A membership organization with the mission of strengthening the information and referral and crisis intervention services industry through advocacy, coordination and education.

Too Small to Fail, an initiative of the Clinton Foundation, is leading a public awareness and action campaign to promote the importance of early brain and language development and to empower parents with tools to talk, read, and sing with their young children from birth.

Technical Assistance and Training Systems (TATS) is a statewide project that supports programs serving pre-kindergarten (pre-K) children with disabilities by providing technical assistance and training. This support promotes high quality programs leading to positive outcomes for children and their families through coordinators for programs serving pre-K children with disabilities in...

As part of the Florida Department of Education, the Division of Early Learning (DEL) dedicates its people, time, and energy to ensuring access, affordability, and quality of early learning services for the state’s children and families. DEL supports children, their families, and the child care providers who serve them, through...

The National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI) promotes the positive social, emotional, and behavioral outcomes of young children. NCPMI provides tools and informational resources to families and early care and education professionals.

Head Start is a national school readiness program that provides comprehensive education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to children from low-income families. The purpose of this program is to enhance children’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development; to support parents’ efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help...

The Florida Children’s Council is an association of Children’s Services Council (CSCs) statewide. CSCs are a type of government entity established by county citizens to help fund organizations that serve children and families. Their top priority is to make sure children of all ages are healthy, safe, and prepared to...

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) is the nation’s health protection agency. This agency has supported a vast amount of research on child development that produced what many consider the guiding principles. The CDC’s Learn the Signs. Act Early. initiative encourages parents and caregivers to use milestones checklists...

As part of the Florida Department of Education, Children’s Medical Services is a collection of programs for eligible children with special needs. Each program provides family-centered care using statewide networks of specially qualified doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.

The Children’s Forum provides an array of programs and services to enhance the early care and education workforce through professional development opportunities. In addition to a variety of benefits, belonging to the Children’s Forum also satisfies the renewal of many credentials for education professionals.

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! Is a coordinated federal effort to encourage healthy child development, universal developmental and behavioral screening for children, and support for the families and providers who care for them.

Autism Navigator is a unique collection of web-based tools and courses developed to bridge the gap between science and community practice. Autism Navigator increases the capacity for healthcare, early intervention providers, families and caregivers to improve outcomes of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Autism Navigator contains a unique...

The Arc of Florida is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Arc works with local, state, and national partners and advocates for people with intellectual disabilities, autism, spina bifida, cerebral palsy, prader-willi syndrome, and other developmental...

Ages & Stages Questionnaire, Social Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ: SE-2) is a parent-completed, highly reliable system focused solely on social and emotional development in young children. Today, as children are increasingly exposed to risk factors such as poverty or toxic stress, the likelihood of anxiety, depression, and anti-social behavior increases....