National
Families and Work Institute
Families and Work Institute (FWI) is a non-profit center for
research that provides data to inform decision-making on the
changing workplace, changing family and changing community.
www.familiesandwork.org
National Child Care Information Center
The National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC), a project
of the Child Care Bureau, 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.
www.nccic.org
U.S. Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration seeks to build up
the labor market through the training of the workforce and the
placement of workers in jobs through employment services.
www.doleta.gov
WestEd
WestEd is a nonprofit research, development and service agency
that is committed to improving learning at all stages of life
— from infancy to adulthood, both in school and out.
www.wested.org
Wheelock College
The mission of Wheelock College is to improve the quality of
life for children and their families. Wheelock carries out this
mission by providing a sound liberal and professional education,
contributing to the knowledge of professionals in the field,
generating and sharing new knowledge, and influencing the development
of social policy. The mission of the College is sustained by
its academic programs, course offerings, and involvement in
the life of the surrounding community, as well as research,
curriculum development and professional activities.
www.wheelock.edu
West
Virginia
Celebrating Connections
This conference will provide information about practices, policies,
planning, and research that enhances community partnerships
and quality care in early care and education.
www.celebratingconnections.com
Coalition for West Virginia’s Children
The Coalition for West Virginia's Children is a group of individuals
and organizations dedicated to improving the well-being of our
state's children and families. Through education, collaboration
and advocacy we promise responsible public policies that give
children a fair chance in life.
www.coalitionwvchildren.org
Day One
The Day One project, an early intervention and parenting education
program, was first developed in 1984 by New Horizons for Learning,
a non-profit, international human resource network based in
Seattle, Washington.
www.wvha.org/day_one
Early Childhood Resource Lending Library
The library contains numerous resources such as books, brochures,
videotapes, training manuals, workbooks, curriculum guides,
assessment tools, and self-study modules. Also available for
loan are environmental controls, adapted toys and software.
www.wvdhhr.org/oss/library
Healthy Child Care West Virginia
Healthy Child Care West Virginia (HCCWV) is a collaboration
of individuals and agencies working together to improve the
health and safety of young children while in out-of-home care
in West Virginia.
www.hccwv.org
River Valley Child Development Services
River Valley's mission is to provide high quality, educational
and developmental services to the children and families in nurturing
and individually appropriate settings.
www.rvcds.org
Starting Points Centers
Starting Points Family Resource Centers were established in
1996 by West Virginia’s Governor’s Cabinet on Children
and Families and were developed to help assure that all children
are ready to learn when they start school.
www.prevnet.org/startingpoints
West
Virginia Association for Young Children
www.wvayc.org
West Virginia Birth to Three
The primary mission of the West Virginia Birth to Three program
is to identify children with developmental delays and to provide
early intervention services to those children and their families.
http://resa8.k12.wv.us/birth_to_3.htm
West Virginia Childcare Centers United
West Virginia Childcare Centers United is an organization dedicated
to improving the quality of childcare in West Virginia.
www.wvccu.com
West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program
The West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program (WV CHIP)provides
quality health insurance to eligible children and strives to
develop a health care system in which all West Virginia children
can access health care coverage.
www.wvchip.org
West Virginia Department of Education
wvde.state.wv.us
West Virginia Early Childhood Training Connections and Resources
www.wvearlychildhood.org
West Virginia Governor’s Cabinet on Children and Families
www.wvchildrenandfamilies.org
West Virginia Head Start Association
The West Virginia Head Start Association represents twenty-four
(24) Head Start programs statewide. Each Head Start program
is unique in providing services to their families to meet the
specific needs in the community.
www.wvheadstart.org
West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund
The West Virginia KIDS COUNT Fund is the primary link between
business and the child service sectors to improve the lives
of at-risk children.
www.wvkidscountfund.org
West Virginia Partners in Implementing an Early Care and
Education System (PIECES)
www.wvdhhr.org/oss/childcare
West Virginia Workforce Investment Board
www.state.wv.us/bep/
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
WIC is a federally funded discretionary program that focuses
on the link between good nutrition and good health.
www.wvdhhr.org/ons/WIC.htm
Colleges
/ Universities
The following West Virginia colleges and
universities will count the completed ACDS program toward an
associate or bachelor degree.
Bluefield
State College
www.bluefield.wvnet.edu/
Fairmont
State Community and Technical College
www.fscwv.edu/fsctc/
Glenville
State College
www.glenville.edu/
Marshall
Community and Technical College
www.marshall.edu/ctc
Potomac
State College
www.potomacstatecollege.edu/
Southern
West Virginia Community and Technical College
www.southern.wvnet.edu
West
Virginia Northern Community College
www.northern.wvnet.edu
West
Virginia State Community and Technical College
www.wvsc.edu
West
Virginia University Parkersburg
www.wvup.edu
