Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Researcher, Fussy Baby Network
Requisition Number 089033
Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago
https://jobopportunities.uchicago.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/position/JobDetails_css.jsp?postingId=553715



Director, QRIS National Learning Network
The BUILD Initiative
http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102634765558-39/JobDescription+QRIS+NLN+Dir+Feb+2012+rev.pdf



Associate Director
Job No.: H60048
UCLA TIES for Families
https://jobs2.mednet.ucla.edu/css_external/CSSPage_JobDetail.ASP?T=20120130090430&



Open Rank Tenure Track, Early Childhood Faculty Position
Department of Education, University of California, Irvine
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/details/JPF01687



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CONFERENCES
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Investing in America's Future Workforce: Effective Workforce Development Starts in Our Children's Earliest Years
Friday, February 10 from 3:00 - 4:00 pm ET
https://www323.livemeeting.com/cc/americaspromise/join?id=G5B34B&role=attend



National Child Care Policy Symposium
Child Care and Education: Unequal Opportunities
March 6-10, 2012
Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill
Regular Registration Ends on February 19
http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2012-national-child-care-policy-symposium



2012 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting
April 13 – 17, 2012
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Early bird rates are available only through March 2
http://aera.net/2012AnnualMeeting.htm



Association for Psychological Science 24th Annual Convention
May 24-27, 2012
Chicago, IL
http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/convention



NAEYC 21st National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development
“Leadership throughout the Early Childhood Profession: Research, Policy, and Practice”
June 10-13, 2012
Indianapolis, IN
http://www.naeyc.org/institute/



Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Biennial Conference
“Changing Societies: Learning From and For Research, Social Action, and Policy”
June 22-24, 2012
Charlotte, NC
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: February 20, 2012
http://www.spssi.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&pageId=480&parentID=473



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RESOURCES
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Journal of “Infant and Child Development”
New special issue 'Family Processes and Child Adjustment'
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/icd.v21.1/issuetoc



The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on America’s Children: Indicators of Children's Economic Well-Being Through 2011
The Brookings Institution, First Focus, December 2011
http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/1220_children_wellbeing_isaacs.aspx



From Crib to Classroom: Developing Language and Skills for Reading
invest in us
http://investinus.org/crib-classroom-developing-language-and-skills-reading



FrameWorks year-in-review newsletter
Children's mental health issues
http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs040/1102110589910/archive/1108939612160.html



APA Committee on Children, Youth, and Families
Winter 2012 Newsletter
http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/newsletter/index.aspx



Child Abuse and Neglect Cost the United States $124 Billion
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
http://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/EconomicCost.html



National and State-Level Estimates of Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Eligibles and Program Reach, 2000–2009 Final Report
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Research and Analysis, December 2011
http://www.fns.usda.gov/ora/MENU/Published/WIC/FILES/WICEligibles2000-2009Vol1.pdf



National Association for the Education of Young Children

What You Need to Lead an Early Childhood Program: Emotional Intelligence in Practice By Holly Elissa Bruno
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17253

Our Inquiry, Our Practice: Undertaking, Supporting, and Learning from Early Childhood Teacher Research(ers)
http://www.naeyc.org/store/node/17248

Information and Resources for the Week of the Young Child
http://www.naeyc.org/woyc

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



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GRANTS
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Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30)
National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-12-004.html



National Maternal and Child Health Data Resource Center Cooperative Agreement Program
https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=6EF819B7-8CD4-4FF4-A271-2DA594807AC5



National Institutes of Health (NIH), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs (R24)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-203.html



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NEWS
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Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher Development: Standards movement must embrace teacher professional learning
By Stephanie Hirsh, Education Week, January 31, 2012
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/02/01/19hirsh.h31.html



Study: Kindergartners' Attentiveness Key to Later Success
By Julie Rasicot, Education Week, January 31, 2012
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/01/study_kindergarteners_attentiveness_key_to_developing_good_work_skills.html



Kids Missing From State of the Union
Billy Shore, Huffington Post, 01/30/2012
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/billy-shore/kids-missing-from-state-o_b_1242388.html



By The Numbers: Autism Is Not a Math Problem
By Ferris Jabr, Scientific American, January 30, 2012
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=autism-math-problem



Ups and downs seen in day care industry
By Blake Jones, The Post-Star, Saturday, January 28, 2012
http://poststar.com/business/local/ups-and-downs-seen-in-day-care-industry/article_5cd652aa-49da-11e1-97d2-001871e3ce6c.html



How the Recession Has Affected Your Kids in an Unexpected Way
By Alice G. Walton, The Atlantic, Jan 26, 2012
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/01/how-the-recession-has-affected-your-kids-in-an-unexpected-way/251475/



USDA Unveils Historic Improvements to Meals Served in America’s Schools
USDA Office of Communications, Jan. 25. 2012
http://www.fns.usda.gov/cga/PressReleases/2012/0023.htm



Early Education a Crime-Fighting Weapon?
By Julie Rasicot, Education Week Early Years blog, January 25, 2012
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/01/early_education_a_crime_fighting_weapon.html



Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate
By Emma Brown, Washington Post, January 21
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/teachers-take-to-twitter-to-improve-craft-and-commiserate/2012/01/19/gIQAGv8UGQ_story.html



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ADVOCACY
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Child Care Tax Credits Outreach
National Women’s Law Center
http://www.nwlc.org/tax-credits-outreach



NYS Legislative Task Force Releases New State Assembly and Senate District Lines
http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-state-legislative-task-force.html



National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies
Background Check Campaign
http://www.naccrra.org/public-policy/advocacy-campaigns/background-checks



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