Providers and Early Educators

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• Employment-Related Day Care (ERDC) Subsidy Program supports families in paying for child care. Become listed to receive these payments.
• USDA food programs provide reimbursements for food purchases of licensed child care programs. Learn more from sponsoring organizations: Northwest Nutrition or Nutrition First
• Stipends and Reimbursements for training and lead testing are available for licensed providers and license exempt ERDC providers through The Research Institute at WOU. See the Secure Portal to view and submit stipend and reimbursement forms.

• Department of Early Learning and Care News
• Subscribe to Quality Care Connections Newsletters

• Learn about Development Milestones on the CDC Website
• Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) resources on the NAEYC website
• FREE Developmental Screening: Oregon Screening Project 
• Boost children’s learning with VROOM Tips

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
• Oregon Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC)
• Oregon AFSCME Child Care Providers Together
• Provider Resource Organization (PRO)
• Oregon Child Care Alliance (OCCA)

• Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC)
• Child Care Licensing Division (CCLD)
• Central Coordination of Child Care Resource and Referral
• Oregon Center for Career Development
• Oregon Spark
• Find Child Care Oregon
• Child Care Substitutes of Oregon
• Provider Services Fund
• Inclusive Partners 
• Early Childhood Cares
• Early Childhood Hub of Lane County

• Head Start guide for research-based curriculum
• Curriculum Examples:
  • Creative Curriculum
  • Second Step

• Culture and Language 
• Inclusive Schools Network
• Child Care Technical Assistance Network
• Partners with the Oregon Early Childhood Inclusion Initiative
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in the Early Childhood Classroom

• Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning (Support your classroom with Practical Strategies, Evidence-Based “What Works” Briefs, and more!
• National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (Printable classroom visuals, tools, and more!)

• Oregon’s Early Literacy Framework
• Children’s Institute Early Literacy Resources

Book Lists

• General List
  • CSEFEL
• Representing Children and Families with Disabilities
  • Children’s Books for Disability Pride Month
  • PBS Kids list of Picture Books to Celebrate Disability Pride Month.
  • Spanish language Disability Pride children’s books
  • Cuentos sobre discapacidades
• Anti-Bias Book Lists
  • Early Childhood Anti-Bias Education Book Lists by Social Justice Books
• Infants and Toddlers
  • NAEYC Recommendations