Cabinet Secretary
Matt Althoff
Child Care Links and Resources
Child Care Services is committed to helping parents and providers learn all they can about children and child care issues.
Below you will find a variety of topics with additional information for parents, providers and other educators.
Developmental Screening Information
Interest to Parents
- American Academy of Pediatrics Healthy Children
- Child Safety Seat Distribution Program
- Choosing Child Care Booklet
- CPR training for parents and caregivers: Ensuring child safety at home
- Department of Social Services Handbook
- Expulsion Policy
- First 1,000 Days
- HealthySD.gov
- I Am Your Child Foundation
- Period of Purple Crying
- Reach Out and Read (Importance of Reading Aloud)
- South Dakota After School Network
- South Dakota Parent Resource Information
- Strong South Dakota Families
- Zero to Three Resources for Families
Interest to Providers
- Afterschool Alliance
- Child Care Aware of America
- CPR training for parents and caregivers: Ensuring child safety at home
- Early Literacy Learning
- Family Child Care Professionals of SD
- Good and Healthy SD
- Healthy Childcare Magazine
- HealthySD.gov
- Lead Sampling in Licensed Childcare Facilities Information
- National After-school Association (NAA)
- National Child Care Association
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC)
- National Association for Family Child Care
- Recommendations for Temporary Exclusion from Child Care Setting Poster
- Reportable Disease List Poster
- Siouxland Association of Child Care Directors
- South Dakota After School Network
- South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children (SDAEYC)
- South Dakota Association of Child Care Directors
- South Dakota Early Child Enrichment (ECE) Resource Hub
- South Dakota School-Age Care Alliance (SoDakSACA)
- Southeastern Technical College
Training and Education Links
- Center for Early Literacy Learning
- Council for Professional Recognition
- SD Step Ahead
- The Program for Infant Toddler Caregivers
- You for Youth Online Professional Development
Government Links
Other Links
- Background Screening Information
- Child Care & Dev. State Plan
- Child Seat Safety Distribution Program
- Child Care Assistance Program
- Child Care Inspection Results
- Early Learning Guidelines
- Emergency Preparedness
- Licensing and Registration Information
- Quality Initiatives
- Search for Child Care
- Training and Education