Quality Rating and Improvement System

State of Care Index: a study by Care.com

Status of Young Children 2010 Report (for Washtenaw County)

Locate a child care health or early childhood mental health consultant 

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Michigan Program  General Information

Food Program Contact Information:
Association for Child Development: 1.800.234.3287

Detroit Urban League: 313.832.4600

Grand Rapids Urban League: 1.800.842.1118

Mid-Michigan Child Care Food Program: 1.800.742.3663


Links for all child care programs and professionals:
American Association of Pediatrics 

American Red Cross 

Better Kid Care (training)

NEW! Caring for Our Children Book 
National Health & Safety Standards
Guidelines for Early Care & Ed Programs

Center for Early Childhood Mental Health

Child Care Matters Newsletters from DHS

Child Care Professional Training Resources in Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe & Washtenaw

Consumer Product Safety Commission 

Early Childhood Investment Corportation (ECIC)

Early Childhood Standards of Quality for Pre-Kindergarten

Enrollment Tool Kit

Fingerprinting 

First Children's Finance

First Five Years Fund

Fit Source: Physical Activity and Nutrition Resources for child care settings 

Flu Guide for Daycare 

Food Pyramid 

Frameworks: Talking about Children's Mental Health

Go Out & Play! Kit from the CDC

Great Start CONNECT Resource Center

Michigan AEYC 

NEW! Michigan After-School Partnership (MASP)

Michigan Office of Highway Safety (Child Passenger Safety Brochures) 

Michigan Small Business Center 

National After School Association 

National Association for Family Child Care 

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 

National Child Care Information & Technical Assistance Center

National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care & Early Ed.

Operation Child Care 

Oral Health Resource Center

Oral Health Services Information for Children with Special Needs

Preventing Childhood Obesity in Early Care & Ed Programs

Professional Organizations in Hillsdale, Jackson, Lenawee, Monroe and Washtenaw

Provider Handbook and Reporting Instructions (DHS Billings) 

RedLeaf Press   

Safer Products

Social Emotional Health & School Readiness: A Guide for Parents with Children Birth-Age 5

Social Language Stories