Head Start Related Information on the Internet

Wisconsin Head Start Programs Head Start-specific sites Advocacy/Children's Issues Child Care Child Support Community Services Disabilities Education Families

Family Literacy Health Homelessness Mental Health Multiculturism/Diversity Professional Development Research Violence Welfare Wisconsin Organizations

Wisconsin Head Start/Early Head Start Programs

ADVOCAP

http://www.advocap.org/hs_final.html

 

CAP Services, Inc.

http://www.capserv.org/pages/Head_Start.html

 

CESA 7

http://www.cesa7.k12.wi.us/content/headstart/index.asp

 

CESA 11
http://www.cesa11.k12.wi.us/Content/HeadStart/headstart.asp

 

Comprehensive Family Services, Inc.

http://www.cfsheadstart.org/

 

Dane Country Parent Council, Inc.

http://www.dcpcinc.org/index.html

 

Eau Claire Area School District
http://www.ecasd.k12.wi.us/departments/ci/headstart/

 

Ho-Chunk Nation

http://www.ho-chunknation.com/?PageId=46

 

Indianhead Community Action Agency (CAA)

http://www.indianheadcaa.org/headstart.asp

 

Kenosha Achievement Center

http://www.thekac.com/default.aspx?id=10

 

Kenosha Unified School District

http://headstart.kusd.edu/

 

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

http://www.lacduflambeautribe.com/Tribal_Programs/Headstart.htm

 

Marathon County Child Development Agency, Inc.
http://www.mccdahs.org/

 

Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin

http://www.menominee-nsn.gov/laborEdu/headstart/headstartHome.php

 

Renewal Unlimited, Inc.

http://www.renewalunlimited.net/Head%20Start.htm

 

Social Development Commission (SDC)

http://www.cr-sdc.org/Programs/HeadStart.html

 

Western Dairyland EOC, Inc.
http://www.westerndairyland.org/headstart/

 

Wood County

https://volunteer.united-e-way.org/uwswc/org/6403800-printer.html

 

 

Head Start-specific sites

National Head Start Office

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/

 

National Head Start Office - Research

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/research/index.htm

 

Head Start Region V

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/region5/index.html

Steps to Success Resources On-Line:
Decision Maker Guide
http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/pubcatstore.cfm?CatID=388&do=detail
Professional Development Plan
http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/pubcatstore.cfm?CatID=386&do=detail
Protigi Journal
http://www.headstartinfo.org/cgi-bin/pubcatstore.cfm?CatID=389&do=detail

Early Childhood Knowledge and Learning Center (ECLKC)

http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc

Early Head Start National Resource Center
http://www.ehsnrc.org/

National Head Start Association

www.nhsa.org

National Head Start Training and Technical Assistance Resource Center
http://www.hsnrc.org/

National Head Start Family Literacy Center (NHSFLC)

http://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/familyliteracy/

Head Start Bureau Home Page
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/

Head Start-Johnson & Johnson Management Fellows Program at UCLA
http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/headstart.xml

Head Start Information & Publication Center
http://www.headstartinfo.org/

Head Start Fact Sheets
http://www.nhsa.org/advocacy/advocacy_facts.htm

A Head Start Testimonial
http://www.connectforkids.org/node/3027

 Advocacy/Children's Issues

Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/

Children's Bureau
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb/

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center (UNC at Chapel Hill)
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

Georgetown University Child Development Center
http://gucdc.georgetown.edu/

Together We Can (collaboration/leadership)
http://www.togetherwecan.org/

 

Child Trends Data Bank

http://childtrendsdatabank.org

 

Child Welfare League of America
http://www.cwla.org/

Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/

Future of Children (The David and Lucile Packard Foundation)
http://www.futureofchildren.org/

National Center for Children in Poverty (Columbia University)
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp/

Welfare Information Network (Finance Project)
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/win/

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
http://www.clasp.org/
Preparing for Success: How Head Start Helps Children with Disabilities and Their Families
By Danielle Ewen and Katherine Beh Neas
http://www.clasp.org/publications/hs_disabilities_updated.pdf
(5 page pdf file)

Connect for Kids
http://www.connectforkids.org/

 

