Early Childhood Studies Collection of Resources

• 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, fromhttp://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, fromhttp://community.fpg.unc.edu/sites/community.fpg.unc.edu/files/imce/documents/FPG_Snapshot_N33_EvidenceBasedPractice_09-2006.pdf

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• 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 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/

• Read about OMEP's mission.

• Association for Childhood Education International

• http://acei.org/

• 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/

• 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/

• 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/

Professional 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