Educators Helpful Links

Early Learning Resources Ohio (ELRO)

ELRO can provide discounts on products & services like food, HR services, J is for JOBS posting boards along with tips and templates for parent resources and family engagement ideas! This subscription is your one stop shop for ALL resources for your program and the children and families you serve! Click here to get started.

Child Care Licensing and Step Up To Quality

• Ohio Department of Children and Youth

Advocacy/Child Care Information

• Child Care Aware of America
• Groundwork Ohio
• Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children (OAEYC)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
  

Child Development

• National Center for Early Development & Learning
• National Center for Families Learning
• Zero to Three
• Reach Out & Read

Curriculum and Standards

• Ohio's Early Learning and Development Standards (ELDS)

Family Child Care

• National Association for Family Child Care

Health and Safety

• Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services - Early Childhood Mental Health (including expulsion prevention)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Reducing Suspension and Expulsion Practices in Early Childhood Settings
• Ohio Preschool Expulsion Prevention Partnership

Professional Development

• Council for Professional Recognition (CDA)
• Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association (OCCRRA)
• TEACH Early Childhood OHIO 
• Cox Campus
• Affordable Early Childhood Degrees Resource Guide

Program Administration and Family Engagement

• Ohio Family Engagement Center
• Sesame Workshop
• Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP)
  

School Readiness

• SPARK Ohio