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Contents: (Click on any link to go to that section).

• General Websites

• Organizations  also see Organizations Page

• Advocacy & Policy

• Activities & Learning

• Brain Research

• Career Development

• Child Abuse & Neglect

• Child Development

• Children With Special Needs

• Computers, Media, & Technology

• Craft & Curriculum Websites

• Dealing With Disasters

• Diversity

• Early Intervention

• Educational Issues

• Family Child Care

• Family Child Care Business

• Family Support

• Governmental Websites

• Health & Safety Issues

• Homelessness

• Hunger

• Nutrition & Diet

• Violence Prevention

• Welfare Reform

• Interesting Miscellaneous Sites

• Safe & Fun Sites for Kids
   

Confused by all the acronyms for programs and organizations?  Check out our new acronym reference guide.

General Websites:

• American Public Welfare Association
  http://www.apwa.org 

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov 

• Center for Career Development in Early Care and Education
  http://ericps.crc.uiuc.edu/ccdece.html 

• Center for the Future of Children
  http://www.futureofchildren.org 

• Child Care Action Campaign
  http://www.usakids.org/sites/ccac.html

• Child Care Bureau
  http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb

• Child Care Consulting Services
  http://www.mcchildcare.com/

• Child Care Parent/Provider Information Network
  http://www.childcare-ppin.com

• Childcare Providers Resources--A comprehensive source for information, products & services and provider listings relating to the business of childcare

• Cottage Point Publications
  http://www.cottagepoint.com

• Children’s Defense Fund
  http://www.tmn.com/cdf/index.html 

• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  http://www.cpsc.gov 

• Daycare.com - resources for parents & providers
  http://www.daycare.com/

• Daycare Providers’ Home Page
  http://www.io.org/~dlukas/overview.html

• Daycare Provider Beginners’ Page
  http://www.accessone.com/~hitflu/daycare

• Families and Work Institute
  http://www.familiesandworkinst.org 

• Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
  http://www.jjpi.com/portal/jnj/jjpi

• Kinderstart   The largest (and most popular) indexed directory and search engine focused on children zero to seven on the 'net.
  http://www.kinderstart.com/index.html

• National Center for Children in Poverty
  http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/dept/nccp 

• National Child Care Information Center
  http://ericps.crc.vidc.edu/nccichome.html

• Parenthood.com
  http://www.links.parenthood.com/links.html

• Project EXCEPTIONAL Minnesota
  http://www.projectexceptional.org

• Punky’s Child Care Connection
  http://www.cisnet.com/punky/daycare.html

• Redleaf National Institute
  http://www.redleafinstitute.com/Index.cfm

• Soho Center
  http://www.summit.net/home/soho_center

• The Urban Institute
  http://www.urban.org

• Child Care Resource Directory
  http://www.utyx.com/childcare/
  Contains childcare related news, books and web resources

• Univ of Minnesota Extension Service
  http://www.extension.umn.edu

• Zero to Three
  http://www.zerotothree.org

Others:

• The Child Care Action Website - Ontario childcare publications
• Child Care Online - Provider/Parent Info, Forums, Store
• Child Care Provider/Parent Info Network (Publicat., Products, Bulletin Board and more)
• Creative Pre-K - Creative Lesson Plans
• Daycare Provider's Beginners Page (How to start-up Daycare Services)
• A Home Away From Home! - Bobbi's site (monthly menu, theme, activities)
• Karen's Korner (childcare menu suggestions, great links)
• Childcare Connections (Punky's Great Pages!)
• Soho Center - REACH Initiative, Newsletter, Family Childcare Video, and more!
• Stephanie's Childcare Sites - filled with some great links
• The Womblegarten - Homeschool Options and Parental-choice in Education - Great Links & Info
• Kids 1st Child Care - Family Day Care Providers, lots of resources
• Little Tots FDC

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Organizations

Also see Organizations Page

• ACEI--The Association for Childhood Education International

• American Federation of Daycare Services
  http://www.afds.com 

• Child Care Aware
  http://www.targetstores.com/TargetWWW/html/child01.htm 

• ChildCareExchange is a place to find some of the best Internet resources for providers, directors, teachters and parents.

• Council for Professional Recognition--The governing body for CDA (Child Development Associate) credential.

• Minnesota Association for the Education of the Young Child and
  the Institute for Professional Development (MNAEYC)

• Minnesota Child Care Resource & Referral Network  offers a variety of information in this website about child care.

