Healthy Social Emotional Development
State and National Resources
ZERO TO THREE is the nations leading resource on the first years of life.
The Program for Infant Toddler Care seeks to ensure that America's infants get a safe, healthy, emotionally secure and intellectually rich start in life.
The National Child Care Information Center is managed by the US Child Care Bureau. This site contains government information on all 50 states.
Class Size Matters is a non-profit, non-partisan clearinghouse forinformation on class size and the proven benefits of smaller classes.
Winning Beginning New York is a statewide advocacy collaboration that informs policy makers and the public about the many benefits of early learning to children, families and society.
The New York State Head Start Association provides information and support to its members from the Head Start community – parents, staff and friends of Head Start.
Family Child Care Association of NYS’s mission is to act as a united voice to promote & strengthen professionalism of providers thereby promoting the quality of family child care.
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy (SCAA) is a statewide, nonprofit policy analysis and advocacy organization working to shape policies that improve the economic security and health status of low and moderate income New Yorkers, and help all children become capable adults.
Infant Toddler Credentialing: The Infant Toddler Project works to expand professional
development opportunities for those working with babies in early care and education programs.
Through partnerships with NYS Association for the Education of Young Children, higher education
institutions and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies, we are increasing coursework,
credentials and degree programs for those who want to focus on infants and toddlers. To view
important information on Infant Toddler Credentialing, view here.
For more information, please contact Evelyn Efinger, Infant Toddler Coordinator,
eefinger@earlycareandlearning.org