California Alternative Payment Program Association: http://www.cappaonline.com Established in 1977, CAPPA is the lead voice for public and private nonprofit agencies who contract with California Department of Education (CDE) to provide child care subsidies to families and to ensure children keep learning while parents are earning. Their website includes news on child care subsidies and child care legislation.
California Child Development Administrators Association: http://www.ccdaa.org CCDAA is an independent professional organization for administrators of publicly funded Child Development Programs. Their website includes information about the Association and related legislative and advocacy information.
Center for the Child Care Workforce: http://www.ccw.org The Child Care Workforces mission is to improve the quality of early care and education for all children by promoting policy, research and organizing that ensure the early care and education workforce is well-educated, receives better compensation and a voice in their workplace. This website offers information on child care policy and various child care initiatives, and provides an extensive list of resources and publications on early childhood education.
The Child Care Law Center (CCLC): http://www.childcarelaw.org CCLC maintains current information and publishes useful bulletins, analyses, and position papers about local legislation as well as broader issues effecting statewide child care policy.
Child Care Planning and Advisory Council: http://www.sfcpac.org The Council serves as a representative advisory and planning body to maintain, expand, and improve local child care services. The Council also provides links between government and community to work to maximize the amount and impact of local, state, federal, and private resources and funding for child care in San Francisco. The San Francisco Department of Children, Youth and Their Families provides administrative support for this Council.
Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth: http://www.colemanadvocates.org Coleman is an established San Francisco nonprofit organization that advocates for increased resources, services, and programs for San Francisco's youngsters. Coleman offers parent and youth leadership development programs. It includes child care, family support, youth employment, and children health.
Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE): http://www.caseadvocacy.org The Community Alliance for Special Education (CASE) works to protect the lawful educational rights of children with disabilities by promoting the fair and just implementation of state special education law. Their staff helps families and school districts work together when designing appropriate special education programs for students with disabilities who are at risk for school failure, so that they can succeed in school, get a job, and become productive members of their community.
On the Capitol Doorstep: http://www.otcdkids.com/ Located in Sacramento, California, OTCD has been providing information on California and federal legislation affecting young children since 1971. Focusing on child care and development programs providing early care and education, OTCD also follows current legislative efforts relative to child protection, child safety, education, health, mental health, disabilities, nutrition, and public assistance. This site includes several child care and advocacy- related publications and handouts.
Parent Voices: http://www.parentvoices.org This grassroots parent advocacy group coordinates legislative campaigns and actions designed to improve the well being of families with young children. They also provide direct counseling and assistance to low-income parents.
Parents Action for Children: http://www.iamyourchild.org Parents Action for Children is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization originally known as the I Am Your Child Foundation. It was founded in 1997 by actor/director Rob Reiner to raise awareness about the importance of early childhood development and school readiness. Parents Action for Children develops a wide variety of resources for parents, early childhood professionals, child advocates, health care providers, policymakers, and the media. It also promotes public policies that help ensure that children have the physical well being and the social, emotional and cognitive abilities they need to enter school ready to succeed.
Professional Association for Childhood Education: http://www.pacenet.org/ PACE was established in 1955 to fill the legislation, education, and development needs of early child care professionals. Their mission is to promote excellence in education and quality child care in private, center-based programs. The website includes information regarding child care legislation, as well as links to other useful child care resources.
San Francisco Child Care Providers Association: http://www.southofmarketchildcare.org The Association is composed of child care center administrators and workers. Contact them to find out how you can support local efforts to pass child-positive legislation.
San Francisco Family Child Care Association: http://www.familychildcaresf.org This citywide membership group represents more than 100 of the city's family child care providers. The association supports San Francisco's working families and child care providers by promoting accessible resources, information, referrals, and quality child care.
California
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network: http://www.rrnetwork.org The Network coordinates services that assist local child care resource and referral agencies in providing child care information and services to parents, child care providers, policy makers, and business and community leaders in every county in the State. It also conducts child care research, data analysis, and advocacy, supporting legislative efforts to promote child care funding and public programs.
The Child Development Policy Institute: http://www.cdpi.net The Child Development Policy Institute (CDPI) works to help establish sound public policy focused on what is best for the children of California. Their efforts are focused on child care, childrens programs, and quality education from early childhood through high school. Their website includes reports, monographs, articles and newsbriefs, budget analyses, and policy papers related to child care and early education.
Children Now: http://www.childrennow.org Children Now is a nonprofit research and action organization that works on behalf of children and families to promote economic security, health coverage, high-quality child care, a positive media environment, good early education, and safe, enriching after-school programs.
The California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC): http://www.caeyc.org This organization conducts efforts on behalf of legislation and public policy issues, with primary focus on the provision of educational services and resources to adults who work with and for children birth through age 8.
National
Afterschool Alliance: http://www.afterschoolalliance.org The Afterschool Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of after-school programs and advocating for quality, affordable programs for all children. It is supported by a group of public, private and nonprofit organizations that share the Alliance's vision of ensuring that all children have access to after-school programs by 2010.
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP): http://www.clasp.org This national nonprofit organization engages in research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on issues related to economic security for low-income families with children.
Child Care Partnership Project: http://www.nccic.org/ccpartnerships This organization brings together community members, government agencies, and private-sector groups in efforts to expand and improve the states capacity to meet the needs of young children and their families. The Child Care Partnership Project provides information and technical assistance to child care administrators as they work with businesses, philanthropic organizations, and other groups to build and sustain partnerships.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA): http://www.cwla.org CWLA is an association of more than 1,100 public and private nonprofit agencies that assist over 3.5 million abused and neglected children and their families each year with a wide range of services. The organizations programs and services touch on virtually all aspects of child protection. In addition to lobbying, CWLA publishes a wide range of policy, position, and research papers on issues related to the welfare of American children and families.
Children's Defense Fund (CDF): http://www.childrensdefense.org CDF is a private, nonprofit organization that lobbies for the rights and protection of children. They pay particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
Children's Partnership: http://www.contentbank.org The Children's Partnership conducts research, analysis, and advocacy to support children and youth needs, particularly the underserved, in emerging policy debates. It helps individuals and organizations that work with community technology at the local level.
The Labor Project for Working Families: http://www.laborproject.org A national advocacy and policy center providing technical assistance, resources, and education to unions and union members addressing family issues in the workplace including child care, elder care, flexible work schedules, family leave, and quality of life issues.
USA Child Care: http://www.usachildcare.org/ USA Child Care is an organization for child care providers who believe that all children deserve high quality care. USA Child Care works to unite providers as a leading force in the future direction and accessibility of quality, affordable child care for low- and moderate-income families. The site includes information about their different programs including Child Care Issues and Advocacy, Legislative Watch, National Development Project, and Kid$ Rate Campaign.
Our Mission
Our mission is to meet family needs for high-quality child care in all San Francisco communities.
