Useful Links
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Affordable Online Colleges with Quality Programs
American Academy of Pediatrics
Health information.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
Web site devoted to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 336 of the 101st Congress, which prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment, state and local government services, public accommodations, commercial facilities, and transportation.
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
This website provides information about the Andrew Young School of Policy
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Best Online Colleges
Body and Mind
Site sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control with health and safety information for children.
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Census Data
A source for population, housing, economic, and geographic data.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Online source for credible health information.
Center for Early Literacy Learning
Provides research-based information and activities designed for use by parents and care providers to promote literacy learning by children with disabilities.
Center for Inclusive Child Care
Online training modules on a variety of topics related to inclusion of children with disabilities.
Center on the Developing Child
Drawing on the full breadth of intellectual resources available across Harvard University’s schools and affiliated hospitals, the Center generates, translates, and applies knowledge in the service of closing the gap between what we know and what we do to support positive life outcomes for children.
Center on the Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Training materials and resources to promote the social emotional development and school readiness of children birth to five.
Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS Program - Subsidized Child Care in Georgia)
One of the responsibilities of this agency is to help families in Georgia pay for early childhood and school age care and education programs.
Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Provide services to families and child care programs. The agencies assist parents in their search for quality child care and offer parent education classes. The agencies assist providers by offering professional development training and technical assistance.
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
CDF is a private, nonprofit organization whose goal is to provide a voice for children who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
This organization provides information on children's health issues and conditions.
Childrens Medical Services
State and federally funded program which provides a state-wide community-based, family-focused, care coordinated, culturally appropriate, comprehensive system of medical/health care for eligible children, birth to 21, with chronic medical conditions. 404-657-4855
Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care and the American with Disabilities Act:
Answers from the U.S. Department of Justice on common questions about the ADA.
Cultural and Ethnic Food and Nutrition Education Materials: A Resource List for Educators link
This publication is a compilation of educational and background resources for those working with various ethnic/cultural groups. Background materials provide information about customs and cultural influences of groups and information on developing multicultural skills. Some background materials cover the health and nutritional status of groups.
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Department of Defense Special Needs Parent Toolkit
Comprehensive information and tools that are geared towards helping military families with special needs children navigate the maze of medical and special education services, community support and benefits and entitlements.
Division of Public Health
Information on immunizations for children and other health issues can be found on this website.
Do2Learn
Games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information to assist with adaptation of learning environments for children with disabilities
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Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
The Early Childhood Learning and Knowledge Center website is operated by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It includes information about Head Start, Early Head Start, current research, program tools, and early childhood resources and initiatives.
Early Learning Property Management
ELPM’s mission is to build high quality early learning centers, primarily in disadvantaged neighborhoods, which provide high quality education and nurturing programs birth through five years old.
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Families of Children Under Stress (FOCUS)
Support group for families of children with disabilities and other special health care needs.
Family Village
Site provides information, resources and communication opportunities for children and adults with disabilities, their families and those that provide them services and support.
Food Buying Guide-Child Nutrition Programs
The Food Buying Guide for Child Nutrition Programs has all of the current information in one manual.
Food Research & Action Center
FRAC works with hundreds of national, state and local nonprofit organizations, public agencies, and corporations to address hunger. This is a good source for Federal Food Programs
Food Safety
Federal food safety information
Food Safety in an Emergency
Practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments to plan and respond to emergency situations that could impact food safety and facility operations.
Food Safety Power Outage Infographic
Maintaining food safety in the event of a power outage.
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Georgia Safe Siting Program | Georgia Department of Public Health
The Georgia Safe Siting Program uses education and awareness to help child care program owners make safer siting decisions to protect staff and children from harmful environmental hazards and chemicals.
Georgia Advocacy Office
The Georgia Advocacy Office (GAO) is a private non-profit corporation. Its mission is to work with and for oppressed and vulnerable individuals in Georgia who are labeled as disabled or mentally ill to secure their protection and advocacy.
Georgia Coalition for Physical Activity and Nutrition
A collaboration of public, private, and non-profit organizations, and businesses whose mission is to improve the health of all Georgians by promoting healthy eating and physical activity.
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
Provides information and advocacy activities, program implementation and funding and public policy analysis and research to influence public policies that enhance the quality of life for people with disabilities and their families.
Georgia Department of Community Health
One of the responsibilities of this agency is to plan for health coverage for uninsured Georgians, including through The Children's Health Insurance Program.
Georgia Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education was created in 1980. The Department’s more than 4200 employees are dedicated to: focusing national attention on key educational issues, collecting data on America’s schools and disseminating research findings, establishing policies on federal financial aid, prohibiting discrimination and ensuring equal access to education. Even Start is administered by this federal agency.
Georgia Department of Human Resources-Office of Regulatory Services
Monitors, inspects, licenses and/or registers primary health care, long-term care and residential child care programs. They also certify various health care facilities to receive Medicaid and Medicare funds.
Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Information on food stamps, TANF, Child Care Assistance Program
Georgia Health Law Partnership
An interdisciplinary community collaboration among the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, and Georgia State University College of Law to improve the health of low-income children and their families. Offers public health legal services to eligible families of children with health care issues.
Georgia Partnership for Excellence
This website contains information about how the Georgia business community supports education in Georgia
Georgia Professional Standards Commission-Teacher certification information
This website contains information on how to become a certified teacher in Georgia, how to renew your certificate and also updated information from the Commission.
Georgia State University Best Practices Training
This website provides support and information to all Georgia's Pre-K Teachers.
Georgia WIC Health Department
WIC provides nutrition education and supplemental foods to low income families in Georgia.
