Parent Resources
Print Materials
- Don’t Be In the Dark: Alabama Child Care Facts Brochure
- The Child Care Safety Act and the State Plan for Child Care Development Fund (Changes to Alabama’s Child Care System effective August 1, 2019)
- Child Care Checklist
- Childcare Resources: Guide to Choosing Child Care
- Child Care Resources: Status of Child Care 2014
- DBITD Fact Sheet
- DBITD Hairdresser Poster
- DBITD Letter of Support
- DBITD Tattoo Poster
- VOICES for Alabama’s Children: Checklist for Selecting Child Care
Helpful Links
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
- Alabama Chapter – AAP
- Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR)
- Alabama Partnership for Children
- Alabama’s Parenting Assistance Line (PAL)
- Alabama School Readiness Alliance
- Alabama Quality STARS
- BabyPalooza Baby & Maternity Expo
- Born Learning
- Bright Futures Child Care Health Partnership
- Child Care Aware
- Healthy Child Care America
- Help Me Grow Alabama
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Regional Child Care Management Agencies
- VOICES for Alabama’s Children
- Zero to Three
Articles
- Alabama Child Care Centers: Just Because They’re Open Doesn’t Meant They’ve Been Inspected
- Alabama Daycare Centers: Licensed Versus Licensed Exempt
- Church-Exempt Day Care Centers: ‘Anyone Can Open One’
- Most Parents Don’t Know Difference Between Exempt, Nonexempt Day Care Centers
- Church-Exempt Child Care Centers Need More Oversight
- What Parents Need to Know About Daycare
TV and Radio
Role Reversal TV Ad
Blindfolded TV Ad
“Don’t Be In The Dark” Children’s Song Radio Ad
Parent and Child Role Reversal Radio Ad