There are multiple organizations that provide current research, professional resources and information within the Early Childhood field.
National Organizations
- National Association of Child Care Professionals
- NAEYC- National Association for the Education of Young Children
- Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children
- ACEI- Association of Childhood Education International
- National Child Care Association
- National Head Start Association
- National Association for Gifted Children
- Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
- National Association of Bilingual Education
- The National Association for Child Development
- National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
- Center for Child and Family Studies
- Children’s Defense Fund
- Children’s Rights Council
- Child Care Bureau
- Office of School Readiness (Office of Early Learning)
North Carolina
- North Carolina Institute for Child Development Professionals
- North Carolina Division of Child Development
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
- Child Care Demographics in North Carolina
- Southern Early Childhood Association
- North Carolina Child Care Health and Safety Resource Center
- Smart Start
- North Carolina Child Care Resource and Referral Council
- North Carolina Child Care Coalition
- North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation
- North Carolina Early Learning Network
- North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development
- North Carolina Early Intervention
- North Carolina Rated License Assessment Project
- North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children
North Carolina Approved Learning Sites
Approved Trainings can be acquired from the following North Carolina Organizations:
- FabrikONE
- Child Care Resource and Referral
- North Carolina Partnership for Children
- The North Carolina Division of Child Development: ProSolutions Training
- Professional Child Care Associations
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Services
For specific online approved locations in North Carolina, please follow this link:
Early Childhood Professionalism 