• MN Early Childhood Education and Training Clearinghouse--Find training in Minnesota by region, date, or subject.

• National Association for the Education of the Young Child

• National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

• International Family Day Care Organization--Not working at this time

• National Association for Family Child Care
  http://www.nafcc.org

• National Daycare Alliance
  http://www.thegrapevine.com/daycare/

• The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project of the Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is a national resource that links information and people to complement, enhance, and promote the child care delivery system, working to ensure that all children and families have access to high-quality comprehensive services

• NNCC--The National Network for Child Care--The web site of cooperative Extension Services (includes links to issues of Family Child Care Connections)

• Ready 4 K Minnesota is a new organization dedicated to ensuring that every Minnesota child is ready for school. 

• The Children, Youth, and Families Education Research Network

• The Early Childhood Organizing Project On-Line is your center for organizing and activism for young children in Minnesota.

• USA Child Care is an organization for child care providers who believe that all children deserve high quality care.

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Advocacy/Policy:
 

• American Humane Association Children’s Division
  http://www/amerhumane.org 

• Child Care Law Center
  http://www.childcarelaw.org/ 
• Children Now
  http://www.childrennow.org/
• Children's Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefensefund.org
• The Children's Foundation
  http://www.childrensfoundation.net/

• Electronic Policy Network
  http://epn.org 

• National Association of Child Advocates
  http://www.childadvocacy.org

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Activities & Learning:

• Idea Box (activities for kids)
  http://www.theideabox.com/

• Worksheets Unlimited (printable worksheets and activities)
  http://www.crosswinds.net/~rozalski/WorksheetsUnlimited.html

• Games Kids Play (huge listing of games and activities)
  http://www.gameskidsplay.net/

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Brain Research:

• I Am Your Child
  http://www.iamyourchild.org

• http://www.ama-assn.org/public/journals/nuer/nuerhome

• http://www.burke.org/journals

• http://www.rigginst.org/brain

• http://www.dana.org/dana/grev

• http://www.uokhsc.edu/depts.patholgy/publications/default

• http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/brain

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Career Development:

• Minnesota Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
  http://www.wavefront.com/~mnaeyc

• National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
  http://www.naeyc.org/naeyc

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Child Abuse & Neglect:

• National SAFE KIDS Campaign
  http://www.safekids.org

• Stop It Now! Minnesota - a campaign to prevent child sexual abuse
  http://www.youcanstopitnow.org/

• National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect
  http://www.calib.com/nccanch 

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Child Development:

• Born Learning (includes some downloads on ages & stages of development)
  http://www.bornlearning.org/default.aspx?id=17

• Center on Social & Emotional Foundations
  http://csefel.uiuc.edu/index.html

• Early Childhood Resource Center
  http://www.rti.org/child/

• Johnson's
  http://www.johnsonsbaby.com/learning_place/childdevelopment/

• Ready 4 K Minnesota
  http://www.organizeforchildren.com/

• Kindergarten Readiness Checklist
  http://www.pcsb.k12.fl.us/prek/readiness.htm

• The Parent Center
  http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/

• National Parent Information Network
  http://www.npin.org/

• Zero to Three
  http://www.zerotothree.org/

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Children With Special Needs:

• National Association of Private Schools for Exceptional Children
  http://www.spedschools.com/napsec

• ADA and Disability Information
  http://www.public.iastate.edu/~sbilling/ada.html 

• Interventions and Strategies for Success of Children with Autism (pdf file)

• Autism Information Center at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/dd/ddautism.htm 

Others:

• DirectAbility
• Family Village
• Talk Radio on Life and Disability
• EASI-- Access to Information for Persons With Disabilities
• Disability Resources
• U of MN Pediatric Centers, Policies, and Societies
The National Council on Disability 18th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1996
• 17th Annual Report to Congress on the Implementation of The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 1995
• White House Conference on Early Childhood Development & Learning
• National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR)
• Attention Deficit Disorder Archive
• Compliance Control Center - Covering hand-transmitted infections in daycare, etc
• Help for the Family with the Special Child
• The Virtual Hospital

Dealing with Disaster:

• Talking with Children When the Talking Gets Tough  By: Judith Myers-Walls, Extension Specialist, Purdue University
  http://www.cyfernet.org/talkchild.html
  http://www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/children/index.html
• Recognizing Stress in Children  By: PrepareRespondRecover.com with Children's Needs section developed in collaboration with Dr. Karen DeBord, Extension Specialist, North Carolina State University
  http://www.PrepareRespondRecover.com/childrensneeds/
• Families Coping with Traumatic Events
  http://www.familyinfoserv.com/crisis.html
• The Child Advocate - Disaster Help for Parents and Children
  http://www.childadvocate.net/disaster.htm
• Families Coping with Traumatic Events - Resources available on the Family Information Services Web site
  http://www.familyinfoserv.com/crisis.html
• The WonderWise Parent
  A page for use by Kansas FACS agents with links to other websites with potentially useful information.
  http://www.ksu.edu/wwparent/child_stress.htm
• Dealing with Stress and Tragedy
  Penn State Family and Consumer Sciences, Ag and Extension Ed
  http://agexted.cas.psu.edu/fcs/dp/Grief.html
• FEMA Resources for Parents and Teachers
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/teacher.htm

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Diversity:

• CAPI--The Center for Asians and Pacific Islanders
  http://www.capiusa.org

• Children of Lesbians and Gays Everywhere
  http://www.colage.org

• CLAS - Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
  http://clas.uiuc.edu/

• Gay and Lesbian Parents Coalition International
  http://www.glpci.org

• National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  http://www.naacp.org

• Native Web
  http://www.nativeweb.org 

• Indian Health Service
  http://www.his.gov 

• National Black Child Development Institute
  http://www.nbcdi.org 

• CLNet Diversity Page
• Latino Web Valuing Diversity Measures  
• Realities of Stereotypes 
• Council for Exceptional Children - Division of Early Childhood  
• Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services  
• Institute for Community Inclusion 
• Intercultural Development Research Association 
• National Association for Multicultural Education 
• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities 
• The Clearinghouse for Multicultural and Bilingual Education 
• UNESCO Special Needs Education 
• Caring for Children With Special Needs: Developmental Delays  
• Caring for Children with Special Needs: Developmental Delays  
• Celebrate Diversity! 
• Celebrating Diversity: Resisting Bias
• Circle of Inclusion 
• Circulo de Inclusion 
• First They Are Children  
• Five Ways to Analyze Classrooms for an Anti-bias Approach
• Food for Thought: Fall Celebrations  
• Helping Children Deal With Differences 
• Holidays: Celebrating Diversity and Meeting Children's Developmental Needs 
• Learning About our World: American Indians  
• Learning About our World: A Bit of "New World" History 
• Learning About our World: Celebrating Kwanzaa  
• The Case for Integrating Children With Special Needs  
• Welcoming a Special Child  

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Early Intervention:

• Division for Early Childhood
• NEC*TAS Home Page
• Early Intervention Services Coordination
• The Hanen Early Language Program
• Science for Young Children!
• Global Early Intervention Network

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Educational Issues:

• Bright Beginnings
  http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/dpi/dlcl/bbfcsp/echildhm.html

• CyferNet
  http://www.cyfernet.org/

• HEADSTART
  http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/

• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  http://www.naeyc.org/

Others:

• Pathways Service Coordination Project
• Portage Project Demonstration Model
• Project SLIDE

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Family Child Care:

• Day Care Provider's Home Page
  http://www.icomm.ca/daycare/index.html

• Family Child Care Page
  http://www.mtn.org/radiofdc/

• Minnesota Licensed Family Child Care Association
  http://www.mlfcca.org

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Family Child Care Business:

• American Fed. of Daycare Services (Liability/Med. Insurance for home daycare)
• Americans w/Disabilities Act (ADA) pertaining to childcare (Published by Arc U.S.)
• Child Care Works
• Child Care On-line
• Childcare Provider's Internet Resource Center   
• Children Now
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
• Daycare.com  
• Family Child Care Link Page
• Financial Aid:  http://childcarefinancialaid.org/
• Job Futures - Child Care and Home Support Workers (CDN)
• Kidsource
• Morgan & Associates Inc. - Insurance Brokerage
• National Association for Family Child Care
• National Network for Childcare
• National Network for Childcare Provider's Study Guide  
• Red Leaf Press  
• The Child Care Circle

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Family Support:

• National Parent Teacher Association
  http://www.pta.org

• National Parent Information Network
  http://www.ericps.ed.uiuc.edu/npin

• National Council on Family Relations
  http://www.ncfr.com

• Family Support Network
  http://www.familynetwork.org/wecare

• The Parent Center
  http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/

Others:

