Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Westchester Institute for Human Development
Pre-Doctoral Internships & Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child/Pediatric Psychology with Underserved Populations (Developmental Disabilities & Child Welfare)
http://www.wihd.org/page.aspx?pid=269



Endowed Chair in Family Policy Studies
College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University
http://health.oregonstate.edu/knudson



Lab Coordinator position
Johns Hopkins Child Development Lab
https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_view.cfm?view_req_id=51362&view=sch



Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University and McMaster
Children’s Hospital
One to two-year Lawson post doctoral fellowship in the area of child health and development
http://www.offordcentre.com/about/grad_postdoc.html



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CONFERENCES
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New York Zero-to-Three Network Annual Hedi Levenback Memorial Evening
Michael Lewis, PhD interviewed by Evelyn Blanck, LCSW
Thursday Feb 2nd from 6-8
Ackerman Institute in NYC
https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e5huxki51686f730&oseq=



NYS Child Abuse Prevention Conference: Diverse Paths, Common Dreams
April 16-18, 2012
Marriott Hotel, 189 Wold Road, Albany, NY 12205
http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/news_events/nys-child-abuse-prevention-conference/



5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 24-26, 2012
Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts
Abstracts must be submitted by March 5, 2012
http://www.nrccfpp.org/2012_Conference_8VD3.html



Capital District Child Care Council Annual Conference
October 8, 2012
Albany, NY
Submissions due February 22
http://www.cdcccc.org/education_annualconference.cfm



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RESOURCES
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Early Care & Learning Council
Winter Newsletter
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterWinter2012_000.pdf



The Importance of Fatherhood in Home Visiting
Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104293819043-25/FatherhoodHomeVisitingbriefJan2012.pdf



Child Health USA 2011
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
http://mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa11/more/downloads/pdf/c11.pdf



Loving and Learning: Early Emotional Communications as the Pathway for Learning
For Our Babies, By Ron Lally, December 23, 2011
http://forourbabies.org/wp/2011/12/23/loving-and-learning-early-emotional-communications-as-the-pathway-for-learning/



Child and Youth Well-Being Impacted by Child Care Investments
Center for Law and Social Policy, By Christine Johnson-Staub, Jan 24, 2012
http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0350



Child Care & Early Education Research Connections
Recent Publications and Datasets
http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/publications/recent.jsp



Free Zero to Three Journal Article
The Influence of Media on Young Children’s Development
http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/32-3_Wartella.pdf?docID=12981



Podcast: Assessing Young Children, Birth Through Third Grade
New America Foundation
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/podcast_assessing_young_children_birth_through_third_grade-62724



Creating Opportunity Starts with Children
Center for Law and Social Policy, Jan 20, 2012
http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0349



State Efforts to Address Obesity Prevention in Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Altarum Institute
http://www.altarum.org/research-initiatives-health-systems-health-care/improving-human-health-systems-mission-projects/childhood-obesity-reports



Five new book reviews
Education Review
http://nepc.colorado.edu/education-review



National Association for the Education of Young Children

State Early Care and Education Public Policy Developments: Fiscal Year 2012
http://www.naeyc.org/policy/statetrends/state-early-care-education-policy-developments-FY12

Guidance Matters: From Rules to Guidelines Moving to the Positive
http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Gartell_Guidance_Matters_Jan2012.pdf

Expand Your Network—Start a Blog: FOR THE PRESCHOOL PROFESSIONAL
http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/V5N2/Gorman.pdf

More Threats to Preschoolers' Play
http://www.naeyc.org/content/research-news-you-can-use-more-threats-preschoolers-play

Calendar Time for Young Children: Good Intentions Gone Awry
http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/CalendarTime.pdf



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GRANTS
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Collaborate for Healthy Weight: Call for Team Applications—Phase Two
National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality
http://www.cvent.com/events/collaborate-for-healthy-weight-call-for-team-applications-phase-two/event-summary-5d48b519746b4ba1894d65329f95ca5f.aspx



US HHS Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources & Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=138833



US HHS Department of Health and Human Services
National Institutes of Health
Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs (R24) Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=140313



NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council
Social-Emotional Development Support of children in New York State
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104293819043-24/SocioEmotRFPFull.pdf



The Jacobs Foundation
Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize
http://award.jacobsfoundation.org/



NACCRRA
Sandra J. Skolnik Public Policy Leadership Award
http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/sandy_background_infopdf.pdf



Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County
Home Visitation Evaluation
http://www.cscpbc.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=rfp.showDetail&content_id=632