Great Start Georgia website
This website is intended to offer a user-friendly portal into the Governor's Office of Children and Families (GOCF)-sponsored /Department of Public Health’s Central Intake System. It provides information and resources related to home visiting and other components of Great Start Georgia.
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Healthy Children
This site launched by The American Academy of Pediatrics provides up-to-the-minute guidance on fitness, sports, oral health, emotional wellness and nutrition. It includes interactive content on developmental milestones, and an A-to-Z list of more than 300 health topics. By registering with the site, parents can customize information based on their children's ages and health issues. There's also an "Ask the Pediatrician" tool allowing parents to browse a list of frequently asked questions, or pose their own questions. A pediatrician finder on the site enables uses to search for local academy-member pediatricians.
Human Sex Trafficking
A State law revision goes into effect on July 1, 2017, which requires State and Local government entities to post a notice containing human trafficking hotline information.
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Illinois Early Learning Project
The Illinois Early Learning Project Web site is a source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois.
Internal Revenue Service Small Business Resources
Web site offers links to a broad range of resources across federal and state agencies. The link provides access to free small business products and resources.
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Lekotek of Georgia
This program will loan adapted and traditional toys to families to use at home and provides individualized support and resources. The program's goal is to make play successful and interactive for children with disabilities through the use of adapted toys and computer equipment.
Locate FREE Healthy Meals for Kids throughout Georgia
How to find free healthy meals.
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National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Offers many services to early childhood professionals and public policy makers.
National Association of Family Child Care
Advocates for the family child care profession by collaborating with other local, state, and national organizations who contribute to the family child care field.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.
National CACFP Program Forum
A community of member organizations dedicated to the ideals of high quality meal service and nutrition training in the family child care setting.
National Child Care Association
A professional trade association focused exclusively on the needs of licensed, private childhood care and education programs.
National Program for Playground Safety
The goal of this organization is to help ensure that all playgrounds are safe for children.
National SAFEKIDS Campaign
Organization devoted to protecting children from unintentional injury.
New Child Care Transportation Requirements
Provides information on New Child Care Transportation Requirements
New Georgia Encyclopedia
The New Georgia Encyclopedia is an authoritative source on the people, places, events, and institutions of Georgia. The site contains nearly 2,000 articles and more than 5,000 images and audio and video clips on the history, culture, and life of the state.
Nutrition Contacts for Other States
State Agencies Administering the Child Nutrition Programs.
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Online Property History Questionnaire (google.com)
The Department of Public Health’s goal is to identify possible chemical hazards associated with proposed child care program locations. This voluntary questionnaire collects information about the current and former uses of your proposed child care program site.
Parents & Caregivers Central
From Car Seats to Car Keys - Keeping Kids Safe.
Path2College
Prepare for a child's tomorrow by saving for their college education today with the Path2College 529 Plan.
Peachcare for Kids
Affordable health insurance for uninsured children birth to eighteen. 1-877-GA-PEACH
Produce for Better Health Foundation
Produce Safety Resources
Preserving Locally Harvested Produce, Consider Vacuum Seal, Food Safety Practices to Expect from Your Fresh-Cut Processor, Food Safety Practices to Expect from Your Produce Distributor.
National Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Informational website about the PTA, the largest volunteer child advocacy association in the nation.
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Sex Offender Registry Search
GBI allows user to search by city, zip code, and/or name to determine whether a convicted sex offender is living in a particular neighborhood.
Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia
Nonprofit organization formed to share and advance knowledge and research about sickle cell disease and other hemoglobin abnormalities and to improve the quality of life of those battling the disease.
SIDS Alliance
This section of the division of Public Health website provides information on sudden infant death syndrome.
Southern Early Childhood Association
Brings together preschool, kindergarten, and primary teachers and administrators, caregivers, program directors, and individuals working with and for families to promote quality care and education for young children.
Special Education Guide
SpecialEducationGuide.com is an informational website for parents and teachers of children with special needs that features original, trustworthy content from a number of experienced special education professionals.
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) & Medicaid
State of Georgia Website
This website contains current information about the State of Georgia.
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Team Nutrition Resources
Team Nutrition is an initiative of the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to support the Child Nutrition Programs through training and technical assistance for foodservice, nutrition education for children and their caregivers, and school and community support for healthy eating and physical activity.
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United States Accountability Office
GAO supports the Congress in meeting its constitutional responsibilities and helps improve the performance and ensure the accountability of the Federal Government.
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission
The goal of this agency is to protect the public "against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products." Help keep you and your family safe! Consumers can subscribe to an e-mail notification service for updates regarding recalls of products related to infants and children. Just follow the "Recalls and Product Safety News" link and join the "Recall Notification List."
United States Department of Agriculture-Food & Nutrition Services
USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service’s mission is to increase food security and reduce hunger in partnership with cooperating organizations by providing children and low-income people access to food, a healthy diet, and nutrition education in a manner that supports American agriculture and inspires public confidence.
United States Department of Agriculture - CACFP
Child and Adult Care Food program (CACFP) information.
United States Department of Agriculture – SFSP
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) information.
United States Department of Agriculture-Nutrition Assistance Programs
Information on Nutrition Assistance Programs.
United States Department of Agriculture-SNAP
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being.
United States Department of Agriculture- WIC
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children - better known as the WIC program - serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.
United States Department of Agriculture-Office of Inspector General
United States Fire Administration
Home Fire Prevention & Safety Tips
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Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids
Listing of Georgia-based therapists, support groups and other resources for children with disabilities and their families.
Wrightslaw
Information and resources related to special education law.
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ZocDoc
Locate a neighborhood pediatrician.