- Oakland Unified School District
- CA Department of Education
- CA Department of Social Services
- CA Child Development Policy Advisory Committee
- US Department of Education
- Library of Congress
- Kids Connect@California Libraries
- California Reading Initiative
- The Children's Literature Web Guide
- American Library Association: Great Sites for Kids and the Adults Who Care About Them
- Yahooligans
- Kids Place
- Kids Web Digital Library
- Hall of Health (Childrens Hospital and Alta Bates)
- Kids Corner: Boston University Medical Center Community Outreach Health Information System (COHIS)
- San Francisco Bay Area health organizations
- Healthy Families
- S.C.O.R.E. Teacher Guides & Student Activities
- Kids Connect@California Libraries: Educator's Page
- The Children's Literature Web Guide
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Early Childhood Education On Line
- ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education (ERIC/EECE)
- ArtsEdNet
- Children Youth Family Education Research Network (CYFER-net)
- Webtime Stories
- Schools Online
- Healthy Families
- The Children's Literature Web Guide
- National Parent Information Network (NPIN)
- Kids Connect@Cafifornia Libraries: Parent's Page
- Mother Daughter Book Group
- I Am Your Child
- California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- ParentSoup.com
- TrustLine - daycare referral
- USA Child Care - network of child care associations
- Chronicle Pink Section: E Guide for Kids
- Lake Merritt & Lakeside Park: Office of Parks Recreation & Cultural Affairs
- Chabot Observatory and Science Center
- Oakland Museum
- Oakland Museum Education
- The Exploratorium
- Lawrence Hall of Science
- The California Academy of Sciences
- Children's Defense Fund web site and place to subscribe to their Alerts
- Stand for Children: Sister organization of the Children's Defense Fund.
- California Capitol Hill Bulletin
- www.scout.cs.isc.edu/misc/lists: Each issue has about 30 Internet sites, many about children and families.
- www.handsnet.org: Has a Free trial Webclipper Digest of Human Services Updates
- www.ontap.org: Has a free database
of consultants with about 400 focused on early care and education, primarily
in California. People can add themselves to the
database as consultants on line. - www.nonprofitissues.com: Newsletter with stuff primarily for nonprofit organizations.
- www.ombwatch.org: This site is great for tax and audit issues dealing with nonprofits and government entities.
- www.cde.ca.gov/cyfsbranch/child_development: Our very own State Dept. of Education, Child Development Division web site. Now stocked with great info, RFP's results of grant awards, etc.
- www.compasspoint.org: Publishes by email Board Café. This is a great tool for nonprofit and government board members and management.
- National Women's Law Center. Under construction.
- www.gilbert.org: A Nonprofit Online News service
- www.connectforkids.org: Newsletter of the Benton Foundation on children's issues.
- I am Your Child: Rob Reiner's web site.
There are too many web sites to list that are chock full of information. Here are just a sampling of sister organizations:
- www.cdpi.net: Our very own Child Development Policy Institute and the Education Fund web site.
- www.rrnetwork.org: The California Child Care Resource and Referral Network
- Child Care Law Center
- The National Economic Development and Law Center: Stuff on child care facilities and the economic aspect of child care.
- California Association for the Education of Young Children: Check out the National
- Child Development Policy Advisory Committee: Has some great links to other sites and excellent info.
- http://www.eastbaymapp.org
Resource web site for nonprofits and others seeking grants. - KIDANGO
Search Engines
There are numerous Internet search engines. Here are some that are topic-focused and therefore good for doing research on various early education and early intervention topics:
