Early Childhood Links

Current Events

• Toilet Training
• Family Day Care Taxes
• Behavior
• Directors Credential
• Brain Development

Central Florida (Local) Links

• Early Learning Coalition of Seminole
• Community Coordinated Care for Children (4C of Orlando)
• Early Learning Coalition of Orange County
• Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children (OCAEYC)
• Seminole County Public Schools
• Orange County Public Schools
• Volusia County Public Schools
• Lake County Public Schools
• Broward County Public Schools

Florida Links

• Florida D.C.F. Child Care Website (Rules and regulations, training and licensing info, etc.) D.C.F. Training Website (Print certificates, credential applications, etc.)
• The Voluntary Universal Pre-Kindergarten Program
• Florida Children’s Forum
• Florida State Board of Education Universal Pre-Kindergarten Education Advisory Council
• Florida Department of Education
• Early Childhood Association of Florida

Curriculum Links

• Educational Resource Information Center
• The Internet Schoolhouse
• Preschool Education
• The Lesson Plans Page
• Pre-K Math Forum
• A to Z Teacher Stuff

Reference Links

• Voluntary UPK
• National Association for
• the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Website
• Heads Up! Reading
• Early Childhood
• News
• The National Head Start Association
• Kids Can't Wait to Learn
• National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC)
• National Network for Child Care
• Creative Center for Childhood Research and Training
  Dr. Pamela Phelps
  Owner, Creative Pre-School
  Vice-Chair, CCCRT
  Early Childhood Consultant
  2746 West Tharpe Street
  Tallahassee, Fl 32303
  e-mail: cccrt@comcast.net
• Mr. Al! (Early Childhood Performer and Songwriter)

After School Links

• After-school Alliance
• After-School Programs: Keeping Children Safe and Smart
• After-school.gov
• Promising Practices in Afterschool (PPAS)

In-home Child Care Provider Links

• Florida Family Child Care Home Association
• The National Association for Family Child Care
• Redleaf Press (C-K Kids: Online Business Software for Family Child Care)

Did you know?

Heads Up! Reading is offered at SCC as a vocational and credit level course. It also meets the new five-hour literacy requirement.