Resources for Early Childhood Field

Course Media: "The Resources for Early Childhood"
Five early childhood professionals discuss their preferred and trusted resources.

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.

Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

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

 Association for Childhood Education International http://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 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/

 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/

 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.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067

 Voices for America's Children http://www.voices.org/

 The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/

 National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
http://www.naccrra.org/ (Newsletter: http://capwiz.com/naccrra/mlm/signup/ )

 Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
http://www.zerotothree.org/ (May have to use http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ )
(Newsletters: http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/ and
http://capwiz.com/zerotothree/mlm/signup/ )

National Institute for Early Education Research
http://nieer.org/ (Newsletter: http://nieer.org/resources/newsletter/index.php )

 Selected Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

Tip: Use the A-to-Z e-journal list to search for specific journal titles. (Go to "How Do I...?", select "Tips for Specific Formats and Resources," and then "e-journals" to find this search interface.)

·         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