Early Childhood Resource
Professional Organizations: Position Statement
NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://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, 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, 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, from http://www.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/~images/pdfs/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.
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title
Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title
Global Resources
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://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php 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.org.gu.se/English/about_OMEP/ 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/
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/
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/pages/page.asp?page_id=22807
The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/
· 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
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