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Top Child Care-Related Web Sites

Resources Feature News and Forms for Child Care Providers and Parents

By Robin McClure, About.com

Looking for resources, training, licensing requirements, tools, child care forms and printables, information libraries and up-to-date news about early childhood education? These sites feature topics that will help early educators, daycare workers, nannies, babysitters, and parents alike. Don't see your favorite listed? Send an email to the child care guide for consideration.

Child Care Lounge

This site promotes information designed for those who care for and about children. Daycare directors and administrators, preschool teachers, child care givers, education coordinators, advocates, and students will find valuable information and resources.

Family Education

Colorful photography, timely topics, and a host of reading about children divided by age groups makes this site worth a click. Most popular and what's new sections keep interest high.

Day Care Survey

This site features information about day care insurance, business realities and software, and discusses various types of child care as well.

The Daycare Resource Connection

Information seems somewhat jumbled, and at times almost overwhelming, but there is a lot of good information about materials, free stuff, parent and teacher resources, finding a daycare center, and more.

Daycare Hotline

Touted as the professional solution to home daycare, the site features current articles and free forms. It also sells starter kits for potential in-home child care providers.

Care Kid Directory

The site serves as a directory for parents searching for child care and includes child care information and resources about various care options.

The Child Fun Family Website

This colorful and parent-friendly site features community activities, activity themes, coloring pages and holiday ideas.

Preschool Express

This site is filled with fun and easy preschool activities and ideas for child care providers, parents and grandparents. A "what's new" section is featured along with monthly activities that coincide with seasons and holidays.

National Daycare Directory

National Daycare Directory describes itself as an online "Daycare Directory for Loving Parents." Site promoters say they have reached out to each facility and gained a complete understanding of each location before placing their daycare on the portal.

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