Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Job Opportunities in the Early Childhood Field

New York City Early Childhood Professional Development Institute

http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org/career/jobopportunities.cfm

Research Associate, Early Childhood Longitudinal Study and National Household Education Surveys

American Institutes for Research

http://www.idealist.org/view/job/TgK2J62C9Jjd/

Director of Research

Children's Defense Fund

http://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH04/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CHILDRENSDEFENSE&cws=1&rid=181

Director of Development

Center for Law and Social Policy

http://www.clasp.org/page?id=0058

Policy Fellowships

Society for Research in Child Development

http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=182&Itemid=464

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: Engaging Children’s Hearts and Minds: Teaching and Learning with the Project Approach

October 3, 2012 2:00 PM EST Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/engaging-childrens-hearts-and-minds-teaching-and-learning-with-the-project-approach/

Webinar: ECE Tech Trends in 2012, New Directions for 2013, and Why Tech Integration Matters- A TEC Conversation with Warren Buckleitner

October 17, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/a-tec-conversation-with-warren-buckleitner-tech-trends-in-2012-new-directions-for-2013-and-why-tech-integration-matters/

Raising Safe Kids Facilitator Training

November 1-2, 2012

Pittsburgh, PA

http://www.apa.org/news/events/2012/raising-kids-2.aspx

Tech on Deck Technology Networking Playground @ NAEYC Conference

November 7, 2012

Atlanta, GA

http://bit.ly/techondeck

Webinar: New York State Program for Infant/Toddler Care Accomplishments

November 8, 2012, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/954583314

Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness Spring Conference

March 7-9, 2013

The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2012

https://www.sree.org/conferences/2013s/

16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

May 29 – 31, 2013

Washington, DC

http://wrconference.net

American Psychological Association annual convention

July 31-August 4, 2013

Honolulu, Hawaii

Call for Proposals by November 16, 2012

http://www.apa.org/convention/

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RESOURCES

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Early Care & Learning Council Newsletter

September 2012, Volume No 2, Issue 6

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterSeptember2012.pdf

Link, Child Care Aware of America’s online magazine

September 2012 issue

http://issuu.com/naccrra/docs/1498-0000_link_summer-v03-9.20

Innovations in the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention: A Review of the Literature

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

http://chapinhall.org/research/report/innovations-field-child-abuse-and-neglect-prevention-review-literature

What Young Adults Know—and Don’t Know—About Women’s Fertility Patterns: Implications for Reducing Unintended Pregnancies

Child Trends Research Brief

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_09_21_RB_FertilityPatterns.pdf

National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW), 1997-2010

US Administration for Children and Families

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/abuse_neglect/nscaw/index.html

Video: PSA to support safe sleeping practices

NYS OCFS

http://www.ocfs.state.ny.us/main/babiessleepsafestalone/downloads/video/babies_sleep_safest_alone.wmv

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NEWS

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Does Early Childhood Education Impact Inequality?

09/26/12, Policy Shop

http://www.policyshop.net/home/2012/9/26/does-early-childhood-education-impact-inequality.html

City to Add Pre-K Efforts in Poor Areas Next Year

09/24/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/nyregion/city-will-extend-hours-for-prekindergarten-in-poor-neighborhoods.html

Educare shows promise in preparing kids for school

09/24/12, NBC News

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/48896516/ns/us_news-education_nation/#.UGMPsbKPVqw

Violent Events Have Long-Term Effects on Children

09/24/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glenn-d-braunstein-md/children-ptsd_b_1901651.html

Our view | Early-education programs have broad benefit

09/23/12, Centre Daily Times

http://www.centredaily.com/2012/09/23/3346173/early-education-programs-have.html

Study Finds Sleep Problems In Young Children Linked To Greater Need For Special Education

09/23/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/23/children-sleep-problems-linked-special-education_n_1891081.html

Letting Children Share in Grief

09/20/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/garden/letting-children-share-in-grief.html

New Report Shows Persistent Reach of Childhood Hunger

09/20/12, CLASP

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0395

Why Most Apps are Like ‘Fun Meal’ Toys

09/19/12, hatch

http://blog.hatchearlychildhood.com/why-most-apps-are-like-fun-meal-toys/

How Children Succeed: Who's Telling the Story?

