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Massachusetts Home Page www.mass.gov Child Care Choices of Boston www.childcarechoicesofboston.org Resources Regarding Inclusion of Children with Special Needs and Disabilities Disability Rights Wisconsin - A Thinking Guide to Inclusive Child Care Frank Porter Graham Center at UNC, Early Developments publication: The University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies NCCIC list of inclusion resources Early Childhood Inclusion Network and Syracuse University- Serving Children with Special Needs in Your Child Care Facility EOHHS Agency Index List of agencies that fall under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services. Health & Human Services DSS Home Page Massachusetts' Child Welfare and Protection Agency. Resources on Foster Care and Adoption, as well as other issues facing families in Massachusetts. www.mass.gov/dss/ Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act Commonly asked questions on the topic. www.usdoj.gov NAEYC National Association for the Education of Young Children www.naeyc.org NACCRRA National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies www.naccrra.org CPSC Consumer Product Safety Commission - an independent Federal regulatory agency, helps keep American families safe by reducing the risk of injury or death from consumer products. This site contains information about recalled child products. www.cpsc.gov Kids Count KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States. http://www.aecf.org/kidscount American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics is dedicated to the health of all children. http://www.aap.org Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Provides daily air quality information. http://www.mass.gov/dep/ Parents for Residential Reform http://www.pfrr.org Massachusetts School Age Coalition http://www.mass-sac.org Central Massachusetts Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention Campaign http://www.sbscentralmass.com Child Development, Family, Health, and Education Research http://www.cfw.tufts.edu Massachusetts Children's Trust Fund http://www.mctf.org/index.aspx Department of Public Health http://www.mass.gov/dph/ Antibiotic Resistance Information Department of Education http://www.doe.mass.edu/ Department of Early Education and Care www.eec.state.ma.us