Head Start Sites
Head Start Bureau: Contains Head Start resources and information.
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb

National Head Start Association (NHSA): National organization committed to Head Start.
www.nhsa.org

Federal Government Sites
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families: Contains information on federal programs that promotes growth and development of children, youth, and families.
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf

Department of Health and Human Services: Good source of general information about the department, policy information, consumer information, news and public affairs information.
www.os.dhhs.gov

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: The federal agency that administers Medicaid and Medicare.
www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp

Delaware Sites
Delaware Department of Education
www.doe.state.de.us

Delaware Health & Social Services:
www.dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/

Contains links to the following divisions/programs:
Division of Child Support Enforcement
Division of Developmental Disabilities Services
Division of Long Term Care Residents Protections
Division of Management Services
Division of Public Health
Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Disabilities
Division of Social Services
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health

Department of Services for Children Youth & Their Families
www.state.de.us/kids

State of Delaware: Official Website
www.delaware.gov

Delaware WIC program: Delaware Department of Health website for the Women, Infants, and Children nutrition program.
www.state.de.us/dhss/dph/chca/dphwichominf01.html/

Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children (DAEYC). Provides educational opportunities for staff and programs for children.
www.daeyc.org

Read Aloud Delaware. Provides annual training conference for staff.
www.readalouddelaware.org

Delaware Helpline Statewide telephone information and referral service providing Delawareans with information to over 2,100 health and human service programs and to all state government offices and personnel
www.delawarehelpline.org

Child Support Enforcement: Division of (DCSE, DHSS)-Provides help in obtaining or modifying child support orders; enforcement of child support orders, wage attachments; federal and state tax intercept programs.
www.state.de.us/dhss/dcse/index.html

Children and Families First – Counseling/Therapy, Home-based services, family foster care, adoption, workplace services, Hispanic services, ARC (A Resource Center for Youth), teen services.
www.cffde.org

Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, INC. – Full service multidisciplinary mental health services including psychiatric, psychological and educational evaluations and assessment.
www.delawareguidance.org.

Easter Seals Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore-Direct Services, occupational, physical and speech therapy; independent living skills classes.
www.de.easter-seals.org

Employment and Training; Division of (DOL)-Job referral/placement and occupational and basic remedial training.
www.delawareworks.com

Family and Workplace Connection-Provides telephone referral service that helps people meet dependent care needs
www.familyandworkplace.org

Libraries; New Castle County-Provides books and other materials. Other services include: information, programs for children and adults; handicapped access; tax forms, literacy tutoring.
www.co.new-castle.de.us

Health & Nutrition Sites
American Academy of Pediatrics: Information about infants, toddlers, young children, adolescents and young adults.
www.aap.org

CACFP Homepage: The USDA maintained website. Contains information about the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Care/CACFP/CACFPhome.htm

Healthfinder: A very good resource maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A guide to reliable health information.
www.healthfinder.gov

Early Childhood Sites
National Association for the Education or Young Children: Promotes high quality early childhood education programs.
www.naeyc.org

National Child Care Information Center: Source of information regarding childcare.
www.nccic.org

Disabilities Sites
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities: Information clearinghouse that provides free information on disabilities and disability-related issues.
www.nichcy.org

Parent Information Center: It is a private, nonprofit organization, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and staffed primarily by family members of children with disabilities or special needs.
www.picofdel.org