09/18/12, ECE PolicyWorks

http://www.ecepolicymatters.com/archives/812

Arts-Heavy Preschool Helps Children Grow Emotionally

09/10/12, Pacific Standard

http://www.psmag.com/culture-society/arts-heavy-preschool-helps-children-grow-emotionally-46404/#.UFM7WDlXBOA.twitter

Children today are more imaginative than in the 1980s, study suggests

09/01/12, APA Monitor

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/09/imaginative.aspx

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ADVOCACY

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No additional cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs and services

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/09/policy-and-advocacy-update.html

EDUCATED KIDS CAN BE GR8by8

W.K. Kellogg Foundation

http://www.wkkf.org/lp/gr8by8.aspx

Economic Security: FactSheet

Vote For Kids New York

http://www.scaany.org/about/documents/voteforkidsny_economicsecurity_factsheet_st.pdf

White Paper: Child Care Subsidy Policy: Access to What?

Child Care Aware® of America, September 2012

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/subsidy_white_paper-_finalsept_17.pdf

Jumpstart's Read for the Record Campaign

October 4, 2012

http://www.jstart.org/campaigns/read-record

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Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Environment Rating Scale Assessors

QUALITYstarsNY

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104293819043-94/QSNY+ERS+Assessor+Job+Description&App.pdf

Coordinator, Citywide Early Childhood Programs

Alexandria City Public Schools (posting # ADR1075)

https://hrrecruiting.acps.k12.va.us/Jobs/JobPost.exe?Action=page1&ini=jobs

Education Program Specialist, GS-1720-14 (DEU)

US Department Of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/326405400

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CONFERENCES

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Families Together NYS: Parent Empowerment Program (PEP) Training

September 17 – 21 Rochester, NY

October 15 – 19 Troy, NY

October 23, 24, 25 and 29, 30 New York, NY

November 1, 2 and 7, 8, 9 Fishkill, NY

http://www.ftnys.org/training/pep-training/

Conference Call: Federal Budget Roadmap: Where We’re Going & What We Need to Do

Thursday, September 20, 2012 | 3 pm EST

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5728/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=49942

Webinar: We Have the Moves With Sesame Street!

September 20, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/387265458

Free Advocacy Workshop: Becoming a Strong Advocate for Child Psychology

October 18, 2012

Lawrence, KS

http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/clinicalchild/advocacy.php

Webinar: Small Steps to Improve Children’s Environmental Health in your Early Childhood Program

October 31, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/eco-healthy-child-care-small-steps-to-improve-childrens-environmental-health/

26th Annual Children’s Mental Health Research and Policy Conference

March 3 – 6, 2013

Tampa, Florida

Call for Papers closes on October 31, 2012

http://www.cmhnetwork.org/programs/26th-annual-children-s-mental-health-research-policy-conference

New York State Association for the Education of Young Children 2013 Annual Conference

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

Presentation proposals are due by September 21^st

http://www.nysaeyc.org/

NAEYC National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development

June 9-12, 2013

San Francisco, California

Deadline for submission October 12, 2012

http://www.naeyc.org/institute

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RESOURCES

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Practices for Promoting Young Children’s Learning in QRIS Standards

National Center for Children in Poverty

http://www.nccp.org/publications/pub_1070.html

We have the moves! Physical Activity Resource

Sesame Street

http://www.sesamestreet.org/cms_services/services?action=download&uid=46841dfe-a76c-4df7-8e40-d165417d9be5

Early Childhood Education Update, September 2012

Center for Law and Social Policy

http://www.clasp.org/resources_and_publications/publication?id=1158&list=publications

Savings Now, Savings Later: Smart Early Childhood Programs Pay Off Right Away And For The Long Term

ReadyNation

http://www.readynation.org/uploads//20120910_ReadyNationSavingsNow.FinalLowRes.pdf

Updated resources for Positive Indicators, Flourishing Children Project

Child Trends

http://www.childtrends.org/positiveindicators

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Children's Books about Families

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/childrens-books-about-families

Help Your Child Build Fine Motor Skills

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/help-your-child-build-fine-motor-skills

Reviews of 6 new children's books

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201209/ReadingChair_YC0912.pdf

Babies (and Their Families) on Board! Directors Juggle the Key Elements of Infant/Toddler Care and Education

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/article/babies-and-their-families-on-board

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NEWS

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All Work, No Play? What Common Core Means for the Pre K Crowd

09/20/12, edSurge

https://www.edsurge.com/n/all-work-no-play-what-common-core-means-for-the-pre-k-crowd/

