Resources by Category

Professional Development 

• CA Workforce Registry – https://www.caregistry.org
• CA Early Childhood Mentor Program – https://cecmp.org
• City College of San Francisco (CCSF) –https://www.ccsf.edu
• Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) – https://www.childdevelopment.org
• EDvance College –https://www.edvance.edu
• San Francisco State University (SFSU) – http://sfsu.edu
• Metro Academics College Success Program – https://metro.sfsu.edu
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – https://www.naeyc.org

Research & Resources for practice 

• San Francisco Department of Early Childhood (DEC) Provider Portal is an online hub of information for all early learning providers in San Francisco!
• Center for the Developing Child (Harvard) – http://developingchild.harvard.edu
• Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) – http://www.clasp.org/
• DRDP results – http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/ci/drdpforms.asp
• ECE Shared Resources – free membership for time-saving resources for SF-based child care providers – https://www.eceresourcesca.org
• Men Teach – http://www.menteach.org/
• NAEYC – https://www.naeyc.org

Research & Resources for policy

• Bolder Advocacy – https://www.bolderadvocacy.org/
  • Influencing Legislation resources
  • Ballot Measures Toolkit
• California Child Care Portfolio – https://www.rrnetwork.org/2017_portfolio
  • Biennual report released by the CA Child Care Resource & Referral Network showing child care supply and demand across the state. Follow the links to see the 2017 reports for San Francisco and California.
• Center for the Study of Child Care Employees: http://cscce.berkeley.edu
• Child Trends – http://www.childtrends.org
• Early Edge CA – http://www.earlyedgecalifornia.org/
• Funding the Next Generation – http://www.fundingthenextgeneration.org
  • See A Children’s Fund Campaign Manual & Creating Local Dedicated Funding Streams
• NAEYC – https://www.naeyc.org
• National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) – http://nieer.org/
• National Women’s Law Center – https://nwlc.org/issue/child-care-workforce/
  • Undervalued: A Brief History of Women’s Care Work and Child Care Policy in the United States

Educator Supports for Families

• San Francisco Department of Early Childhood (DEC) – https://sfdec.org/parents-families
• Child Care Aware CA: List of Resources – http://www.childcareaware.org/state/california/

Blogs & Magazines

• EdSource: https://edsource.org
• Exchange Magazine – http://www.childcareexchange.com/catalog/magazine/
• Men Teach – http://www.menteach.org/
• Teacher Tom – http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/

Leadership & TA 

• California Child Development Administrators Association (CCDAA) – http://www.ccdaa.org
• NAEYC – https://www.naeyc.org

Higher Ed

• CCSF– City College of San Francisco – https://www.ccsf.edu
• SFSU – San Francisco State University – http://sfsu.edu
• EDvance College –https://www.edvance.edu
• Child Development Training Consortium (CDTC) – https://www.childdevelopment.org
• Metro Academics College Success Program – https://metro.sfsu.edu

City, State & Federal Departments

• San Francisco Department of Early Childhood (DEC) – https://sfdec.org
• California Department of Education – http://www.cde.ca.gov
• United States Department of Education – https://www.ed.gov
• California Department of Social Services – http://www.cdss.ca.gov
• United States Department of Social Services – https://www.hhs.gov/programs/social-services/index.html