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Valuable Links

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For The Community

Baker County School District
http://www.baker.k12.fl.us/

Bradford County School District
http://www.bradford.k12.fl.us/

Clay County School District
http://www.clay.k12.fl.us/

Nassau County School District
http://www.nassau.k12.fl.us/

County Health Departments
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/chdsitelist.htm

Bradford County Public Libraries
http://www.bradford-co-fla.org/departments/library/index.html

Clay County Public Libraries
http://www.claycountygov.com/Library/Library_Services_home_page.htm
http://ccpl.lib.fl.us/

Nassau County Public Libraries
http://sirsi.nassau.lib.fl.us/

National Child Care Information Center
http://www.nccic.org/

MyFlorida.com - Florida's Government Web site
http://www.myflorida.com

U.S. Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov

Help For Parents

Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
http://www.ecs4kids.org

Child Care Checklist - Help in Choosing Quality Child Care
http://www.ecs4kids.org/parent_childcare_checklist.htm

Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
(866) FL-READY (866-357-3239) or TYY 711
http://www.vpkflorida.org

Florida Abuse Hotline
(800) 96-ABUSE
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/

Florida KidCare - Low Cost Health Insurance for Florida's Families
http://www.floridakidcare.com

Florida Family Day - A national effort to promote family dinners as an effective way to reduce substance abuse among children and teens.
http://www.floridafamilyday.com/

Department of Children and Families - Child Care and Provider Information
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/

Children's Forum
(888) 352-4453
http://www.thechildrensforum.com

BORN LEARNING™ - Turn everyday moments into fun learning experiences
http://www.bornlearning.org

Success By 6™ - The Florida Success by 6® Partnership
http://www.successby6-fl.org

Get Ready to Read
http://www.getreadytoread.org

Virtual Pre-K - Early Learning Resources and Activities
https://www.virtualpre-k.org/

EatSmartGrowStrong.com - Healthy eating recipes, games and strategies
http://www.EatSmartGrowStrong.com

National Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp

New York University Child Study Center
http://kids.org

Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
http://www.cyfernet.org

Child Care Aware
(800) 424-2246
http://www.childcareaware.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children
(800) 424-2460
http://www.naeyc.org

Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline
(800) 4-A-Child
http://www.childhelpusa.org

Zero to Three Child Development Information
http://www.zerotothree.org

Healthy Child Care America
http://www.healthychildcare.org/

Florida Child Support Enforcement
(800) 622-KIDS
http://www.myflorida.com/dor/childsupport/

Parents Without Partners
(561) 391-8833
http://www.parentswithoutpartners.org

Prosperity Campaign - Tax credits, savings incentives and more
http://www.flaprosperitycampaign.org/index.html

Real Sense Prosperity Campaign - For Baker, Clay and Nassau Counties
http://www.jaxprosperity.org/

Help For Providers

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Scholarship Program
http://www.thechildrensforum.com/teach.htm

Episcopal Children's Services, Inc.
http://www.ecs4kids.org

Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten Program
(866) FL-READY (866-357-3239) or TYY 711
http://www.vpkflorida.org

Florida Abuse Hotline
(800) 96-ABUSE
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/abuse/

Children's Health Education Center
http://www.kidshealth.org

Department of Children and Families - Licensing, Training and Other Information
http://www.dcf.state.fl.us/childcare/

National Association for the Education of Young Children
(800) 424-2460
http://www.naeyc.org

Get Ready to Read
http://www.getreadytoread.org

Virtual Pre-K - Early Learning Resources and Activities
https://www.virtualpre-k.org/

Starfall Learn to Read Website
http://www.starfall.com

Earobics Literacy Launch
http://www.earobics.com

BORN LEARNING™ - Turn everyday moments into fun learning experiences
http://www.bornlearning.org

Success By 6™ - The Florida Success by 6® Partnership
http://www.successby6-fl.org

National Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp

Help For Special Needs

Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services - Advocacy, education, training, resource and referral, and information on disability services
http://www.centraldirectory.org

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System - Serving Clay & Nassau Counties
http://www.fdlrscrown.org/

Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System (FDLRS/NEFEC) - Serving Baker and Bradford Counties
http://www.nefec.org/fdlrs/

EmTech.net - Terrific listing of Inclusion Links
http://www.emtech.net/inclusion.htm

Children's Medical Services (CMS) - Serving children with special needs
Serving children with special needs
http://www.cms-kids.com

Early Steps - Florida's Early Intervention program
http://www.cms-kids.com/EarlyStepsHome.htm

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies
http://www.umaine.edu/cci/ec/growingideas/index.htm

KidsHealth.org - From The Nemours Foundation
http://www.kidshealth.org

Center for Autism and Related Disorders
http://www.card.ufl.edu

Autism Society
http://www.autism-society.org/

Family Network on Disabilities - Network of Families and Persons with Disabilities of All Ages
http://fndfl.org/index.htm

Family Village - Website for children and families with disabilities
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/index.htmlx

About.com - Parenting Special Needs
http://specialchildren.about.com/

MedlinePlus - Information from the U.S. Government
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mentalhealthandbehavior.html

Teaching Resources

Preschool Education - a lot of everything
http://www.preschooleducation.com

Preschool Express - suggestions on art, games, story time
http://www.preschoolexpress.com

First-School-Preschool Activities and Crafts
http://www.first-school.ws

ABC Teach - activities, flashcards, themes
http://www.abcteach.com

Make Stuff - art projects and recipes
http://www.makestuff.com

Helpful Publications

Family Resources Listing
http://www.flchild.com/downloads/FamilyResourceList.pdf
Can't find what you're looking for? The Children's Forum has compiled state and national listings to help families find answers regarding child care, health care for children, assistance for children with disabilities and more.

The Daily Parent
http://www.naccrra.org/dailyparent/
The Daily Parent Newsletter offers the latest information on child development issues, tips for finding quality child care, and numerous resources for busy parents, as well as child care professionals. English and Spanish versions both available.

Child-Related Tax Credits
http://www.thechildrensforum.com/downloads/Credit_Where_Credit_Is_Due_2004.pdf
Did you know that if you have children or other dependents you might be eligible for tax benefits that could reduce the taxes you pay or increase your tax refund? This booklet is designed to inform parents about four of these tax benefits in the federal income tax code: the Dependent Care Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, the Earned Income Tax Credit, and the Dependent Care Assistance Program. The information will help families determine if they are eligible to receive the tax assistance these provisions offer for tax year 2003, give you an idea of the amount of tax assistance you can receive and how to claim it and answer some other questions you may have about these tax benefits.

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