Course Resources

NAEYC (National Association for the Education of Young Children) Position Statements

 

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth thorugh age 8. http://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.neyc.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 cirruculum, assessment, and porgram 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).  Early childhood inclusion: A summary. http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf

 

Other statements

 

• Zero to three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. http://zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller 
• FFG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FFG Snapshot, No. 33). http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf

Professional Organizations and other resources

World Forum Fundation
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php

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

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

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

FG Child Development Institute
http://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

Nationala 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://www.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 Publications

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
Internation Journal of Early Years Education

Additional Resources

Resources for Early Childhood Professionals
http://extension.missouri.edu/hes/childcare/index.htm

National Black Child Development Institute
http://www.nbcdi.org/

National Assocition of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/

Kentucky Department of Education
http://www.education.ky.gov/KDE?Instructional+Resources/Early+Childhood+Development