Links
Research Sites
UCLA Centre for Healthier Children, Families and Communities
www.healthychild.ucla.edu
The Center is a multi-disciplinary program of the UCLA School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and the UCLA School of Public Health, dedicated to improving society's ability to provide children with the best opportunities for health and well-being, and the chance to assume productive roles within families and communities.
Centre for Community Child Health
www.rch.org.au/ccch
The Centre for Community Child Health is an internationally recognised centre of excellence supporting and empowering communities to continually improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life of children and their families, now and for the future. The centre promotes good health practices, preventive action, early detection and early intervention.
Competent Children at 12
www.minedu.govt.nz
This longitudinal study provides data on the effects of: - different types of early childhood services - family background - family views on early childhood services - impact of early childhood education experiences on children and other family members - the relationship between early childhood experiences, family background and choice of primary school. Previous phases provided baseline information on the children when they turned 5, 6, 8 and 10 years of age.
Child Health
The Children's Hospital Westmead
www.chw.edu.au
Provides information for parents on child health issues including resources and fact sheets just click on parents.
SIDS and Kids
www.sidsandkids.org
SIDS and Kids Online contains information and publications on SIDS, sudden infant death, grief/bereavement issues and safe sleeping. SIDS and Kids provides these free resources for use by parents, health professionals, researchers, school teachers and children.
Children's Services
National Child Care Accreditation Council
www.ncac.gov.au
NCAC is responsible for the implementation and administration of the Quality Assurance (QA) systems for family day care schemes, outside school hours care services and long day care centres across Australia. The QA systems are an initiative of the Australian Government and aim to ensure that children in care have stimulating, positive experiences and interactions that will foster all aspects of their development.
Commonwealth Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS)
www.facs.gov.au/ (click on child care)
FaCS helps families to participate in the social and economic life of the community through the provision of support for child care services including the Child Care Benefit.
NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)
www.community.nsw.edu.au
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and works to build stronger families and communities. DoCS provide child protection services, parenting support and early intervention, foster care, adoption services and help for communities affected by disaster.
Children's Services NSW
www.csnsw.org.au
This web site is about all those services which support children's services in NSW. It is managed by Lady Gowrie Child Centre, Sydney
Country Children Services Association
www.ccsa-nsw.asn.au
Country Children's Services Association of NSW Inc is a non-profit, non government organisation that supports the management of high quality early childhood education and care through information provision, training and advocacy.
Families
Families.gov.au
The Families Portal allows families to look for online government information and services in the one place. It is about helping families find what they need without having to know which government agency's website to visit. The focus for this version of the Families Portal is on providing information for families with children, from Commonwealth and State/Territory Government agencies. This focus will be expanded over time to include both local government and non-government information.
Australian Council for Children and Parenting (ACCAP)
www.aifs.gov.au/nch/council.html
The Australian Council for Children and Parenting(ACCP) comprises 15 experts who bring together knowledge and experience to provide advice to Government in the areas of early intervention and prevention, parenting and child abuse prevention strategies, early childhood and emerging early childhood initiatives.
Australian Council for Children and Young People
www.accyo.org.au
The Australian Council for Children & Youth Organisations was established in 2001 with the goal of developing standards and a transparent accreditation process for organisations working with children and young people.
Child Protection
NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS)
www.community.nsw.edu.au
The NSW Department of Community Services (DoCS) promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people and works to build stronger families and communities. DoCS provide child protection services, parenting support and early intervention, foster care, adoption services and help for communities affected by disaster.
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
www.kids.nsw.gov.au
The Commission is an independent organisation that advocates for the children and young people of NSW. We work with others to make NSW a better place for children and young people. The Commission reports directly to the NSW Parliament and the Parliamentary Committee on Children and Young People oversees our work.
National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (NAPCAN)
www.napcan.org.au
NAPCAN (National Association for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect ) is a non-profit organisation and approved charity that works to create a safe Australian society for all children. Established in 1987, NAPCAN made history by becoming the first national organization to promote united approach to child protection and related issues.
Early Childhood
Early Childhood Connections
www.ecconnections.com.au
Early Childhood Connections is an Australian website, containing more
than 400 Australian and 350 International website links. These links are
collated alphabetically and in submenus to provide easy viewing and access
to the most up to date information for professionals and parents interested
in the renewed emphasis on the early childhood years.
Baby Signs
www.babysigns.com
The Baby Signs Program teaches babies to use simple, easy-to-do gestures for communicating with their parents and caregivers. These gestures or "signs" represent an item or concept, like "cat," "eat," or "all gone."
Brain Wonders
www.zerotothree.org/brainwonders
This site is designed to provide parents, caregivers and pediatric and family clinicians with meaningful information about early brain development and the relationships between babies and their parents and caregivers that support intellectual and social-emotional development.
NIFeTY
http://niftey.cyh.com/
NIFTeY is the National Investment for the Early Years, which emerged out of the National Initiative for the Early Years that arose as an outcome of a meeting of academics, practitioners and government officials held in Canberra on March 5 1999. Around 70 people from many sectors concerned about the wellbeing of children within the context of their families and communities attended this workshop, which endorsed a proposal that a major Initiative focusing on the First Three Years of childhood should be launched to coincide with the first three years of the new millennium.
Contact Inc
Contact Inc provides assistance, information, referrals and support to people caring for young children in isolated circumstances. Resources include a newsletter, a contact sheet of support services, activity sheets, videos and Watch Me Grow development sheets.
Phone: 9251 4431
Email: admin@contactinc.com.au
Early Childhood Australia
www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au
Early Childhood Australia Inc., formerly known as the Australian Early Childhood Association, was established in 1938. Early Childhood Australia works with Government, early childhood professionals, parents, other carers of young children, and various lobby groups to secure the best range of options and outcomes for children as they grow and develop. If you are an early childhood professional, a parent, a carer, studying in the field, or simply interested in the well being of young children, become a member of Early Childhood Australia.
Disability and Special Needs
Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA)
www.ecia.org.au
Early childhood intervention is the process of providing:
- specialised support and services
- for infants and young children with developmental delays or disabilities, and their families
- in order to promote development, well-being and community participation.
Family Advocacy
www.family-advocacy.com
Family Advocacy is an independent, community based social advocacy organisation which works across New South Wales, Australia.
We work with families in which there is a child or an adult who has a developmental disability.
Our mission is to attain positive social roles for people who have a developmental disability. We achieve this through strengthening the knowledge, role and influence of families in the community.
Northcott Society
www.northcott.com.au
Northcott operates throughout NSW and is considered a leader in the support and service provision for children and young adults with disabilities and their families. Northcott works to maximise the potential of the individual with disabilities.