More than 5 million kids on Facebook despite ban

09/20/12, Chicago Tribune

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/chi-more-than-5-million-kids-on-facebook-despite-ban-20120920,0,278633.story

Diminished Taste Buds Noted in Obese Children

09/20/12, HealthDay

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/09/20/diminished-taste-buds-noted-in-obese-children

About 4 Percent Of Children In U.S. Households Lived In A Household That Experienced Violent Crime In 2010

09/19/12, Sacramento Bee

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/09/19/4834404/about-4-percent-of-children-in.html

Bringing up the iKid generation

09/15/12, Chicago Tribune

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-09-15/features/sc-cons-0913-savvy-shopper-kid-tech-20120915_1_ipad-apps-empty-calories-devices

Sleep Researchers Study Value of Preschool Naps

09/14/12, ScienceDaily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120914123808.htm

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ADVOCACY

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Working Parents Need Child Care: An across-the-board cut sets no priorities!

Child Care Aware

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=61683001&PROCESS=Take+Action

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Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Two Positions: Associate Research Scientist (Demographic Research) &

Administrative Coordinator I

National Center for Children in Poverty

http://www.nccp.org/about/jobs.html

Three positions: Affiliate and Member Relations Associate, Accreditation Coordinator, & Communications and Information Specialist

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/about/jobs

Senior Web Strategist

ZERO TO THREE

http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/careers/senior-web-strategist-communications-6-12_external.pdf

Executive Director

Child Care Aware® of America 

http://www.naccrra.org/career-center/executive-director

Assistant Professor (Developmental)

Davidson College, Department of Psychology

https://jobs.davidson.edu/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1347295570747

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: State Initiatives to Expand Early Head Start

The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center and CLASP

Thursday, September 13, at 2:00 PM Eastern

https://zerotothree.ilinc.com/perl/ilinc/lms/register.pl?activity_id=bksyrzh&user_id=

Online chat: Supporting English-Language Learners With Technology

Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, 2–3 p.m. ET

http://www.edweek.org/ew/events/chats/2012/09/14/index.html

Conference Call-Federal Budget Roadmap: Where We’re Going & What We Need to Do

Thursday, September 20, 2012, 3 pm EST

http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5728/p/salsa/event/common/public/?event_KEY=49942

Speaking up: What the Presidential Candidates Should be Saying About Child Care and Early Learning

Thursday, September 27, 2012 - 12:30pm - 2:00pm

Washington, DC

http://newamerica.net/events/2012/speaking_up_child_care_and_early_learning

The New York State Greater Capital Region Infant Mental Health Association Fall Workshop

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Schenectady, NY

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=168200514110&story_fbid=178585222277354

The American Association of Physiological Medicine and Dentistry

The silent airway problem that can impact a child’s brain development

October 6, 2012

NYU College of Dentistry

http://aapmd.org/images/AAPMD-ChildrensAirwayEvent-NYU-Oct2012.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children Conference & Expo

November 7-10, 2012

Atlanta, GA

Early registration ends by Sept. 14th

http://www.naeyc.org/conference/

Early Care & Learning Council 2012 Leadership Summit

November 14–15, 2012

Syracuse, New York

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-leadership-summit.html

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RESOURCES

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Digital Storytelling in Preschool Classrooms

Gryphon House

http://blog.gryphonhouse.com/2012/09/10/digital-storytelling-in-preschool-classrooms/

Basics About Childhood Obesity

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/childhood/basics.html

Eco Healthy Child Care®

Children's Environmental Health Network

http://www.cehn.org/ehcc

New report: The Competition that Really Matters: Comparing U.S., Chinese, and Indian Investments in the Next-Generation Workforce

Center for American Progress, August 2012

http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/report/2012/08/21/11983/the-competition-that-really-matters/

New report: First-Time Kindergartners in 2010-11: First Findings From the Kindergarten Rounds of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011)

National Center for Education Statistics, July 2012

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012049.pdf

A new issue of The Journal of Early Adolescence

1 October 2012; Vol. 32, No. 5

http://jea.sagepub.com/content/vol32/issue5/?etoc

ChildCare Aware of America

Fact Sheet: Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2011

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/income_poverty_and_health_insurance_coverage_in_the_united_states-2011-9_12_12.pdf

Parent Services Spearheaded by Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/ccrr_parent_services_white_paper_august_31.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

School Readiness for Infants and Toddlers? Really? Yes, Really!