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NEWS
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Changing Autism Definition Raises Questions
The Slatest, By Abby Ohlheiser, Friday, Jan. 20, 2012
http://slatest.slate.com/posts/2012/01/20/dr_fred_r_volkmar_new_dsm_autism_definition_harmful_.html



Study lauds role of early education
By Jane Stancill, McClatchy Newspapers, January 19, 2012
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/SCI-EARLYEDUCATION_7071443/SCI-EARLYEDUCATION_7071443/



Education Week

State-funded Preschools Feel Effects of Recession
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/01/state-funded_preschools.html

Study: Early Education for Poor Students Carries Long-Term Benefits
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/01/study_early_education_for_poor_kids_provides_long-term_benefits.html



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Early Care & Learning Council

Governor Cuomo Releases 2012-2013 Executive Budget: State dollars supplement lost TANF funds
http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/01/governor-cuomo-releases-2012-2013.html

Sheriff Says Invest in Kids to Reduce Crime
http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/01/sheriff-says-invest-in-kids-to-reduce.html



NACCRRA Supports Legislation Introduced by U.S. Representative Gwen Moore to Require Comprehensive Background Checks for Child Care Providers
January 25, 2012, Press Release
http://www.naccrra.org/news-room/press-releases/2012/1/naccrra-supports-legislation-introduced-by-us-representative-gwen-mo

Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Executive Director
National AfterSchool Association
http://www.naaweb.org/default.asp?contentID=699



Associate Director for Extramural Research
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.jobs.nih.gov/vacancies/executive/nichdassocdirextrresch.htm



Laboratory Assistant II
UC San Diego
http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=search&sortby=rank&jobnum_in=60726&search=60726



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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) topical meeting
Developmental Methodology
February 9 - 11, 2012
Tampa, Florida
http://www.srcd.org/



SITE 2012: 23rd annual conference of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education
March 5 -9, 2012
Austin, Texas
Proposals Due: January 16, 2012
http://wwww.site.aace.org/conf



2012 National Child Care Policy Symposium
Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-policy-symposium



44th Banff International Conference on Behavioural Science
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: Challenges in Practice, Research and Policy
March 18-21 2012
Banff, Alberta, Canada
http://www.banffbehavsci.ubc.ca/



NAEYC's Intensive One-Day Training of Trainers Sessions
4/3/12 - Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations
4/4/12 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training Program for Teaching Staff
1313 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20005
RSVP Friday, March 23, 2012
http://www.cvent.com/events/training-of-trainers-for-program-administrators/event-summary-ec6b0ec099004c488aaf149b374d7806.aspx



Harvard Graduate School of Education professional education institute
Making it Work: Implementing a Comprehensive PreK-3rd Grade Approach
May 9-12, 2012
Interested teams should submit the application by March 1, 2012.
http://www.gse.harvard.edu/ppe/programs/prek-12/portfolio/prek-3rd.html



Dr. Alice Sterling Honig's 36th Annual Quality Infant/Toddler Caregiving (QIC) Workshop
May 14-18, 2012
Community Folk Art Center, Syracuse, NY
http://falk.syr.edu/ChildFamilyStudies/QIC.aspx



5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
July 24-26, 2012
Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, Massachusetts
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: JANUARY 15-MARCH 5, 2012
http://www.nrccfpp.org/



NBCDI 42nd Annual Conference
Fulfilling the Promise: Our Children Deserve the Best
October 6-9, 2012
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
The deadline for all submissions is Monday, February 17, 2012
http://www.nbcdi.org/



5th International Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Research
February 27 – March 2, 2013
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, BC
Deadline For Abstract Submissions: May 31, 2012
http://www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/FASD/default.asp



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RESOURCES
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2011 Child Well-Being Index
Foundation for Child Development
http://fcd-us.org/resources/2011-child-well-being-index-cwi



2011 New York State Touchstones / KIDS COUNT Data Book
NYS CCF KWIC
http://www.ccf.state.ny.us/Initiatives/KidsCountRelate/kcResources/2011_KidsCountDB.pdf



Watching Teachers Work: Using Observation Tools to Promote Effective Teaching in the Early Years and Early Grades
New America Foundation
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/publications/policy/watching_teachers_work



Family Engagement in Early Childhood: A Resource Guide for Early Learning Challenge Grant Recipients
Harvard Family Research Project
http://www.hfrp.org/family-involvement/publications-resources/family-engagement-in-early-childhood-a-resource-guide-for-early-learning-challenge-grant-recipients



