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For Educators: 3 to 5 years old

1. Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood (nde.state.ne.us/ech/ech.html)
The mission of the Nebraska Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood is to provide leadership, resources, and professional development in support of high quality early childhood settings and effective parenting.

2. Early Childhood Training Center (http://ectc.nde.ne.gov/)
The ECTC provides support and training to staff working with young Nebraska children and families and serves as a resource to parents and families about parenting. Excellent early childhood links.

3. Nebraska Resource and Referral System (http://nrrs.ne.gov/)
Comprehensive internet resource that is user friendly to identify services for individual and families across Nebraska.
4. The Perpetual Pre-school (http://perpetualpreschool.com)
Over 12,000 free ideas for parents and educators of young children.
5. Charles A. Dana Foundation (http://dana.org)
A gateway to brain information – research and resources.
6. Harvard Family Research Project (gse.harvard.edu/hfrp/)
Contains information for educators that strives to promote more effective educational practices, programs, and policies for disadvantaged children and youth by generating, publishing, and disseminating our and others’ research. Also has information on complimentary learning.
7. Nebraska State Title I Office (nde.state.ne.us/federalprograms/TITLEI/index.htm)
This web page provides the current information on the Title I program.