Early Childhood Development: Find Websites

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations. NCES is located within the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences.

An online resource for teachers and parents of children, from infants to age 8 years. Featured Content and Article Archive includes articles about child development, developmentally appropriate practices, health and safety, behavior and guidance, assessment.

A place where teachers can gather and share ideas. High-quality lesson plans and research materials.

LINCS is a national dissemination, resource gathering, and professional development system providing information on a wide variety of literacy relevant topics, issues, and resources.

Children's experiences prior to kindergarten, including cognitive and linguistic development, which help prepare them to succeed in school.

The Future of Children is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The mission of the Future of Children is to translate the best social science research about children and youth into information that is useful to policymakers, practitioners, grant-makers, advocates, the media, and students of public policy.