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Links
The Arkansas Early Childhood Association offers the
following list of internet links as potential resources for early
care and education professionals.
For the most part, these links connect to sites hosted by
reputable, non-profit entities. As with all internet and published
materials, please use common sense and caution when selecting and using the
information listed on these and any internet sites.
While each site was selected after carefully consideration,
AECA is not responsible for the content listed on any of these links.
This is only a partial list for any of the categories
listed.
Arkansas Related Resources:
Arkansas
Advocates for Children and Families
Arkansas
Department of Education
Curriculum Frameworks (K – 12)
Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Child Care
Licensing Regulations
Early Childhood Frameworks (pdf file)
Infant/Toddler
Framework (pdf file)
Kindergarten
Readiness
Arkansas Early
Childhood Professional Development Registry
Arkansas Kids Count Data
Center for Effective Parenting
State of Arkansas
Assessment Links
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development: A
Collection of Assessment Strategies
American Education Research Association Position Statement on High-stakes
Testing in PreK – 12 Education
Early Childhood Research & Practice (online journal)
Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
Three Approaches from Europe: Waldorf, Montessori, Reggio Emilia
National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Position Paper on
Curriculum, Assessment and Program Evaluation (PDF)
National Institute for Early Education Research Assessment Data Base
North Central Regional Educational Library (NCREL) Critical Issues in Assessment
Southern Early Childhood Association Position Paper on Assessing Development and Learning in Young Children
Zero to Three New Visions for Parents
Child Development Links
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Child Development Institute: Child Development and Parenting Information
Medline Plus (NIH): Child Development
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
PBS: ABC’s of Child Development
Society for Research in Child Development Research Summaries
Speech and Language Development
Tufts University Child & Family Web
Curriculum Development/Milestones Links
Curriculum Disputes in Early Childhood (ERIC Digest)
Dialogue on Early Childhood Math, Science and Technology Education
Early Childhood Literacy Technology Project (Montgomery County, MD, Public
Schools)
What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Education (NCREL)
The Project Approach
SPARKS: Online Book Review Journal
Te Whariki – New Zealand’s Approach to Early Childhood Curriculum
General Resource Links
Child Care Aware
Child Care Law Center
Child Care Bureau (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Council for Professional Recognition (CDA)
Good Start, Grow Smart (President Bush’s Early Care and Education
Initiative)
Family Support America
Head Start Bureau
National Center for Early Development and Learning
National Child Care Information Center
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Network for Child Care
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care
Pre-K
Now
Safe Kids USA
Small Business Administration’s Child Care Modules
Success By Six
Zero to Three (National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
Guidance Links
Biting Fact Sheet/Pennsylvania Academy of Pediatrics
Center on the Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning
Center for Evidence-Based Practice: Young Children with Challenging
Behaivors
Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children/Clearinghouse on Early
Education and Parenting
Discipline Methods for Teachers
Early Childhood Behavior Project
Functional Behavior Assessment
National Network for Child Care Information
Positive Guidance and Discipline (appropriate for both parents and teachers
but parent focus)
National Professional Organizations Related to Early Care and Education
American Association for the Child’s Right to Play
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Association for Childhood Education International
Child Care Workforce/American Federation of Teachers
Council on Exceptional Children/Division for Early Childhood
National After School Association
National Association for Family Child Care
National Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
National Child Care Association
National Head Start Association
Society for Research in Child Development
Southern Early Childhood
Association
USA Child Care
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