Early Intervention & Education

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

We serve the nation as a central source of information on:

• disabilities in infants, toddlers, children, and youth,
• IDEA, which is the law authorizing special education,
• No Child Left Behind (as it relates to children with disabilities), and
• research-based information on effective educational practices.

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National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities

This division of the Centers for Disease Control provides national leadership for preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities and improving the health, wellness and quality of life of people with disabilities. This Web site discusses healthy, pregnancy, birth defects, developmental disabilities, living with a disability, and information for health professionals.
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Office of Special Education Program

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts. This site describes OSEP's activities in the areas of legislation, research, grant programs and state compliance activities.
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Council for Exceptional Children

The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities, students with disabilities, and/or the gifted. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides continual professional development, advocates for newly and historically underserved individuals, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
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www.zerotothree.org
National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families

ZERO TO THREE is a leading resource on the first three years of lifea national non-profit charitable organization whose aim is to strengthen and support families, practitioners and communities to promote the healthy development of babies. The site includes an extensive list of information resources. toddlers
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www.kidsource.com

KidSource OnLine is an award-winning site created by a group of parents who want to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of parents and children. Kidsource Online contains a list of articles covering a comprehensive range of topics focusing primarily on health and education related issues. In addition to discussion forums and subscriptions to age-appropriate daily newsletters, the site offers indexes to resources such as product recalls, information on growth and development, health and medicine news.
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www.naeyc.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade. This extensiveWeb site includes conference listings and an on-line catalog of over 250 books, brochures and videos.
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