Sharing Web Resources

The website that I chose to research was the National Association of Child Care Resources & Referral Agencies (www.naccrra.org). One area of this website that I found interesting was the tab titled “About Child Care”. It has information on the cost of child care, school readiness, poverty, and parents perspectives just to name a few. This tab also has information on child care information on each state, the state’s current governor as well as what ranking it holds across all of the states. This information is important to try and assist my state with its child care laws as well as any policy changes that need to be made. This information also shows how our state needs improvements when it comes to child care and how early child hood education needs to be made a priority again. The website also has information for parents, providers as well as military families who may need information on how to help their child or help someone who has a child. Another helpful tool I found was a “Child Care Options Calculator” which allows families to be able to budget how they can afford child care and what changes they need to make to their expenses. One insight I was able to gain after exploring this website was that poverty is an issue that they focus on as well as adequate child care. The website provides numerous resources on different agencies in your area, information on membership, as well as services for military families and providers.