NECTAC’s Presentation Finder - The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center has created an interactive database that stores all of the presentations from the National Early Childhood Inclusion Institutes since 2006 and from the Measuring Child and Family Outcomes Conference since 2007. Visitors to their Web site can search by meeting, presenter's name, topics and keywords.
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Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) - Revamped website offers data on pre-k special education.
The Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study (PEELS) is an online database that provides descriptive data on the characteristics of young children with special needs; their disabilities; their performance through elementary grades; the characteristics of their families, teachers, and schools; and the kinds of special education services they received. The data are based on 3,000 three- and four-year- olds with disabilities that the project has been tracking since 2003. (National Center for Education Statistics)
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IDEA Partnership - This Web site reflects the collaborative work of more than 55 national organizations, as well as technical assistance providers, and state and local organizations and agencies, together with the Office of Special Education Programs. The Web site contains links to the work of the partnership and to numerous resources on a variety of topics within special education. Of particular interest might be the sections Results for Kids: Resources, Many Journals, Many Voices and a topical overview of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004.
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Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - This site answers questions about the application of ADA to private child care centers.
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Keys to Inclusion - This section of the National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center's (NECTAC) Web site provides information on state policies and practices for including young children with disabilities in traditional settings....
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities - This site provides information on preventing birth defects and developmental disabilities, and improving the health and wellness of people with disabilities....
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) - NECTAC assists states in developing and implementing individualized, strategic, coordinated multi-level plans for improving results and outcomes for young children with special needs and their families. This Web site contains resources on issues such as coordinated services, funding sources and literacy, as well as the NECTAC electronic newsletter, eNotes.
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The Division for Early Childhood (DEC) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - This Web site provides access to DEC recommended practices, position papers and other publications, and the DEC Governmental Information and Children Action Network. DEC is a nonprofit organization advocating for individuals who work with or on behalf of young children with special needs and their families....
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center - This national technical assistance center works to support states, jurisdictions and others to improve services and results for young children with disabilities and their families. The site provides information on early childhood policies, research, practices and legislation....

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