Child Care

Center for the Child Care Workforce
http://www.ccw.org

Child Care Bureau
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb/

National Child Care Association
http://www.nccanet.org/

National Network for Child Care
http://www.nncc.org

Child Care Action Campaign
http://www.childcareaction.org/

National Association for Family Child Care
http://www.nafcc.org/

National Child Care Information Center
http://nccic.org/
State Infant Toddler Information
http://nccic.org/itcc/states/index.htm

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/
Getting Ready for School Begins at Birth: How to Help Your Child Learn in the Early Years
http://www.zerotothree.org/ztt_parents.html

PITC (The Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers)
http://www.pitc.org/
New Video Resource about Including Infants in the Curriculum
http://www.pitc.org/cs/pitclib/view/pitc_res/182

 

Child Support

National Child Support Enforcement Association
http://www.ncsea.org/

Office of Child Support Enforcement
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cse/

National Electronic Child Support Resource System
http://ocse.acf.dhhs.gov/necsrspub/

 

Community Services

America's Promise: The Alliance for Youth
http://www.americaspromise.org/

Corporation for National Service
http://www.cns.gov/

National Service Resource Center (AmeriCorps partner)
http://www.nationalserviceresources.org/

Senior Corps
http://seniorcorps.org/

AmeriCorps
http://www.americorps.org/

Learn and Serve America
http://www.learnandserve.org/

Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network
http://www.pointsoflight.org/

Women in Community Service
http://www.wics.org/

 

Disabilities

Administration on Developmental Disabilities
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/add/

Federation for Children with Special Needs
http://www.fcsn.org/

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
http://www.nichcy.org/

Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
http://www.dec-sped.org/

Federal Resource Center for Special Education
http://www.dssc.org/frc/

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS)
http://www.nectas.unc.edu/

Office of Special Education Programs
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html

Preparing for Success: How Head Start Helps Children with Disabilities and Their Families
By Danielle Ewen and Katherine Beh Neas
http://www.clasp.org/publications/hs_disabilities_updated.pdf
(5 page pdf file)

 

Education

Children First-Web Site of the National PTA
http://www.pta.org/index.stm

ECRP Early Childhood Research & Practice
http://ecrp.uiuc.edu/

Archive of the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
 http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/index.html

High/Scope Educational Research Foundation
http://www.highscope.org/

National Center for Education Statistics
http://nces.ed.gov/

National Education Goals Panel
http://www.negp.gov/index.htm

NGA Online: National Governors Association NGA Center for Best Practices
http://www.nga.org/

EarlyChildhood.com
http://www.earlychildhood.com/

ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
http://ericae.net/

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
http://www.eric.ed.gov/

National Association for the Education of Young Children
http://www.naeyc.org/
NAEYC Governing Board Approves New Standards and Criteria
http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/050415.asp
NAEYC Document on Screening and Assessment of Young English-language Learners
http://www.naeyc.org/statements/pdf/englearners.pdf

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org
Hispanic Family Learning Institute
http://www.famlit.org/ProgramsandInitiatives/HFLI/

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/

U.S. Department of Education Publications and Products
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/index.html

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
http://www.acei.org/

The Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning
http://www.cftl.org/

 

Families

Administration for Children and Families
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/

National Center on Fathers and Families
http://www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu/

Families and Work Institute
http://www.familiesandworkinst.org/

Fathers Network
http://www.fathersnetwork.org/

 Dads & Daughters
http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/

National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth
http://www.ncfy.com/

WestEd/Center for Child and Family Studies (CCFS)
http://wested.org/

The Father Factor: National Head Start Institute on Father Involvement  
http://www.hsnrc.org/fatherhood/

Promising Practices Network on Children, Families and Communities
http://www.promisingpractices.net/

 

Family Literacy

America Reads
http://www.ed.gov/inits/americareads/

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement
http://www.ciera.org/ 

National Center for ESL Literacy Education
http://www.cal.org/ncle/

National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/~ncsall/

Center for Literacy Studies
http://cls.coe.utk.edu/

 

National Head Start Family Literacy Center (NHSFLC)

http://www.sonoma.edu/cihs/familyliteracy/

National Instititute for Literacy, Partnership for Literacy
http://www.nifl.gov/partnershipforreading/

