Early Childhood Resources

• 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, from http://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, from http://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
  
  
  
• 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 video 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/about/
    Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements. 
  
  
   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/main/about.cfm
    
  • 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//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
    
  • Institute for Women’s Policy Research
    http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
    
  • 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/
       
   Professional Journals 
  
  
  • YC Young Children
  • Childhood
  • Journal of Child & Family Studies
  • Child Study Journal
  • Multicultural Education
  • Early Childhood Education Journal
  • Journal of Early Childhood Research
  • International Journal of Early Childhood
  • Early Childhood Research Quarterly
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Social Studies
  • Maternal & Child Health Journal
  • International Journal of Early Years Education
  
  
  Some Resources I Use At Work and for Personal Professional Growth
  
  
  www.education.com  
  Is a website that allows you to search curriculum and create files you can reuse and share with other educators.
  
  
  www.zerotothree.org
  Is an excellent website/organization for any research on and related to children related to early childhood programs ages zero to three.
  
  
  www.ecrc1.org
  This website/organization, Early Childhood Resource and Training Center strives for community based education. Its research, ideas, and programs inspire support all aspects of education, children, family, and community in the best interests of children.