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ChildCare Education Institute (CCEI) , a distance training institution, is dedicated to providing online training to meet the continuing education requirements of the child care industry. CCEI offers over 100 online professional development courses, plus online certificate course of study programs, such as the Child Development Associate (CDA). CCEI is approved by the International Association for Continuing Education Training (IACET) to award IACET Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
http://www.cceionline.com

High Reach Learning is a creator and direct supplier of early childhood educational materials for children three months to 14 years of age. The company currently services customers in all 50 states in the U.S., as well as international customers in Canada, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Taiwan, Japan, and the Virgin Islands. The HighReach Learning customer base includes public and private schools, Head Start programs, child development centers, family daycare providers, YMCA centers, church-based preschools and more.
http://www.highreach.com

The Gesell Institute of Human Development has been dedicated, for more than half a century, to understanding how children grow and learn. The Institute is a pioneer in the field of child growth and development. Through systematic observation and documentation of infant and child behaviors, the organization developed a standard of norms that illustrate a sequential and predictable pattern of growth and development.

Gesell's extensive longitudinal research of more than 10,000 children has provided fundamental knowledge of child behavior between birth and sixteen years for doctors, educators, and parents worldwide. The Gesell Institute is located in New Haven, CT.
http://www.gesellinstitute.org


Educational Activities Inc. distributes educational products throughout the United States and Canada as well as internationally. Educational Activities was founded in 1948 and is owned and managed by the Harris family. Over the years, the company has offered a variety of products, including early childhood CDs, preschool videos and DVDs, read-along children's books, and middle-school videos and workbooks, as well as job skills materials for older students and adults. Recently, Educational Activities developed a line of early childhood professional development videos and DVDs. Educational Activities maintains its international headquarters in Baldwin, New York. The company employs over 15 people and has an international network of dealers and distributors.
http://www.edact.com