Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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One-year visiting position in developmental psychology

Psychology Department, Hamilton College

http://www.upstatenyherc.org/c/job.cfm?t2719=&sort=date%5F&t3961=&vnet=0&t2712=37786%2C37787&t3960=&keywords=&t2718=41218&site%5Fid=671&jb=10513407

Psychology - Assistant Professor in Childhood Development

Department of Psychology at the University of Richmond

http://as.richmond.edu/teaching/faculty-postings/psychology_assistant.html

Assistant Professor of Psychology, Development or Perception/Cognition

Rutgers University-Newark

http://www.ncas.rutgers.edu/assistant-professor-psychology-development-or-perceptioncognition

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CONFERENCES

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Free Webinar: Lined up around the block: Build Waiting Lists for Your ECE Program with ideas from the Fortune 500

July 11, 2012 2:00 PM EST Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/lined-up-around-the-block-steal-ideas-from-the-fortune-500-to-build-waiting-lists-for-your-early-childhood-center/

Growing Up Under a Foreboding Budget Cloud: The Forecast for Government Spending on Children

Thursday, July 19, 2012, Noon-1:30 p.m. ET

In person or online

http://www.urban.org/events/Government-Spending-on-Children.cfm

2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

April 27 - May 1, 2013

San Francisco, California

http://www.aera.net/tabid/10208/Default.aspx

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RESOURCES

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For Families

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://families.naeyc.org/

Families Together in New York State

June 2012 Newsletter

http://www.ftnys.org/pdfs/june2012%20online%20newsletter.pdf

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GRANTS

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KaBoom! Let's Play Community Construction Grants

Application Deadline: July 20, 2012

http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants

US Dept of Education

Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities:

Technical Assistance Center to Support Implementation of Evidence-based Practices CFDA Number 84.326K Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=181154

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NEWS

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Young Brains Lack Skills for Sharing

07/05/12, Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=young-brains-lack-skills-sharing

Childhood abuse linked to adult obesity in black women, study says

07/04/12, LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-abuse-obesity-20120703,0,7647143.story

How to get kids reading and writing over the summer

07/03/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-to-get-kids-reading-and-writing-over-the-summer/2012/07/03/gJQADjOgKW_blog.html

More time in womb tied to better academic performance later in life

07/02/12, CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-57465252-10391704/more-time-in-womb-tied-to-better-academic-performance-later-in-life/

Study links physical punishment to later mental disorders

07/02/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-06-28/spanking-mental-problems/55964610/1?csp=34news

Report: CEOs Must Push for Investment in Early Education

06/28/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/06/a_new_report_is_calling.html

New Detergent Pods Pose Poisoning Risk

06/27/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/new-detergent-pods-pose-poisoning-risk/

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ADVOCACY

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Policy Update: NAEYC Children's Champions Update

NAEYC

http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/7_3_12

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