These are the organization that I choose to make contact with, I had to make some changes to two because I did not get a response.

The Global Fund for Children: http://www.globalfundforchlidren 

At The Global Fund for Children, they give small grants to innovative community-based organizations working with the world’s most vulnerable children and youth. They also help our grassroots partners improve their sustainability, develop their networks, increase their visibility, and grow and deepen their capacity to positively affect children’s lives. They believe the best way to reach vulnerable children is through grassroots organizations. Embedded in their communities, these organizations are well placed to reach children where they live, play, and work, on the streets, in markets, in remote areas, and to create opportunities for them to learn, grow, and thrive. Our grassroots partners frequently provide   comprehensive care to meet children’s needs, use local resources and networks, and pioneer innovative solutions to old problems.

UNICEF: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/index.html

UNICEF is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. UNICEF has the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality.  That makes them unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young. We believe that nurturing and caring for children are the cornerstones of human progress.  UNICEF was created with this purpose in mind to work with others to overcome the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a child’s path.  We believe that we can, together, advance the cause of humanity. We advocate for measures to give children the best start in life, because proper care at the youngest age forms the strongest foundation for a person’s future.

This is the website that I am to study

The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies: http://www.naccrra.org/
Newsletter: http://capwiz.com/naccrra/mlm/signup/

NACCRRA, the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, is our nation’s leading voice for child care. We work with more than 600 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to quality, affordable child care. To achieve our mission, we lead projects that increase the quality and availability of child care, offer comprehensive training to child care professionals, undertake groundbreaking research, and advocate for child care policies that positively impact the lives of children and families.

 Since 1987, NACCRRA has been working to improve the system of early learning for children by:

 1. Providing training, resources and best practices standards to local and state CCR&Rs that support high-quality, accountable services

2. Promoting national policies and partnerships that facilitate universal access to high quality child care

3. Collecting, analyzing, and reporting current child care data and research, including child care supply and demand trends

4. Offering child care and parenting information and resources to families and connecting families to local CCR&R services.

One issue stated in the newsletter is that nearly 11 million children under age 5 are in some type of child care setting in America every week. Unfortunately, in many communities, child care is hard to find, harder to afford, and of questionable quality. NACCRRA has conducted several national parent polls to find out what parents look for in selecting child care and what they expect. Quality is the top concern for parents, followed by cost.  What NACCRRA found is that parents’ expectations about child care far exceed the reality of federal and state policies.