Early Childhood Resources

Early Childhood Resources

Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary othe rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child.http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf

World Forum Foundationhttp://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
OMEP's mission. Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/

Early Childhood Organizations

National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/

The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

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

WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm

Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85

FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm

Administration for Children and Families Head start’s National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/

High Scopehttp://www.highscope.org/

Children's Defense Fundhttp://www.childrensdefense.org/

Center for Child Care Workforcehttp://www.ccw.org/

Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home

Institute for Women's Policy Researchhttp://www.iwpr.org/

National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/

National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/

National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/

Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.preknow.org/

Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/

The Erikson Institutehttp://www.erikson.edu/

The Resources for Early Childhood Webcast
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Position Statements and Influential Practices

NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8 http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness.  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity.  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. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf

NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. 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, 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).  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

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

Early Childhood Quotes

Renatta Marie Cooper, MA, currently serves as Education Coordinator for the Los Angeles County Office of Child Care. She is also a Pasadena Unified School District Board Member.

“You have to stay current that is one of the tremendous responsibilities of being a professional when other people are looking to you for leadership. You got to know what you are talking about.”

Leticia Lara, LCSW, is Regional Manager for Outreach and Professional Development for ZERO TO THREE, a national nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.

‘”Parents are a wonderful resource, and we have a lot to learn from their challenges. I think that the more we partner with parents the more we will have the heat beat of the profession to be able to understand how to change and be responsive in policy making.”

Brain Hero

Working with Parents

Working with Parents

“We as professionals in the early childhood field have an opportunity to shape a child’s life for the better.”

Sandy Escobido, Deputy Director of Preschool Advocacy Initiative

“I had a built in passion that it was important to make a contribution in the world; to fix all the injustices that existed in the world, and I wanted to do it through teaching.”

Lousie Derman-Sparks Professor Emeritus

“Education is a precondition to survival in America today.  Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.”

“So much of America's tragic and costly failure to care for all its children stems from our tendency to distinguish between our own children and other people's children--as if justice were divisible.” 
 Marian Wright Edelman http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/m/marian_wright_edelman.html#SCocBHwQ63DKlRDg.99

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Childhood Web

Childhood Web

I am the 3^rd child of 5 children. I have an older sister and brother. My microsystem consisted of an extended family of parental grandparents, mom, dad, siblings, and cousins living on a farm in a big wooden house with large rooms. My Dad is 1 of 9 children, and family members were always present to engage in interactions. We are a close knit family with lots of love, concern and respect for each other; Grandma Rebie would not have it any other way. The routines at home were predictable and rarely changed.  We ate meals, did homework, watched television, and I went to bed at the same time every night.  According to Grandma Rebie; there was a purpose, but I never understood it.  Music was a huge portion of our family interactions.

Mommy & Dad: It seemed that they always had to go work. They left the house very early in the morning to labor on the farm and I would see them at dinner time. At dinner Mommy would ask the same question “What did you learn in school today?”  Every night I had to read to Mommy and Dad.  On Saturdays Mommy and Dad drove my siblings and me to Greenville, the nearest city; sometimes buying clothes and shoes, but always popcorn, soda, and bubblegum. They made me feel safe and loved.

Bobby: He was loud and got into trouble frequently. I would consider him the spokesperson for the children. Also, he was very protective; looking out for me when we were at school. He walked me to my classroom every morning. He taught me how to hit a softball, and played school most of the time when I asked.

Grandma Rebie: While growing up, she provided the majority of my care and handled things in the house. She prepared enormous family style meals daily beginning with breakfast and most of the time family appeared from all over. Grandma’s big garden was behind the house, and we planted every vegetable imaginable. I learned how things grew into foods I ate. Grandma gave vegetables to family members and people in the community. She took me to Sunday School and church on Sundays; afterward everybody showed up for Sunday Dinner.

My fondest memory is dressing up in her Sunday hats and high heels with my sister and cousins pretending to be adults.

Valuable lessons were learned living on the farm and those experiences taught me respect, work hard, and take nothing for granted.

Granddaddy: He always sat at the head of the table during mealtimes. He shared the family history of his parents, grandparents, and beyond. Through those stories I learned about my heritage.  He taught us how to build things out of wood.  He was a master at craving and creating wood things.

His favorite saying: “If you listen you can learn; if you learn you can go higher.”

Cousin Melvin: He was an older cousin who had driver’s license. Melvin was a high school student and our bus driver, which was so cool because being first on the bus allowed us freedom to choose our seats. I would consider him as the chauffer.  He drove us to church; school events, doctor appt., helped with homework assignments, and played board games.

Aunt Kaye: She was daddy’s sister, and nurtured me as if I was one of her 6 children. Every summer she took us to the beach. I spent some weekends at her house and got to stay up late. She attended my school events with mommy and baby sat me. She encouraged me to get an education so I would not have to work hard like my parents. She always had profound wisdom to impart to all of her nieces and nephews. We remained close throughout my adulthood until her death last summer at age 82.  Her favorite saying, “Treat people the way you want to be treated”. 

Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See?

One of my favorite books is Brown Bear, Brown Bear. I like that it is repetitious, and my children learn many concepts from the story such as color recognition, sounds of the animals, letters, words, and counting. While reading, I point to each word to expand on the language and literacy component. They share in the reading by predict events before and during reading. I usually stop at rhyming words to determine if the children can identify them. The children count and name the characters in the story.  We create a graph with the characters, they choose their favorite, we compare and count, add the total, and post the graph in the classroom. This is a great teaching tool. Love this book!

I Am Me! (A Poem for Preschoolers)

"A teacher is a compass that activates the magnets of curiosity, knowledge, and wisdom in the pupils."
- Ever Garrison  Retrieved from
http://www.successdegrees.com/inspirationalquotesaboutearlychildhoodeducationandteaching.html