Early Childhood Resources

Hello Everyone! Here are some great resources provided to me by Walden University. I have also added some of my own to the list and will continue to add more... Hope they help! 

§          NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

§         NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

§         NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

§         NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf

§         NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

§         NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

§         Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller

§          FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010,from http://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

§          Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010).  Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.

§          Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

§         Websites:

§         World Forum Foundation
http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage

§        World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Read about OMEP’s mission.

§         Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/
Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.

§         Selected Early Childhood Organizations

§           National Association for the Education of Young Children
 http://www.naeyc.org/

§           The Division for Early Childhood
 http://www.dec-sped.org/

§           Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
 http://www.zerotothree.org/

§          WESTED
 http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

§            Harvard Education Letter
 http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

§            FPG Child Development Institute
 http://www.fpg.unc.edu/

§           Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
 http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

§           HighScope
 http://www.highscope.org/

§           Children’s Defense Fund
 http://www.childrensdefense.org/

§           Center for Child Care Workforce
 http://www.ccw.org/

§          Council for Exceptional Children
 http://www.cec.sped.org/

§           Institute for Women’s Policy Research
 http://www.iwpr.org/

§           National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
 http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

§            National Child Care Association
 http://www.nccanet.org/

§           National Institute for Early Education Research
 http://nieer.org/

§            Pre[K]Now
 http://www.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-  now-328067

§             Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/

§             The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/

     Here are some resources that I found interesting:

      

        Early Childhood News (2008). The Professional Resource for Teachers and Parents.   Excelligence Learning Corporation, All Rights Reserved.        http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/article_view.aspx?ArticleID=715

  University of Toronto, Fraser Mustard Institute of Human Development. Retrieved from    http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/humandevelopment/

 Young Minds: The Voice of Young People’s mental health and well being. Young Minds in    Schools- Supporting the Emotional Well Being of Children and Young People in Schools.    Retrieved from  http://www.youngminds.org.uk/training_services/young_minds_in_schools/wellbeing/att  achment