Helpful Child Links
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Iowa Childcare Links
Child Care Resource and Referral of Central Iowa
Hawk-I (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)
Iowa Child Care Campaign (ASCME International)
Iowa Department of Human Service
Iowa Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers (IA PITC)
Mercy Medical Center Education
National Child Care Information for Iowa
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
Quality Rating System
Des Moines Area Entertainment
Adventureland
Blank Park Zoo
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Carmike Theaters (Carmike Theaters feature Bring Your Own Bucket
on Tuesdays. They fill your container with popcorn for only 50 cents!)
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Botanical Center
Des Moines Community Education
Des Moines Families
Des Moines Moms
Des Moines Parks and Recreation
Des Moines Playhouse
Des Moines Public Library
Des Moines Renaissance Faire
Jester Park Equestrian Center
Heritage Carousel
Iowa State Fair
Kids Eat Free
Living History Farms
Metro Ice Sports Facility (Ice Skating)
National Balloon Classic
Science Center of Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena at Iowa Events Center
YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Child Care Business Links
Environmental Rating Scales
Listing of Individual States' Child Care Regulations
NNCC: Income & Expenses
NNCC: Liability Insurance
NNCC: Record Keeping
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for Family Child Care
The National Child Care Information Center
Red Leaf Institute
Vista Print
My 6 seat stroller is a Turtle Bus!
Health, Safety & Helpful Information
American Academy of Pediatrics
Baby Center
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety & Recalls
Healthy Child Care America
National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care
Tuff's University, Child and Family Webguide
Zero to Three
Child Activities
All About Coloring
Activity Idea Place
Alphabet Foods
Animals A-Z
Child Care Lounge
Child Fun
DLTK's Coloring Pages
Everyday TLC
Family TLC
Family Fun
Felt Connection
First School Preschool Arts and Crafts
The Idea Box
Kinder Start
Lesson Planz
Preschool Education
Preschool Rainbow
Preschool Worksheets
Printable Pre-K
Theme Links
Very Best Kids
Flash Animation
We use these musical sites for encouraging active time indoors. The
children love to dance and sing to these silly songs. If you know of other
flash animation that would be kid friendly-ish, please email them to me!
Note that some of these are on parent sites that can contain some
inappropriate material for young children, so I linked to specific
animations.
Kitty Cat Dance
Ninja
Chill Out
Water Kittens
Winners
The Guinea Pig Way
When Biscuits Go Wrong
The Llama Song
Outtatheway
Punk Kittens
Lalala
Hamster Dance
Child Care Resource and Referral of Central Iowa
Hawk-I (Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa)
Iowa Child Care Campaign (ASCME International)
Iowa Department of Human Service
Iowa Program for Infant and Toddler Caregivers (IA PITC)
Mercy Medical Center Education
National Child Care Information for Iowa
Prevent Child Abuse Iowa
Quality Rating System
Des Moines Area Entertainment
Adventureland
Blank Park Zoo
Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad
Carmike Theaters (Carmike Theaters feature Bring Your Own Bucket
on Tuesdays. They fill your container with popcorn for only 50 cents!)
Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
Des Moines Art Center
Des Moines Botanical Center
Des Moines Community Education
Des Moines Families
Des Moines Moms
Des Moines Parks and Recreation
Des Moines Playhouse
Des Moines Public Library
Des Moines Renaissance Faire
Jester Park Equestrian Center
Heritage Carousel
Iowa State Fair
Kids Eat Free
Living History Farms
Metro Ice Sports Facility (Ice Skating)
National Balloon Classic
Science Center of Iowa
Wells Fargo Arena at Iowa Events Center
YMCA of Greater Des Moines
Child Care Business Links
Environmental Rating Scales
Listing of Individual States' Child Care Regulations
NNCC: Income & Expenses
NNCC: Liability Insurance
NNCC: Record Keeping
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for Family Child Care
The National Child Care Information Center
Red Leaf Institute
Vista Print
My 6 seat stroller is a Turtle Bus!
Health, Safety & Helpful Information
American Academy of Pediatrics
Baby Center
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Product Safety & Recalls
Healthy Child Care America
National Resource Center for Health & Safety in Child Care
Tuff's University, Child and Family Webguide
Zero to Three
Child Activities
All About Coloring
Activity Idea Place
Alphabet Foods
Animals A-Z
Child Care Lounge
Child Fun
DLTK's Coloring Pages
Everyday TLC
Family TLC
Family Fun
Felt Connection
First School Preschool Arts and Crafts
The Idea Box
Kinder Start
Lesson Planz
Preschool Education
Preschool Rainbow
Preschool Worksheets
Printable Pre-K
Theme Links
Very Best Kids
Flash Animation
We use these musical sites for encouraging active time indoors. The
children love to dance and sing to these silly songs. If you know of other
flash animation that would be kid friendly-ish, please email them to me!
Note that some of these are on parent sites that can contain some
inappropriate material for young children, so I linked to specific
animations.
Kitty Cat Dance
Ninja
Chill Out
Water Kittens
Winners
The Guinea Pig Way
When Biscuits Go Wrong
The Llama Song
Outtatheway
Punk Kittens
Lalala
Hamster Dance