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/article/school-readiness-for-infants-and-toddlers

Using Toys to Support Infant-Toddler Learning and Development

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201109/Using%20Toys_Guyton_Online_0911.pdf

Literature to Help Children Cope with Family Stressors

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/200809/Crawford.pdf

Q&A with selected authors from Spotlight on Young Children: Exploring Math

http://www.naeyc.org/event/spotlight-on-young-children-exploring-math

Babies (and Their Families) on Board! Directors Juggle the Key Elements of Infant/Toddler Care and Education

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/article/babies-and-their-families-on-board

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NEWS

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Fewer Children Dying Worldwide, But Mortality Rates Still Too High: UN

09/13/12, International Business Times

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/384017/20120913/unicef-child-mortality-under-five-rate.htm

Is technology sapping children’s creativity?

09/13/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/is-technology-sapping-childrens-creativity/2012/09/12/10c63c7e-fced-11e1-a31e-804fccb658f9_blog.html

Children of Single Parents Much More Likely in Poverty

09/12/12, Wall Street Journal

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/09/12/children-of-single-parents-much-more-likely-in-poverty/

The Presidential Candidate Scorecard on Children's Issues

09/12/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-piraino/the-presidential-candidates_b_1872013.html

Study Finds U.S. Trailing in Preschool Enrollment

09/11/12, Education Week

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/09/11/04oecd.h32.html

Early Learning Practices in Immigrant Families

09/11/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/learning-the-language/2012/09/early_learning_practices_in_im.html

Early Music Lessons Have Longtime Benefits

09/10/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/10/early-music-lessons-have-longtime-benefits/

Hands-off approaches OK for sleepless infants, study says

09/10/12, Health.com

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/10/health/sleepless-infants-mom-depressed/index.html

Technology In Schools: Poll Finds K-12 Teachers And Parents Support Greater Digital Use In The Classroom

09/10/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/10/poll-finds-k-12-teachers-_n_1871017.html

Super-Shy Preschoolers Might Struggle Academically

09/07/12, HealthDay

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/09/07/super-shy-preschoolers-might-struggle-academically

Democratic National Convention: Mayor Julián Castro Slips Pre-K Reference Into Keynote Speech

09/05/12, Latina Lista

http://latinalista.com/2012/09/democratic-national-convention-mayor-julian-castro-slips-pre-k-reference-into-keynote-speech/

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ADVOCACY

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Send a message to the presidential candidates: Support the nation's youngest learners

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.capwiz.com/naccrra/ny/issues/alert/?alertid=61858921&type=CA

The Early Years: FactSheet

Vote for Kids New York

http://www.scaany.org/about/documents/voteforkidsny_theearlyyears_factsheet_st_000.pdf

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Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Manager

CA Montessori Children`s Center

http://www.myjstn.com/jobs/Management/CA%20Technologies/MANAGER,%20CA%20MONTESSORI%20CHILDREN%60S%20CENTER/CT0009

2013-2014 Policy Fellowships

Society for Research in Child Development

http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=181&Itemid=529

President

William T. Grant Foundation

http://www.wtgrantfoundation.org/news/foundation_news/president-granger-to-retire-in-september-2013

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CONFERENCES

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NYS Parenting Education Partnership: One-Day Training Conference for Parenting Education & Support Providers - Strong Roots Last a Lifetime

Batavia; September 27, 2012

New York City; October 11, 2012

Latham; December 7, 2012

http://www.parentingeducationpartnership.org/

Capital District Child Care Council 2012 Conference

October 8, 2012

Troy, NY

Early registration by September 21

http://www.cdcccc.org/education_annualconference.cfm

NAEYC: Developmentally Appropriate Practice: Training-of-Trainers for Program Administrators

10/10/12

Union, NJ

http://www.cvent.com/events/developmentally-appropriate-practice-training-of-trainers-for-program-administrators/event-summary-c6eec496d35642f691805aca5d483650.aspx

Early Care & Learning Council 2012 Leadership Summit

November 14–15, 2012

Syracuse, New York

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-leadership-summit.html

Educating Diverse Minds: Using Individual Brain Differences to Teach and Reach All Learners

November 16-18, 2012

Boston, MA

http://www.learningandthebrain.com/Event-124/Educating-Diverse-Minds/Program

Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development

January 10-12, 2013

Central European University, Budapest

Submit abstracts by September 17

http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/

New York State Association for the Education of Young Children 2013 Annual Conference

