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Parent Advocacy >Organizations
for Young Children
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National Organizations
Children's Defense Fund (CDF)
25 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 1.800.CDF.1200
www.childrensdefense.org
CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all children of America
who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves. CDF pays particular
attention to the needs of poor and minority children and those with
disabilities. CDF educates the nation about the needs of children
and encourages preventive action before children get sick, into trouble,
drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA)
440 First Street NW, Third Floor
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: 202.638.2952
www.cwla.org
CWLA is a national membership organization of public and nonprofit
agencies devoted to promoting the well-being of abused and neglected
children and their families, and protecting every child from harm.
Center for the Child Care Workforce (CCW)
733 15th Street, NW Suite 1037
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: 202.737.7700
www.ccw.org
CCW is a research, education and advocacy organization committed
to improving child care quality by improving child care jobs: upgrading
the compensation, working conditions and training of child care teachers
and family child care providers.
National Association of Child Care Resource and
Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
1319 F Street, NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20004-1106
Tel: 202.393.5501
www.naccrra.org
NACCRRA and leadership in state networks and local CCR&R agencies
offer services and programs that make child care work for families
and communities. They support families in their most important roles
of nurturing their children and balancing the demands of family and
work.
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California Organizations
Child Development Policy Institute (CDPI)
926 J Street, Suite 412
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 916.443.1096
CDPI is the leader in the child care and development field on fiscal
and public policy matters, and is the principal advocate for children
and families in the California state budget process.
Child Care Law Center (CCLC)
973 Market St., Suite 550
San Francisco, CA 94103
Tel: 415.495.5498
www.childcarelaw.org
CCLC serves as a statewide legal
support center providing free legal
training, legal technical assistance and advocacy support to those
who work on child care issues for low-income families throughout California.
CCLC also provides legal assistance and information to non-profit
centers, family child care providers, parents, policy makers, community
and governmental agencies, unions and employers throughout the country.
Action Alliance For Children
The Hunt House
1201 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510.444.7136
www.4children.org
Action Alliance For Children is
dedicated to informing and
empowering people who work with
and on behalf of children.
Children NOW
1212 Broadway, 5th floor
Oakland, CA 94612
Tel: 510.763.2444
www.childrennow.org
Children NOW utilizes research and mass communications to make the
well-being of children a top priority across the nation. In California,
Children NOW provides annual statistical reviews on the status of
California's children at both the state and the county level.
California Association for the Education of
Young Children (CAEYC)
4330 Auburn Blvd., Suite 2400
Sacramento, CA 95841
Tel: 916.486.7750
www.caeyc.org
CAEYC is a membership organization devoted exclusively to promoting
excellence in early childhood education. Their goal is to work together
to advocate for the rights and needs of young children birth through
age eight and their families and to support members in their growth
and development as early childhood professionals. CAEYC is an affiliate
of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC,
www.naeyc.org), with one of nine sections based in San Diego, the
San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC,
www.sandiegoaeyc.org).
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San Diego Organizations
Children's Advocacy Institute (CAI)
University of San Diego School of Law
5998 Alcala Park
San Diego, CA 92110
Tel: 619.260.4806
www.acusd.edu/childrensissues/
CAI works to improve the status and well-being of children in our
society by representing their interests and their right to a safe,
healthy childhood. CAI represents children in the California Legislature,
in the courts, before administrative agencies, and through public
education programs.
Child Care Advocate Program (CCAP)
Community Care Licensing
7575 Metropolitan Dr., Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92108
Tel: 619.767.2212
CCAP provides a link between child care Licensing and the community.
CCAP tailors its activities to benefit each area's individual needs.
As child care advocate for San Diego and Imperial Counties, Dana Lovelace
provides information to parents, child care providers, employers,
educators and community groups.
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Local Public Policy Committees
Child Care & Development Planning Council
Contact Jigna Babla at
Tel: 619.515.6906 or email:
jbablahe@co.san-diego.ca.us
Public Policy Committee, San Diego Assoc. for
the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC)
Contact Celine Crimston at
Tel: 858.569.7273 x111 or website:
www.sandiegoaeyc.org
Public Policy Committee, San Diego County Family
Child Care Association (SDCFCCA)
Contact SDCFCCA at
Tel: 760.736.2598
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