Community Resources

Arizona Resources

Association for Supportive Child Care
Arizona Child Care Association
Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Association for the Education of Young Children
Child & Family Resources, Inc.
First Things First

National Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics
Born Learning
National Association for Family Child Care
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Head Start programs in the U.S.A.
Talaris Institute
Zero to Three
National Infant Toddler Child Care Initiative (NITCCI)
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Docs for Tots
Early Childhood Mental Health, Social-Emotional Development and Challenging Behaviors
Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development
National Child Care Information Center: Mental Health Needs of Young Children
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center
National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
World Association for Infant Mental Health

Research and Data

The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Ready AZ Kids
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER):
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, a publication of NAEYC:

Child Care Resource & Referral

To find your local CCR&R, click here.

State Licensing Information

Arizona Department of Education
Arizona Department of Economic Security 
Arizona Department of Health Services, Office of Child Care Licensing (DHS)

Child Care Policy & Advocacy

Child Care Aware of America
Children’s Action Alliance