Resources for Early Childhood Professionals

Part 1: 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. 

Part 2: 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:

          o World Forum Foundation

            http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

          o World Organization for Early Childhood Education

            http://www.omep-usnc.org/  

          o Association for Childhood Education International

            http://acei.org/about/

Part 3: Selected 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/

    * WESTED

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

    * 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/

    * 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

    * 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/

    * The Erikson Institute

      http://www.erikson.edu/

         

Part 4: Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

    * 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

Additional Resources

1. Book - "Who Am I in the Lives of Children? An Introduction to Early Childhood Education" by Stephanie Feeney, Eva Moravcik and Sherry Nolte

2. Quote - "Free the child's potential, and you will transform him into the world." By Maria Montessori

3. Web link - "The Professional Resources for Teachers and Parents" http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/earlychildhood/articles.aspx?ArticleID=282