Websites:

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) exists for the purpose of leading and consolidating the efforts of individuals and groups working to achieve healthy development and constructive education for all young children.

National Child Care Information Center
This is a comprehensive source for parents and early child care specialists. Includes legislative updates, research, conferences, and state listings (mainly on day care services).

Books:

Smart Start: The Parents' Complete Guide to Preschool Education
Explains the differences in preschool curriculum and explains the process of getting both parent and child ready for the beginning of the little one's school career.

Preschool and Your Child: What You Should Know
Revealing the distinctions between good preschool programs and bad ones, a parent's guide identifies ten key ingredients in choosing the best program for any child and lists important questions for parents to ask schools.

Preschool Art: 'It's the Process Not the Product'.
Offers help to parents of preschoolers struggling to meet the challenge of their children's creative impulses.