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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.

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!