Collection of Resources

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

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

• 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/

Additional Resources

The Early Learning Coalition
www.elc-manatee.org/

Articles about Early Childhood Education-Boston.com
http://articles.boston.com/keyword/early-childhood-education

Early Childhood Education/childcare/children/Early child
www.childrenforum.com