• Exceptional Parent
• Families USA's Home Page
• Seliger & Associates Grant Writing Contact Information
• Family Internet: Home Page
• The Family Empowerment Network
• Family Support Network of NC Home Page
• Internet Resources for Urban/Minority Families
• The Family Village
• The Pacer Center's World Wide Web Site
• Nebraska Partnership IDEAS Network

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Governmental Listings:

NATIONAL:
 

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
  http://www.bls.gov 

• Child Care Bureau
  http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb 

• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  http://www.cpsc.gov 

• Department of Education
  http://www.ed.gov 

• Department of Health and Human Services
  http://www.os.dhhs.gov 

• Department of Labor
  http://www.dol.gov 

• Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Communities
  http://www.ezec.gov 

• FedWorld Information Network
  http://www.fedworld.gov 

• Indian Health Service
  http://www.his.gov 

• IRS Child Care Provider's Website
  http://www.irs.gov/smallbiz/childcare/index.htm

• Library of Congress’ State and Local Government Resource Page
  http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html 

• Thomas Legislative Search
  http://thomas.loc.gov 

• U.S. Bureau of the Census
  http://www.census.gov

Other:

• National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
• Federal Interagency Coordinating Council
• National Early Childhood Technical Assistance System (NECTAS)
• Fed World Home Page
• U.S.Department of Education
• HEAD START Bureau
• U.S. Department of Education Publications
• 1995and 1996 Federal Register
• U.S. Government Printing Office
• U.S. Federal Government Agencies
• The United States Postal Service, Internet Branch
• HHS Agencies on the Internet
• Federal Government Resources on the Web
• FEDERAL NEWS SERVICE
   

STATE OF MINNESOTA: 

• CFL/Early Childhood
  http://cfl.state.mn.us/ecfi 

• Minnesota Early Childhood Caucus
  http://www.earlychildhoodcaucusmn.org/

• Minnesota Department of Human Services
  http://www.dhs.state.mn.us/Licensing/default.htm

• Minnesota Department of Health
  http://www.health.state.mn.us/

• Department of Minnesota Planning
  http://mnplan.state.mn.us 

• Minnesota State Legislature
  http://www.leg.state.mn.us

• Registry
  http://www.cycf.umn.edu/ectrain

• State Fire Marshall Code   Click HERE (pdf file)
  
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Health & Safety Issues:

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  http://www.aap.org

• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  http://www.aacap.org/

• American Lung Association of MN
  www.alamn.org
  Asthma Information Center
  http://www.alamn.org/InfoCenter/ProviderDefault.asp

• Arthritis and Glucosamine Information Center
  http://www.glucosamine-arthritis.org/

• Children’s Health Environment Coalition
  http://www.checnet.org

• Children's Hospitals and Clinics Resources  (great resource for variety of illness and ailments)
  http://www.childrenshc.org/Manuals/PFS/Alphabetical.asp or
  http://www.childrenshc.org/manuals/pfs/index.asp

• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
  http://ncr.uchse.edu

• National Safe Kids Campaign
  http://www.safekids.org/index.cfm

• The ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care
  http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/contents.htm

• FEMA Resources for Parents and Teachers
  http://www.fema.gov/kids/teacher.htm

• The Balmoral Project - search child and adolescent behaviors
  http://www.balmoralfarm.ns.ca/

• Safe Kids USA
  http://www.usa.safekids.org/tier2_rl.cfm?folder_id=166

• Car Seat Check Appointment Locations
• First Aid (Health World Online)  
• Handwashing curriculum Dept. of Health (pdf file)
• Immunization page from Dakota County Public Health  
• Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute 
• Kidshealth first aid and safety  
• Minnesota Dept. of Health
• Minnesota Poison Control Public Education.
• Minnesota Safety Council
• MN Department of Public Safety Buckle up for kids  
• National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
• Poisonous Plant Index 
• Safechild
• Second Hand Smoke Link Page   
• State Fire Marshal Uniform Fire code
• The ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care

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Homelessness:

• http://www.homeless.23x7.com

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Hunger:

• http://www.chf2serve.org

• Food Assistance Programs  
• Child Care Home: Appetites and Healthy Attitudes Toward Food 
• Food Assistance  
• Food Research and Action Center  
• Household Food Security in the United States, 1998 

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Nutrition & Diet:

