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ORGANIZATION/CONTACTS

ORGANIZATIONS, ABBREVIATIONS, DEFINITIONS AND CONTACTS

DEL - Department of Early Learning - Our new department of licensing is in this department. www.del.wa.gov/ccel

SEIU - Service Employees International Union - SEIU 925 is our local family child care union. www.seiu925.org

NAFCC - National Association for Family Child Care - This is a non-profit organization that is the largest professional support system dedicated to promoting quality child care by strengthening the profession of family child care across the country. They promote a professional accreditation program, collaborate with other organizations, promote diversity through training's conferences, etc. This is an excellent association to join.
To join go to www.nafcc.org

NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children
This organization promotes early childhood education through newsletters, conferences, etc.
To join go to www.naeyc.org

WAEYC - Washington Association for the Education of Young Children www.waeyc.org This is a state branch of NAEYC

Stars https://fortress.wa.gov/dshs/f2ws03esaapps/stars/default.asp

Seattle/Tacoma area, advertise for childcare openings: http://seattle.craigslist.org/kid/

Consumer Product Safety Commissionhttp://www.cpsc.gov/

National Childcare Information Center: http://nccic.org

N.A.E.Y.C.www.naeyc.com

Redleaf National Institutewww.redleafinstitute.org

Volunteers Of Americahttp://www.volunteersofamerica.org/site_info.cfm

Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network http://www.childcarenet.org/

Washington Learns: http://www.washingtonlearns.wa.gov/

A program of Washington State Child Care Resource &
Referral Network called the TEACH Program www.teach.org/