• National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1509 16th St. NW., Washington, DC 20036. Internet: http://www.naeyc.org

For more information about the childcare workforce, contact:

• Center for the Child Care Workforce, a project of the American Federation of Teachers Education Foundation, 555 New Jersey Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20001. Internet: http://www.ccw.org

For an electronic question-and-answer service on childcare, information on becoming a childcare provider, and other childcare resources, contact:

• National Child Care Information Center, 243 Church St. NW., 2nd floor, Vienna, VA 22180. Telephone (tollfree): 800-424-4310. Internet: http://www.nccic.org

For a database on licensing requirements of childcare settings by State, contact:

• National Resource Council for Health and Safety in Child Care, University of Colorado Health and Sciences Center at Fitzsimons, Campus Mail Stop F541, P.O. Box 6508, Aurora, CO 80045-0508. Telephone (tollfree): 800-598-5437. Internet: http://nrc.uchsc.edu

For a list of colleges offering courses in early childhood education, contact:

• Council for Professional Recognition, 2460 16th St. NW., Washington, DC 20009-3575. Internet: http://www.cdacouncil.org

For information on becoming a family childcare provider, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to:

• The Children's Foundation, 725 15th St. NW., Suite 505, Washington, DC 20005-2109. Internet: http://www.childrensfoundation.net

State Departments of Human Services or Social Services can supply State regulations concerning child daycare programs, childcare workers, teacher assistants, and preschool teachers.

Detailed information on the following key occupations in the child daycare services industry appears in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook:

• Education administrators
• Childcare workers
• teacher assistants
• Teachers—preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary