Early Childhood Resource and Training Center
http://www.ecrc1.org/

Alliance for Child Care Professionalshttp://www.earlychildpro.org/

Council for  Professional Recognition
Information on earning a CDA Credential
http://www.cdacouncil.org/

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/

Resources...Resources...More Resources....

National  Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities  http://nichcy.org/

The Children’s Cabinet  http://www.childrenscabinet.org/main.asp?pID=1

Special Quest  http://specialquest.org/

Council for Exceptional Children http://www.cec.sped.org/am/template.cfm?section=Home

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

Early Childhood Resource and Training Center  http://www.ecrc1.org/

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, 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://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
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
• 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.

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, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
• Websites:
• • World Forum Foundationhttp://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
    This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  • World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
    Read about OMEP's mission.
  • Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/
    Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Selected 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 Headstart's National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
• HighScopehttp://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/

Early Childhood 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

Bill Clinton Quotes


We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.”
The truth of it is, the first rudiments of education are given very indiscreetly by most parents”

As every parent knows, a good education is a gift that keeps on giving for a lifetime.”






Allen Greenspan Quotes


To succeed, you will soon learn, as I did, the importance of a solid foundation in the basics of education - literacy, both verbal and numerical, and communication skills.”


“If we delay, the adjustments could be abrupt and painful,”

Hillary Clinton Quotes


“What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.”


 “Probably my worst quality is that I get very passionate about what I think is right.”


“All of us have to recognize that we owe our children more than we have been giving them.”

“To me it's a failure every time we keep a child in foster care for that child's entire life. You know, there should be a decision made to either re-unite a child by helping a family get back on its feet and take care of its children or we should remove the child and try to find a good loving home with the foster care system but much more importantly, trying to find a permanent home, ”









 

Personal Childhood Web

My parents-My parents are my biggest supporters and only being my husband today.  They were always there and very hands on parents.  They worked opposite shifts for much of my childhood so we were typically always home with one of them.  When they got divorced they were still both very hands on and actively involved in our lives.  Now I am in my 30’s and they are still there, supporting me in the decisions I make regarding my family, personal life, education, and everything I do.  I don’t know where I would be without them. 

My grandmothers-These were two of the most special women I have ever met.  They both helped me learn how to cook.  I must say I am a great cook and I credit them mostly and a little from my dad.  However my dad learned it from my grandma!  We spent a great deal of time when we were little with both sets of my grandparents.  They all helped teach us life skills and many other important lessons. 

My best friends mom-She was there as a second mom for many years.  She was there when I was having a very difficult time with my parents divorce, always there to talk, helped me thorough many issues I had.  She kept me in line when I was getting a little crazy, and was just always there. 

My Brother- He was always there for me when I needed him.  We fought quite a bit growing up but he was always there to look out for his little sister.  I used to follow him everywhere and I am sure he hated it, but I looked up to him. 

Power of a Picture

It is our job as early eductators to help keep this going.

Creative Minds of Wonder

We have a center that is partnered with The Ohio State University.  They are very Reggio inspired and I love visiting this center.  I was there two weeks ago and took some pictures.  I wanted to share.

This is probably my favorite one.  The use of extra materials and collections is incredible.  I love how they put it together. 

This classroom took a walk around the neighborhood and decided to recreate it.  They used their camera to take pictures of the houses and buildings and then made the entire blocks surrounding their center.  Some are photos on cereal boxes, some are boxes made to look like houses.  I feel this helps really create a sence of community between the center and those who live in the neighborhood. 

I have a passion for process vs product.  I am trying to get many of my "well seasoned" teachers on board with more process than product.  It is a difficult task but I am succeeding.  I chose this picture becasue I believe it is a perfect example of process art.  I love the bright colors on the black background.

A great example of chidlrens work being used to help create a print rich environment.



First Experiences Matter

Every child has a first experience.  When it is finding their first frog it can be one of the most interesting to watch a child's reaction.  This is my daughter who will be three in two weeks.  She found the frog while playing outside and wanted to hold it.  She held it for a minute and then started cracking up as it jumped out of her hands.  So her daddy picked it up but she didn't want to hold it again, he had to.  Just the look of curiosity on her face is priceless.  She was so interested and curious we talked about frogs for a while. 

Do NOT turn that page!

This was my favorite book as a child.  I made my mom read it to me every night, on many occasions multiple times.  She did the voices and I remember cracking up while she was reading it.  She bought it for me when I had my daughter and it is now becoming one of her favorites as well. 

Say It With Meaning

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.  ~Stacia Tauscher

You can learn many things from children.  How much patience you have, for instance.  ~Franklin P. Jones

Children need love, especially when they do not deserve it.  ~Harold Hulbert

Children are one third of our population and all of our future.  ~Select Panel for the Promotion of Child Health, 1981

 

“Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.”  Chinese Proverb

There is a garden in every childhood, an enchanted place where colors are brighter, the air softer, and the morning more fragrant than ever again.  ~Elizabeth Lawrence

 

There is always one moment in childhood when the door opens and lets the future in.  ~Graham Greene, The Power and the Glory 

If you carry your childhood with you, you never become older.  ~Tom Stoppard

Strike A Pose

Someone said strike a pose...so I did!

Im Here!

That was much easier than I thought!