Early Childhood Ideals

Th three ideals from the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct that are most meaningful to me currently are:

I - 4.2 To promote cooperation among professionals and agencies and interdisciplinary collaboration among professionals concerned with addressing issues in the health, education and well-being of young children, their families, and their early childhood educators.
            For me, this directly correlates to the work I do on our local director's committee. We network with other outside agencies to enlist their help in providing health and educational connections for our families while educating our staff. We have grown from partnering with one agency to now bringing in multiple agencies all with a vision for improving the lives of families and educators. I have seen the difference these partnerships have made.

I-3C.4 To encourage and support continual development of employees in becoming more skilled and knowledgeable practitioners.
            I have witnessed the growth in my staff as their professional development requirement was gradually increased from 6 hours to 24 hours per year. I love to hear their excitement regarding a class that they have attended and support them as they look to enhance their practices based on what was learned.

I-1.1  To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.
             I am continually completing professional development experiences as I believe I am a role model not only for my staff but also for my families and children at my center. Through these experiences, I have been able to grow professionally and use this knowledge base to improve my program.

Course Resources

Developmentally Appropriate 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 school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.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

Child Abuse Prevention & Child Rights

NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.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

World Forum Foundation - http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us

World Organization for Early Childhood Education http://www.omep-usnc.org/
 

Association for Childhood Education International http://www.acei.org

Diversity Resources

 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

Program Evaluation
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

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 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/

 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

 Personal Interests:

Magda Gerber - http://www.rei.org
 Environmental Rating Scale Information - www.ersi.info Quality Infant/Toddler Care - http://www.pitc.org