Information Network for Children

For the Parent
Types of Childcare
Choosing Childcare
Childcare Regulations
Checklist for Parents
Childcare Settings - A Comparison
Financial Assistance for Parents
Childcare for Children with Special Needs
Links for Parents

Child Development Issues

Health and Safety Issues
Nutrition
Communicable Illnesses
- Prevention - Hand Washing
- Types of Communicable Illnesses
- Exclusion and Return to School Policies
Child Abuse and Neglect
- Mandated Reporters
- Reporting
Safety
- Playground Safety
- House Safety
- Lead Poisoning
- Car Seats
- Bicycles
First Aid and CPR
- Poison Control
- Your First Aid Kit
- CPR
Health
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Bronchiolitis
- Chicken Pox
- Colic
- Common Cold
- Conjunctivitis (pink eye)
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Diaper Rash
- Diarrhea
- Earaches
- Fever
- Impetigo
- Lice
- Roseola
- Scabies
- SIDS
- Thrush
Links

For Providers and Teachers
Professional Development/Training Options
- DHR Childcare Licensing
- Office of School Readiness Georgia Pre-K
- Finding Trainers and Georgia Training Calendar
- Early Childhood Education Conferences
- Director Training
- Links
Going Back to School
- Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)
- Diplomas, TCC, Associate's Degree
- Bachelor's, Master's or Doctorate Degrees
- Financial Assistance
  - HOPE Grant and Scholarship
  - Infant and Toddler Stipend
  - Federal Pell Grant
- Links
Membership Organizations
- NAEYC
- GAYC
- SECA
- Advocacy
- Links
Accreditation
- NAEYC Accreditation
- NAFCC Accreditation
- NSACA Accreditation
- Links
Grant/Funding Opportunities
- Child Care Development Block Grant
  - Georgia Child Care Council
- Mini Grants
- Links
Supportive State Funded Agencies
- ACET
  - Professional Development Registry
- ACT
- ACT Training
- Georgia Early Learning Initiative
  - ECE Incentive$
  - Tiered Reimbursement
  - Training and Technical Assistance
- Infant and Toddler Quality Initiative
- Georgia Association of CCRRA
  - Locate your R & R
- Links
Technical Assistance
- ACET ACT Collaborative Team
- Georgia Early Learning Initiative
  - Black Child Development Institute
  - Quality Assist
  - Quality Care for Children
- Georgia Technical Assistance Network
- Georgia Association of CCRRA
- Links
Resources
- Inclusion
- Links
- Publications

INFC Contact Information

Information Network for Children is a service provided by Care Solutions, Inc. and funded in part by the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Family and Children's Services, Childcare and Parent Services Section.