The purpose of this link is to give parents resources that could be helpful in understanding some of the issues that are facing our families, today. Contact the Director for additional links if any parent has a subject that they would like to know more about. 

1. www.preschoolcalifornia.org
      This website is extremely helpful for parents who are interested in knowing about the value of preschool for their children.  It also offers e-mail alerts and updates on preschool opportunity for California 4 year olds.  This link offers bill summaries, staff contacts, legislative fact sheets, and actual legislative text legislature currently being considered by our legislators.   

2. www.childaction.org
       Child Action, Inc. is a private, nonprofit corporation created in 1976 to provide for the education and social welfare of children and families by organizing, sponsoring and administering services to children. This agency offers a variety of services to families in Sacramento County to assist them as they make choices about child care for their children.  These services include information about available child care and consumer guidelines on how to select the best quality programs for your child. A subsidized payment program that offers low-income families assistance in paying for child care services is available.   

3. www.naeyc.org
       This website is dedicated to helping achieve its goals of facilitating professional development and public understanding of early childhood education by identifying and addressing the issues that shape the field. Parents can stay informed about current social issues that face our modern families as well as reliable information on child development. 

4. www.dailycal.org/printable.php?id=16276 
The Daily Californian
This article is a review of the study that was conducted by Margaret Bridges, UC Berkeley developmental psychologist and principal research scientist at Policy Analysis For California Education on the benefits of preschool for children. 
 
5. www.preschoolcalifornia.org/benefits_of_preschool/ 
Benefits of Preschool
This article describes the benefits for children who attend preschool.
It also gives links to other pages for facts about preschool participation. 

6. www.edletter.org/current/prekresearch.shtml    
Research Points to the Long Term Benefits of Preschool
This article from the Harvard Education Letter, written by Sue Miller Wiltz, reviews research from the Perry Preschool Project, begun in 1962, the Carolina Abecedarian Project from North Carolina University at Chapel Hill, begun in 1972, and the Chicago Longitudinal Study, a 15 year study of children who attended the Child-Parent Center Program.