Parents as Teachers National Center - St. Louis, Missouri

Website:  www.parentsasteachers.org

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - Washington, D.C.

Website:  www.naeyc.org

Zero to Three - Washington, D.C.

Website:  www.zerotothree.org

National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) - Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Website:  www.nieer.org

National Center for Family Literacy - Louisville, Kentucky

Website:  www.famlit.org

Council of Chief State School Officers - Washington, D.C.

Website:  www.ccsso.org/Projects/Early_Childhood_and_Family_Education/

Bowman, B. T., Donovan, M.S., and Burns, M.S., eds., National Research Council, Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy. Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 2001.

Shonkoff, J. P., and Phillips, D. A., eds., National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development. From Neurons to Neighborhoods:  The Science of Early Childhood Development. Washington, D.C.:  National Academy Press, 2000.