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The National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center (NCCIC) is a website devoted to providing childcare information to parents for the development of their children and information to those in the childcare field. NCCIC provides information for childcare companies and parents that are the target audience for NCCIC material. The information that I reviewed from the website was very relevant to childcare and offered information that I found to be very useful. The NCCIC provided a searchable library that can help a user find articles and information on work and family issues. It also provided information for professional development in the child care field. I found the NCCIC site to be very credible because it is sponsored only by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. One of the more interesting observations about the website is the information for the licensing for child care providers. The website did not have any advertisement and sponsors and is fully owned by the U S Health department. This leads me to believe that the site does not have a bias and is strictly there to provide information. There we not any links to take users to websites to join to further a political agenda. This in my opinion is always a great sign. The only issue that I have with the site is that it is too much information. This can be overwhelming to typical users and such. The library to pull research and articles is a bit difficult to use. However if I was interested in child care and wanted to develop a further understanding of finding out about the procedure to become a licensed child care facility, this would be a place I would recommend.

I agree there is a lot of information on this site. It is designed primarily for educators and they really like their information all in one place. Wow, there is a lot of links and references, so many that for the average reader, it is overwhelming. But Wow, there is some great information on this site, like early learning guidelines and school readiness information. I can see how this would be a very useful place to get regulations and information for any child development education setting. As a parent, I could use this site to make sure they are meeting the expectations of the minimum governmental standards. This would have been nice 15 years ago and I am glad to see it now for all the future parents.

This is truly a great website. I have saved to my favorite and know that I will be referencing this many times throughout my life, both as a parent (one day) and (hopefully) as a childcare center owner. I am actually surprised that I have not already come across this site throughout my searching, but am definitely glad to know about it now. I agree with all of your critiques about the site. I do think that the target audience is aimed mainly at educators and providers, but is a great resource for anyone interested in the abundant topics they address. It is well organized and easy to use, so finding a specific topic shouldn't be a problem.

Corporate voices for working families a business membership that is dedicated to helping public and corporate organizations discusss working family issue. It is clearly lead by private and publicly traded companies. I believe that the intended audience for this site is both corporate managers and working families that have hourly and non exempt worker. The corporate voices for working families work on 5 key issues and they are workforce readiness, workplace flexibility, family economic stability, work and family issues and legislative issues. Overall I think the website offered some great information as to how managers can implement more family friendly policies. I also thought the website is non partisan because it has section dedicated to Congress men and women that have helped to advance the work/family issue. In reading some of the information the site provide one of the things that I really enjoyed reading was the idea of helping make hourly employees just as successful as non hourly employees. One of the things comapnies forget that their hourly employees are just as important as non hourly employees. The website does provide documentation as to who are the corporate partners are and in my opinion does not have a hidden agenda. It seems to care about issues that working families face and how to improve work/life issues for hourly employees. There are several issues that I learned about in reading the website. First is that companies need to be concerned about work family issues not just for managers and exempt employees but also hourly workers. Many companies only look at work life from an exempt employee point of view and not hourly workers that are just as critical. I also learned about lactation programs for working mothers. I also learned about work place development. That at a time when there is so many having economic hardship that now is not the time to eliminate work for development programs. One of the best things that I learned in readin

Ernest - I really like this site. What impressed me is the annual report that is on the site which lists 64 corporate sponsors and included the full board member list and their corporate affiliation. The site is going on my favorites list. I especially like the area they call workforce readiness where they offer information about our education system and the changes needed to get our young person's ready to join the workforce. The brochures are a nice touch that highlights the corporate sponsors that helped to evaluate or study the area covered in each handout. This really showcases the corporate involvement in the community.

This EAP (Employee Assistance Program) is provided by Partners HealthCare which is a non-profit integrated healthcare delivery system in Eastern Massachusetts. They serve the employees of Partners HealthCare and some other healthcare providers in Eastern MA. They provide support for any work/life issue such as: Balancing work and family, childcare, eldercare resources, and family and marital concerns. Partners EAP is made up of volunteers who provide free services to include: short-term counseling, workplace based consultation, and information and referral programs for employees and their household members. All of the counselors are licensed professionals and the Partners Healthcare EAP was awarded accreditation by the Council of Accreditation, a hallmark of excellence for EAP providers that has been earned by less than 5% of EAPs internationally and the 2009 EAP Digest/Employee Assistance Professional Association Quality Award. In 2007 They were awarded the Corporate Award for EAP Excellence by the Employee Assistance Society of North America. All of the counselors and licenses held is also listed. The website for Partners EAP listed several resources for their employees. Some of the resources listed were for elder care, child care, and healthy living. Each resource had a link to the respective service website with address and phone numbers. Some of the resources contact information hadn't been updated for a few years but all the links that I tried worked. There is also a schedule for events that Partners EAP is hosting to include seminars on eldercare, nutrition, and childcare. Overall the website provided good information to their employees. I liked how the site guided you through steps on how to assess your situation and then provided a link to different providers that could help you. What I learned from this site is that resources are out there you just have to look for them. Partners EAP services are ALL free for their employees. They are also a

Hi Heather, Excellent resource. I've only used EAP once before and it was valuable. I know that most organizations offer EAP as part of their benefits package, but find that like FMLA it is not used very often by employees. Unlike FMLA, however, there isnt any downside to using the support, it doesnt really require much time and the service is free. I wonder what the correlation is between its use versus other options that employees have difficulty using due to limitations such as not receiving pay during FMLA?

I agree, this is a very handy site. Tons of information, well formatted, and a wide variety of issues. I have worked for the company I with currently with for a total of about 4 years and only recently utilized the program they offer that is similar to this one. Once I finally took the time to poke around and see what they offered, I was amazed at some of the information I found. It really opened my eyes and helped me realize that I should be appreciating and taking advantage of these benefits more.Although indirectly related, I really liked the "Financial Resources" section and found some good tips and information. Good review!

AWLP was found in 1996 as an organization to advance work-life effectiveness as a business strategy. The overall goal was to enhance engagement and productivity though the integration of work, family and community. AWLP makes it a top priority to help define best practices and innovation while enabling users to have a website that encourages open dialogue. Each year, AWLP leads this effort to encourage every employer to take stock of their current work-life progress, celebrate, and then raise the bar. The resources AWLP offers include: History of Senate Resolution 210, Workplace Ideas for Celebration, Sample Internal Communication and Media Release, Success Stories, Articles and Reports, and finally online capability for highlighting the ideas of any and all employers' successes and progress The overall intended audience is clear cut and simple. No matter what work-life perspective you have they would like to know you opinion, whether or not you are a work-life professional, employer, employee or a service provider it does not matter. Depending on which work group you fall into, they separate out links and information that are more pertinent to your own situation. I give a lot of credit to the amount of detail this website puts forth to make every individual feel like their own opinion matters, which I truly believe the whole organization does care. AWLP is a legit organization and has enough proof to show it. The website showcases the awards they have won and also awards they give throughout communities. Not only can you find contact information, information can be found about their organization in any public library. Video clips throughout the news have been tagged to their website to also show their involvement throughout the past decade. In 2007, AWLP established the Work-Life Certified Professional (ALWP®) designation in 2007. This website offers links to businesses/organizations that offer the same kind of support/someone to talk to about t