ADVOCACY

Children’s Defense Fund

Connect for Kids

Interfaith Children's Advocacy Network

National League of Cities

National Center for Children in Poverty

Ready 4 K (also: PARENT/FAMILY RESOURCES, INVESTMENT)

Pre-K Now

CHILD CARE

Child Care Works  (also: ADVOCACY)

First Children's Finance (also: INVESTMENT)

Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network of MN

National Child Care Information Center
Meeting the Workforce Needs of Tomorrow ... Means Meeting the Developmental Needs of Young Children Today NEW!

EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATIVES in west central Minnesota

• Douglas County Early Childhood Initiative
• Fergus Falls Early Childhood Initiative
• Grant County Child and Youth Council
• Pelican Rapids Early Childhood-Family Education
• Henning Early Childhood Initiative
• Pope County Early Childhood Initiative
• Stevens County Early Childhood Initiative
• White Earth Child Care Program
• Wilkin County Early Childhood Initiative  

Our ECI communities' school readiness workplans

EDUCATION

Center for Early Education and Development (also: HEALTH)

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Foundation for Child Development

Minnesota Association for Children's Mental Health

Born Learning (also: EDUCATION, HEALTH)

MN Fathers and Families Network

Minnesota Parents Know

Parents Action for Children

Zero To Three (also: ADVOCACY, CHILD CARE)

INVESTMENT

BUILD Initiative

Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a
High Public Return – Art Rolnick

Every Child Matters (also: EDUCATION)

Invest in the Very Young – Dr. James Heckman

PREVENTION

Fight Crime: Invest in Kids

Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota

RESEARCH

 National Institute for Early Education Research (also: EDUCATION)

Talaris Research Institute (also: HEALTH)