Early Childhood Resources

Position Statements and Influential Practices

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, from http://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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://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://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

 Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

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

Early Childhood Organizations Websites

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

Society for Research in Child Development http://www.srcd.org         Newsletter: http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=238&Itemid=543 

Harvard Education Letter   http://www.hepg.org

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

Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conference
http://www.acf.hhs.gov

HighScope  http://www.highscope.org

Children's Defense Fund  http://www.childrensdefense.org

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

Newsletter: http://www.ccw.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=78&Itemid=72 

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.preknow.org

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

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

World Forum Foundation http://worldforumfoundation.org

World Organization for Early Childhood Education http://www.omep-usnc.org

Association for Childhood Education International http://acei.org

Evidence Based Practices Websites

The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center http://nectac.org/topics/evbased/evbased.asp

Promising Practices Network http://promisingpractices.net

Child & Family WebGuide http://cfw.tufts.edu

Foundation For Child Development http://fcd-us.org

Professional Journals

1.     YC Young Children

2.     Childhood

3.     Journal of Child & Family Studies

4.     Child Study Journal

5.     Multicultural Education

6.     Early Childhood Education Journal

7.     Journal of Early Childhood Research

8.     International Journal of Early Childhood

9.     Early Childhood Research Quarterly

10.   Developmental Psychology

11.   Social Studies

12.   Maternal & Child Health Journal

13.  International Journal of Early Years Education

Pod Cast

Bam Radio: Body Mind & Child-Preparing your child’s body and mind for life

http://www.bamradionetwork.com

Books

Mind in the Making: The seven essential life skills every child needs By Ellen Galinsky

Einstein Never Used Flash Cards: How our children really learn by Roberta Michnick Gdinkoff, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Dian Eyer

http://www.allianceforchildhood.org/play_resources