Accreditation and Credentialing

• Maryland State Department of Education
• Maryland State Department of Education, Office of Child Care

Children's Advocacy Organizations

• Advocates for Children and Youth
• Children's Defense Fund
• Friends of the Family 
• Maryland Committee for Children

Data and Research

• Annie E. Casey Foundation (KidsCount and Maryland Kids Count!)
• ChildCareResearch.org
• Child Trends
• ECONDATA.NET
• ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
• High Scope Educational Research Foundation
• Maryland School Readiness Data (prepared by the Maryland State Department of Education)
• Maryland School Performance Data
• mdK12
• National Center for Early Development and Learning
• National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL)
• National Center for Education Statistics
• National Child Care Information Center
• National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
• National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)

Early Care and Education

• Child Care Action Campaign
• Child Care Aware
• Child Care Partnership Project
• Child Care and Early Education Research Connections
• Early Head Start / Head Start (factsheet)
• Early Identification and Intervention Program (EIIP)
• Even Start
• Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY)
• Judith P. Hoyer Early Child Care and Family Education Centers  ("Judy Centers")
• Maryland Child Care Resource Network
• Maryland Infants and Toddlers Program
• mdk12
• PreKindergarten (Maryland)

Early Care and Education, Local Efforts in Maryland

• Early Childhood Services, Montgomery County, Maryland

Health and Safety

• The American Academy of Pediatrics
• Covering Kids
• Kids Health
• The Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Parent Education and Public Awarenes

• Baby Boosters
• Baby Center
• Baltimore's Child
• Better Baby Care
• I Am Your Child
• Maryland's Family Support Centers
• Maryland Public Television / Ready To Grow
• Parents As Teachers (Maryland)
• Parents.com
• ParentSmart.com
• Parent Soup
• Parent's Place
• Reading First
• Take 15!
• The ABC's of Parenting
• The Family Works

Public Policy, Maryland

• Maryland Business Roundtable for Education
• Maryland General Assembly
• Maryland Parent Teacher Association
• Maryland Governor's Office for Children, Youth and Families
• Maryland Public Information Network
• Maryland State Department of Education
• Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
• Maryland State Department of Human Resources
• Maryland State Department of Human Resources, Child Care Administration
• The State of Maryland

Public Policy, National

• Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services: Child Care Bureau and Head Start Bureau
• Committee for Economic Development
• Education Commission of the States
• Family and Work Institute
• Head Start Information and Publications Center
• National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Association of Elementary School Principals
• National Black Child Development Institute
• National Child Care Association
• National Center for Children in Poverty
• National Center for Family Literacy
• National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education
• National Even Start Association
• National Governors Association Center for Best Practice
• National Head Start Association
• National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
• National Parent Teacher Association
• US Department of Education
• Zero to Three