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
	National Child Care Information Center;
	National Network for Child Care
	National Association for Sick Child Daycare
	Children's Bureau
	The Child Care Bureau
	the Child Welfare League of America;
	the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.
	National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - 1-800-424-2460 - includes information on accreditation
	NAEYC brochure: "Separation: Strategies for Helping Two to Four Year Olds" - the cost of this helpful brochure is $4 plus shipping. Call 202-232-8777 or 1-800-424-2460 to order. Other information is available from NAEYC; see the NAEYC site for an online catalog.
	"Buddy Bear: My First Day" - a commercial video that helps introduce small children to preschool
	The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (also contains information in Spanish)
	International Nanny Association
	U.S. Department of State - information on au pairs
	USA Child Care
	Child Care Aware - child-care location service - also has several brochures on finding quality daycare
	Canadian Child Care Federation

	Safety Expert Gavin de Becker's list of questions to ask a school
	Safety Expert Gavin de Becker has a list of questions to ask a potential nanny.
	Safer Child Safety Issues at School or Daycare

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