Early Literacy Advisor: An Assessment System That Shapes Instruction
http://www.mcrel.org/resources/literacy/ela/index.asp

Family Literacy Foundation
http://www.read2kids.org/

National Center for Family Literacy
http://www.famlit.org/index.html

PBS LiteracyLink
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/

HSB-MCHB Intra-Agency Agreement Workgroup Meeting on Oral Health
http://www.hsnrc.org/HSB-MCHB.cfm

Early Literacy Assessment and Teaching Materials
http://www.highscope.org/Assessment/Assessment&TchngMaterials.htm

The Sesame Street Beginnings: Talk, Read, Write!
http://www.sesameworkshop.org/talkreadwrite

 

Health

American Academy of Pediatrics: Summer Safety Tips
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/summertips.htm

American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/

American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org/

BadgerCare Plus

www.badgercareplus.org

CHID (Combined Health Information Database)
http://chid.nih.gov/simple/simple.html

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH)
http://www.ncemch.org/

National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
http://nrc.uchsc.edu/

Prevent Child Abuse America
http://www.preventchildabuse.org/

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/

Guide to Information Resources (DHHS)
http://www.hhs.gov/about/infoguid.html

Healthfinder (DHHS)
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://www.calib.com/nccanch/

National Safe Kids Campaign
http://www.safekids.org/

School Health Resource Services (University of Colorado Health Sciences Center)
http://www.uchsc.edu/schoolhealth/

Pathways to Prevention: A Comprehensive Guide for Supporting Infant and Toddler Mental Health
http://www.headstartinfo.org/pdf/Pathwaysto.pdf

Asthma Action America
http://www.asthmaactionamerica.org/

Erikson Institute's Fussy Baby Network
http://www.fussybabynetwork.org

Perspective Change Needed in Obesity Prevention
http://news.ucanr.org/mediakits/Nutrition/nutrition.shtml

The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
http://www.healthinschools.org/
Caring Across Cultures: Achieving Cultural Competence in Health
Programs at School
http://www.healthinschools.org/sh/cultcomp.asp

State Health Facts
http://www.Statehealthfacts.org

 

Homelessness

Head Start for Homeless Children: Action for Boston Community Development
http://www.bostonabcd.org/programs/head-start-homrless.htm

National Alliance To End Homelessness
http://www.naeh.org/

National Coalition for the Homeless, The
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/

Center for Homeless Education and Information
http://www.wmpenn.edu/PennWeb/LTP/ltp2.html

Homes for the Homeless
http://www.homesforthehomeless.com/

National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE
http://www.serve.org/nche/

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
http://www.nlchp.org/index.html

 

Mental Health

About Our Kids
http://www.aboutourkids.com/

Center for Mental Health Services
http://www.mentalhealth.org/cmhs

Federation of Families for Childrens Mental Health, The
http://www.ffcmh.org/Eng_one.htm

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/

Bazelon Center for Mental Health
http://www.bazelon.org/

CMHS page link (related to children)
http://www.mentalhealth.org/links/children.htm

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/

Mental Health Resources on Connect for Kids Website
http://www.connectforkids.org/taxonomy/term/256

 

Multiculturism/Diversity

Administration for Native Americans
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ana/

Code Talk - Office of Native American Programs
http://www.codetalk.fed.us/

Indian Health Service Indian Health Service
http://www.ihs.gov/

National Black Child Development Institute
http://www.nbcdi.org/

Native Edge
http://nativeedge.hud.gov/

Three Feathers Associates
http://3feathers.org/

Bureau of Indian Affairs
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html

Division of Tribal Services
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/dts/

Migrant Head Start Quality Improvement Center
http://216.219.150.126/

Native Child Head Start News
http://www.nativechild.com/HSnews.html

Office of Minority Health Resource Center
http://www.omhrc.gov/omhrc/index.htm

 

Professional Development

Bay Mills Community College Nishnaabek Kinoomaadewin Virtual College which allows AIPB grantee employees to take all of their coursework for a Children and Families Associate Degree online
http://www.bmcc.org/

Council for Professional Recognition
http://www.cdacouncil.org/

Center for Early Childhood Leadership
http://cecl.nl.edu/

Early Childhood Education on Line (University of Maine)
http://www.ume.maine.edu/ECEOL-L/

Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives
http://institute.wheelock.edu/

NAEYC Management and Leadership Seminars
http://www.naeyc.org/affiliates/seminars.asp

 

Research

ACF Commissioner's Office of Research & Evaluation (CORE)
http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/core/

National Head Start Office - Research

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/hsb/research/index.htm

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com
Examining Early Head Start
http://www.mathematica-mpr.com/earlycare/ehstoc.asp

Child Trends
http://www.childtrends.org/HomePg.asp

National Center for Children in Poverty (Columbia University)
http://www.nccp.org/

High Scope Educational Research Foundation
http://www.highscope.org

Perry Preschool Project
Lifetime Effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Project
http://www.highscope.org/Research/PerryProject/perrymain.htm

 

The Buffett Early Childhood Fund

http://www.buffettearlychildhoodfund.org/

 

National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (NSCDC)

http://www.developingchild.net/

 

National Academy of Sciences, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education (DBASSE)

http://www7.nationalacademies.org/dbasse/

 

The Ounce of Prevention Fund

http://www.ounceofprevention.org/

 

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

http://www.childcareresearch.org/discover/index.jsp

 

Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

http://www.clasp.org/

 

National Council on Child Poverty (NCCP)

www.nccp.org/

 

Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT

www.aecf.org/Home/MajorInitiatives/KIDSCOUNT.aspx

 

Public Policy Forum

www.publicpolicyforum.org/

 

Violence

Adults and Children Together Against Violence
http://www.actagainstviolence.com

National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information
http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov

 

Welfare

American Public Human Services Association
http://www.aphsa.org/

Public Welfare Foundation
http://www.publicwelfare.org/

Welfare Law Center
http://www.welfarelaw.org/

Welfare Reform
http://www.libertynet.org/edcivic/welfref.html

Welfare Information Network (Finance Project)
http://www.welfareinfo.org/

Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network
http://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/

Welfare to Work Partnership, The
http://www.financeprojectinfo.org/win/

 

Wisconsin Organizations

Office of the Governor:

Children's Agenda
http://www.wisgov.state.wi.us/index.asp

Task Force on Education Excellence
http://edexcellence.wisconsin.gov/index.asp

State Call to Action: Summit to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect
http://wctf.state.wi.us/home/CTA%20Home.htm

Wisconsin Children’s Trust Fund
http://wctf.state.wi.us/home/

 

Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF):

http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/

 

Child Care Licensing

http://dcf.wisconsin.gov/childcare/index.htm

 

 

Wisconsin’s T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education and Compensation Helps)http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dws/programs/childcare/teach/default.htm

Wisconsin's R.E.W.A.R.D. (Rewarding Education with Wages and Respect for Dedication)http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dws/programs/childcare/teach/reward.htm

Early Childhood Collaborating Partners
http://www.collaboratingpartners.com

Early Childhood Excellence Initiative
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/ece/

Head Start State Collaboration
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dws/programs/childcare/HeadStart/default.htm

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI):

IDEA Preschool Discretionary
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/grt_prds.html

State Improvement Grant (SIG)
http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlsea/een/sig.html

Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners

www.collaboratingpartners.org

 

Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS):

Initiative for Infant Mental Health
http://www.mhamilw.org/wiimh/

Maternal & Child Health Program
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/DPH_BFCH/MCH/index.html

Forces for Four
http://www.collaboratingpartners.com/forces4.htm

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association
http://www.wecanaeyc.org/

The Registry
http://www.the-registry.org

Wisconsin Child Care Improvement Project
http://www.wccip.org

Wisconsin Child Care Research Partnership UW-Extension
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/flp/wccrp/index.html

Wisconsin Community Action Program Association
http://www.wiscap.org/

Wisconsin Council on Children and Families
http://www.wccf.org/
Better Badger Baby Bus Tour: http://www.wccf.org/projects/bus.html
Brain Watch papers: http://www.wccf.org/publications/index.html
School Readiness Indicators Initiative PDF Report: http://www.wccf.org/pdf/WSRII.pdf

Wisconsin Women's Network
http://www.wiwomensnetwork.org/
Child Care Task Force: http://www.wiwomensnetwork.org/cctf.html