Palm Beach County Parent Resources
Local Parent Resources
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Healthy Beginnings
Pregnant? Have a baby? Raising a young child? Know someone who is? Healthy Beginnings can help.
Health Beginnings Call Center (888) or (561) 634-7900 - Resource Guide for Children with Special Needs (Directory of Services)
- The School District of Palm Beach County
- Palm Beach County Health Dept
Parent Involvement Family Fun Calendars
Law Enforcement
Florida Law Enforcement Resources
- FDLE HomePage
Access headlines, Amber Alerts, Sex Offender Email Alerts, Criminal History Records, Missing Children, Domestic Security,
Wanted/Missing Persons or Property, Hurrican Preparedness and more. - Sexual Offenders and Predators HomePage
Available in English and Spanish
- Child Abuse Registry with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) or call 1-800-96-ABUSE
- PBSO Sexual Predator and Offender Tracking Unit of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
National and State Parent Child Care Resources
National Parent Resources
- NACCRRA
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies - 211
Connecting people with important community services and volunteer opportunities - Child Care Aware
Committed to helping parents find the best information on locating quality child care and child care resources in their community - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC works to ensure the safety of consumer products such as toys, cribs and other items. They offer information on recalled products. You can also sign up to automatically received recall notices.
State Parent Resources
- Access Florida
Automated Community Connection to Economic Self-Sufficiency - Agency for Workforce Innovation-Office of Early Learning
Provides state-level support and direction for the implementation of the VPK program, as well as other early learning programs. - Children’s Forum
A private, not-for-profit organization committed to enhancing and improving the quality, affordability, and availability of child care and early education through a broad array of programs, services, and publications. - Department of Children & Families (DCF)
Regulates licensed child care facilities, licensed family child care homes, and licensed mildly ill facilities in 60 of Florida's 67 counties. - Department of Education/OEL
State of Florida Department of Education and Office of Early Learning - Florida Central Directory
Providing services to families and providers seeking advocacy, education, training, resource and referral, and information on disability services available in their communities. - Florida Kidcare
Florida’s children’s health insurance program for uninsured children under age 19. - Online Child Support Services Information
Other Informational Resources
- Department of Children and Families Child Care Home Page
- Child Care Provider Licensing Report
- Abuse Registry
The Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services is a resource for:
- Families with children who have disabilities and/or special health care need.
- Early care and education providers needing information, consultation services and/or technical assistance in serving all children.
Florida Directory of Early Childhood Services web site (Central Directory)