Hidden Hazards in the Nursery
Clean and Healthy New York
http://www.cleanhealthyny.org/2012/01/hidden-hazards.html



NYS Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Monthly Update - January, 2012
http://ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/index.htm



National Association for the Education of Young Children
New Book - Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood, Author(s): Carol Copple, ed.
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17255



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How to Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
Time Ideas, January 17, 2012
http://ideas.time.com/2012/01/17/how-to-unlock-your-childs-academic-potential/?iid=op-article-latest



Bioethicist: Transplant denial for mentally disabled child raises questions
Vitals on msnbc, 1/17/12, By Art Caplan, Ph.D.
http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/17/10175611-bioethicist-transplant-denial-for-mentally-disabled-child-raises-questions



Expansion in prekindergarten programs slowed; Many preschoolers go without early learning
By Associated Press, January 17, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/growth-in-prekindergarten-slowed-in-recession-advocates-hopeful-momentum-will-return/2012/01/17/gIQAeRoZ5P_story.html




Babies don’t just listen, they try lip-reading while turning babble into words
By Associated Press, January 16, 2012
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/healthbeat-babies-dont-just-listen-they-try-lip-reading-while-turning-babble-into-words/2012/01/16/gIQAryxf3P_story.html



Day Care Centers Adapt to Round-the-Clock DemandBy SABRINA TAVERNISE
NY Times, January 15, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/16/us/day-care-centers-adapt-to-round-the-clock-demands.html



10 Hot Spots in Early Ed for 2012
Early Ed Watch, January 12, 2012
http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/10_hot_spots_in_early_ed_for_2012-62352



Funding to Be Offered to Help Low-Income Parents Move Back Into Workforce
readMedia, 01/10/2012
http://readme.readmedia.com/Funding-to-Be-Offered-to-Help-Low-Income-Parents-Move-Back-Into-Workforce/3236100



A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, NY Times, January 7, 2012
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/opinion/sunday/kristof-a-poverty-solution-that-starts-with-a-hug.html



Day Care Focuses on Teaching, and Exercise Suffers
MyHealthNewsDaily, Jan 4, 2012
http://www.myhealthnewsdaily.com/2068-embargoed-day-care-focuses-teaching-exercise-suffers.html



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Tiny Feet with Big Dreams Campaign
Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/policy/TintFeetwithBigDreams.cfm

Early Childhood News

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Research Coordinator
University of Denver

We are recruiting a Research Coordinator to supervise a new, federally-funded, 5-year randomized control trial testing a parenting intervention to reduce physiologic stress dysregulation in infants and toddlers experiencing chronic and pervasive stress. The Research Coordinator works directly with at-risk children and families, as well as the Principal Investigator to coordinate and implement the study. The Coordinator ensures compliance with protocols and research objectives. This position is responsible for recruiting, coordinating home visits, compiling and updating participant files, supervising data entry, and assisting with regulatory submissions to the Institutional Review Board (IRB), as well as budgeting and purchasing duties. The position involves participant contact for study recruitment, screening, collection of study data and participant follow-ups. The Coordinator is also responsible for saliva sample collection preparation, storage and coordination of assay processing and maintaining study supplies and kits. The Research Coordinator provides oversight to the Clinical Research Coordinator, local Early Head Start sites, Research Assistants and Graduate Students to coordinate/implement study.
https://www.dujobs.org/postings/15595



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Research Assistant Internship in Infant Cognition – Boston College Infant and Child Cognition Lab

Dr. Sara Cordes’ Infant and Child Cognition Lab (http://www.cordeslab.org/) located on the main campus of Boston College is looking for motivated and enthusiastic undergraduates interested in participating in a summer internship in developmental psychology. This is a great opportunity for students looking to gain valuable research experience and to expand their knowledge in the fields of infant and child cognition. The lab’s main focus is examining how infants and children keep track of number and other quantities, including time and space, and how language and social factors may play a role in affecting these early abilities.
Each intern will have a primary research project to focus on, gaining valuable experience in experimental design, working with infants and children, subject recruitment, data coding and analysis, and much more.
The internship will take place over a 10-week period beginning in June 2012. Interns will receive a $1,000 stipend for participation in the program. This internship is open to any undergraduate interested in cognitive developmental research. Students from primarily undergraduate institutions are strongly encouraged to apply.

To apply, please send your resume and a letter describing your interests and experiences to Alison Goldstein (bccognition@gmail.com).



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NYS Infant Mental Health Association Workshop: Meredith S. Wiley
January 31, 2012 at 6:00-8:00PM
Albany, NY
http://mhanys.org/calendar/calendar.php?display=event&id=336&date=2012-Jan-31&returnto=month



Global TIME: Global Conference on Technology, Innovation, Media & Education (Online Conference)
February 7 - 9, 2012
FINAL Call for Virtual Participation Proposals Due: January 11, 2012
http://www.aace/org/conf/gtime



The National Child Care Policy Symposium
“Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities”
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. 20001
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/symposium/2012/2012-nps.php



NAEYC Intensive One-Day Training of Trainers Sessions
4/3/12 - Communication Skills for Challenging Conversations
4/4/12 - Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training Program for Teaching Staff
NAEYC Headquarters, Washington, DC
RSVP Friday, March 23, 2012
http://bit.ly/xI0JRm



2012 NYSAEYC Annual Conference
April 19-21, 2012
Buffalo, NY
Special reduced rate by February 3rd
http://www.nysaeyc.org/conference/geninfo.asp



National Association of Child Care Professionals
2012 NACCP 28th Annual National Conference
“How Successful Directors Manage”
April 25-27, 2012
San Antonio, TX
https://m360.naccp.org/event.aspx?eventID=31890



XVIII Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies
June 7 - 9, 2012
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Online registration will open February 1, 2012
http://www.isisweb.org/view/0/conference2012.html



Penn Neuroscience Boot Camp
July 30th - August 8th, 2012
University of Pennsylvania
Complete applications are due by midnight on Friday, February 3rd, 2012
http://www.neuroethics.upenn.edu/index.php/events/neuroscience-bootcamp



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Caring for Babies: How State Child Care Policies Can Support Continuity
2011 NAEYC Annual Conference Presentation
http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/NAEYC-2011-Presentation.pdf



The State of America's Children 2011
Children's Defense Fund
http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/state-of-americas-children-2011/



Healthy New Year's Resolutions for Kids
American Academy of Pediatrics
http://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/news-features-and-safety-tips/Pages/Healthy-New-Year-Resolutions-for-Kids.aspx



Little Kids, Big Questions: A ZERO TO THREE Podcast Series on Early Childhood Development
http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/parenting-resources/podcast/



Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health
American Academy of Pediatrics, POLICY STATEMENT
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/reprint/pediatrics;129/1/e224.pdf



Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
1 February 2012; Vol. 43, No. 2
http://jcc.sagepub.com/content/vol43/issue2/?etoc



The #earlyed Daily
http://paper.li/tag/earlyed



NAEYC - National Association for the Education of Young Children

Young Children, January 2012 - Vol. 67, No. 1
“Curriculum, Assessment, and Teaching: Putting It All Together”
http://www.naeyc.org/yc/currentissue

New Book
Growing Minds: Building Strong Cognitive Foundations in Early Childhood
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17255

January 2012 e-News
http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/naeyc/issues/2012-01-05.html



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NEWS
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The Politics of Child Protection Led by a Motley Pirate Ship of Pissed Off People
The Huffington Post, By Trish Kinney, 12/27/11
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/trish-kinney/the-politics-of-child-pro_b_1171373.html



State cuts to child care force some parents, especially single moms, to consider quitting work
The Washington Post, 12/29/11
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-cuts-to-child-care-force-some-parents-especially-single-moms-to-consider-quitting-work/2011/12/29/gIQAQsbuOP_story_1.html



Playtime for preschoolers essential, study says
CNN Health, The Chart, 1/4/2012
http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/04/playtime-for-preschoolers-essential-study-says/



Early investments pay off for poor children, study finds
APA Monitor on Psychology, January 2012, Vol 43, No. 1
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/01/investments.aspx



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Early Care & Learning Council
Become a Friend of the Council
http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2011/12/become-friend-of-council.html



2012-2013 National Head Start Fellowships Program
Applications are due on January 15, 2012
http://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/hslc/hs/resources/pd/Individual%20Development/Head%20Start%20Fellowship%20Program

FYI 2012

The central task of education is to implant a will and a facility for learning; it should produce not learned but learning people. The truly human society is a learning society, where grandparents, parents, and children are students together. In a time of drastic change it is the learners who inherit the future. The learned usually find themselves equipped to live in a world that no longer exists.

Eric Hoffer (1973) Reflections on the Human Condition


There are two kinds of truth: the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of these is science, and the second is art. Neither is independent of the other or more important than the other. Without art science would be as useless as a pair of high forceps in the hands of a plumber. Without science art would become a crude mess of folklore and emotional quackery. The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous.

Raymond Chandler (1938) Great Thought

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