• The Minnesota Provider Nutrition Network
  http://www.mpnn.org

• Provider's Choice
  http://www.providerschoice.com

• Common Questions About Food  

• Child Care Nutrition Resource System  

• Child and Adult Care Food Program  

• Children's Foundation 

• Child Care and Adult Food Program 

• El Programa Alimenticio Para Guarderias Y Adultos 

• Food and Nutrition Resources for Grades Preschool Through 6  

• Food Research and Action Center  

• Infant Feeding Requirements in the Child and Adult Care Food Program Meal Pattern  

• Mealtime Memo for Child Care 

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Violence Prevention:

• Coalition for Quality Children’s Media
  http://www.cqcm.org/kidsfirst

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Welfare Reform:

• Welfare Information Network
  http://www.welfareinfo.org/

• http://www.stand.org/kidusa/netyork.html

• http://epn.org/prospect/30/fs30banc.html

• http://www.stand.org/index/index/html

• http://www.ed.gov

• http://www.ombwatc.w/lowinc/home.html

• http://www.tmn.com/cdf/implementlaw.html#tables

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Interesting Miscellaneous Sites:

• Early Childhood Educator’s and Family Web Corner
  http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids

• Early Childhood Education Online
  http://www.ume.maine.edu/~cofed/eceol/welcome.html

• Kids Health
  http://www.kidshealth.org/

• Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
  http://www.pbs.org/rogers/index.html

• National Network for Child Care
  http://www.nncc.org/

• School-Age Child Care Project
  http://www.wellesley.edu/wcw/crw/sac

• Parents Place
  http://www.parentsplace.com/

• Activities
  http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/1469/activity.htmll

• Activity Pages
  http://www.geocities.com/Heatland/6459/activity.html

• Aunt Annie’s Crafts
  http://www.auntannie.com

• Craft Exchange
  http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/3053/exchange

• Family.Com
  http://family.disney.com

• The Idea Box
  http://www.theideabox.com

• The Activity Cupboard
  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7997/sherri2a.html

• Child Care Parent Provider Info
  http://childcare-ppin.com/bulletin.html

• CPSC Home Page
  http://www.cpsc.gov

• Handwriting for Kids - lessons to help children learn to read and write
  http://www.handwritingforkids.com/handwrite/index.htm

• Mailbox Magazine
  http://www.theeducationcenter.com/cgi-bin/tec/guest.jsp

• Live and Learn Toy Recall List
  http://www.liveandlearn.com

• Providers Page
  http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7402/othpropag.html

• Punky’s Child Care Connection
  http://www.delphi.com/care

• 500,000 Free Cool Graphics
  http://www.little.fishnet.neeet/~gini/cool

• Clipart Collection
  http://ftp1.rad.kumc.edu/clips/index.htm

• Kids Domain
  http://www.kidsdomain.com

• Clipart Directory
  http://www.clipart.com

• BABYCENTER - This site is for expectant and new parents, it has areas covering pregnancy, baby care, family life, and working parents.
  http://www.babycenter.com

• STORKSITE - Pre-pregnancy through the first year of life.  You have to register-meaning you get asked annoying personal questions before getting access so the owners can sell ads-but once in, parents can chat, seek expert advice and search a medical reference library.
  http://www.storksite.com 

• FAMILY EDUCATION - The new & policy section on this site carries updates on legislation affecting families and education, and urges users to contact and rate the law-and-policy-makers who represent them.
  http://familyeducation.com

• DAILY PARENT - Join bulletin-board discussions on subjects including computers and television, “Up All Night” and “Nannies & Sitters” Articles on birth order, child care and child safety.
  http://www.dailyparent.com

• So you want to be a parent?  How to really prepare for parenthood.  For example, attempt to put an octopus in a mesh bag so none of the arms hang out.  This is an exercise for dressing a small child.
  http://lake.sowshco.k12.mn.us/pk/html/pfp.html

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Fun Websites for Children:

• Kids.Net.AU (a great kids' search engine)
• The Official Beanie Baby Website
• ACEKids Kool Kids Stuff
• Bonus.Com, the Supersite For Kids
• EduPuppy (for preschool through grade 2)
• Seussville (Dr. Seuss)
• Nickelodeon
• Kid Stuff - middleage & teenagers
• Jason Project
• Cartoon's Corner
• Color A Picture Online (great things to color on the computer)
• Kaleidoscope: Kid Stuff
• Carlos' Coloring Book
• Kids Domain
• Kids Web
• Kids Link
• Kid Com
• The Electronic Zoo
• Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
• Tater Man
• Welcome to the North Pole
• Becky's Tigger Page
• Toys"R"Us