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

Presentation proposals are due by September 21^st

http://www.nysaeyc.org/

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RESOURCES

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text4baby

Get FREE text messages on prenatal care, baby health, parenting and more!

http://www.text4baby.org/

A New website: The First 2000 Days

North Carolina’s Partnership for Children

http://first2000days.org/

Get Ready for Back to School with NAEYC

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/back-to-school

How parents can confront childhood obesity by fostering environmental change in their communities

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/topics/obesity/childhood-obesity.aspx

Society for Research in Child Development

September 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=12658f6aec&e=815798ecf7

Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) National Learning Network

The Latest Resources, August 2012

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102634765558-50/WebPostingsAugust2012.pdf

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

Quality: What it Is and Why it Matters in Early Childhood Education

http://www.scaany.org/documents/scaabrief_qualityearlyed_aug2012.pdf

Home Visiting Matters

http://www.scaany.org/policy/documents/home_visiting_matters_aug2012.pdf

Annie E. Casey Foundation

2012 KIDS COUNT Data Book: National and state-by-state data on key indicators of child well-being

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/databook/2012/

Double Jeopardy: How Third-Grade Reading Skills and Poverty Influence High School Graduation

http://www.aecf.org/~/media/Pubs/Topics/Education/Other/DoubleJeopardyHowThirdGradeReadingSkillsandPovery/DoubleJeopardyReport030812forweb.pdf

Child Trends

What Works for Female Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

http://www.childtrends.org/files/Child_Trends-2012_08_20_WW_FemaleChildrenAdolescents.pdf

What Works for Male Children and Adolescents: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Programs and Interventions

http://www.childtrends.org/files/Child_Trends-2012_08_20_WW_MaleChildrenAdolescents.pdf

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U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women

Consolidated Grant and Technical Assistance Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies

http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/docs/consolidated-solicitation.pdf

American Psychological Foundation's Division 37 Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice

Diane J. Willis Early Career Award

http://www.westernpsych.org/newsletter/announcement.cfm?ID=113

US Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences

Education Research Program CFDA Number 84.305A-2 Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149573

Education Research Training Program CFDA Number 84.305B Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149593

Evaluation of State and Local Education Programs and Policies CFDA Number 84.305E Modification 2

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149673

Researcher-Practitioner Partnerships in Education Research CFDA Number 84.305H Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149693

Special Education Research CFDA Number 84.324A-2 Modification 2

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149733

Special Education Research Training CFDA Number 84.324B Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149754

Accelerating the Academic Achievement of Students with Disabilities Research Initiative  CFDA Number 84.324D Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=149793

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NEWS

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Look to Early Education to Promote Reading Proficiency

09/07/12, CLASP

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education

DNC: Remarks by Gov. Jim Hunt including NC’s Smart Start

09/07/12, 13 News

http://www.cfnews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2012/9/5/dnc_remarks_by_gov_j_0.html

Child-care costs overwhelm families

09/06/12, AuburnPub.com

http://m.auburnpub.com/news/opinion/mailbag/child-care-costs-overwhelm-families/article_f4dcc1b1-de54-5683-b853-7a3bf919f88a.html

Dealing with the Rising Cost of Childcare

09/04/12, US News Money

http://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/articles/2012/09/04/dealing-with-the-rising-cost-of-childcare

For homeless kids, new school year means challenges and hopes

09/04/12, newsworks

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/43700

School Bullies Prey on Children with Autism

09/03/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/03/school-bullies-prey-on-children-with-autism/

September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month

08/31/12, PRWeb

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/8/prweb9857690.htm

Stay-At-Home Dad: Smartphones equal quiet, content kids

08/30/12, Southtown Star

http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/lifestyles/14784593-423/stay-at-home-dad-smartphones-equal-quiet-content-kids.html

Buffett ups remaining gift to his kids' charities

08/30/12, Seattle Times

http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019027106_apusbuffettsbenevolence.html

Daily Temper Tantrums Not the Norm for Preschoolers: Study

08/29/12, US News Health

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/08/29/daily-temper-tantrums-not-the-norm-for-preschoolers-study

Day Care Cost: Report Reveals States Where Child Care Is Most And Least Affordable

08/29/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/29/day-care-cost_n_1834650.html

Smart Start? Will Preschool Budget Cuts Damage A Generation

08/21/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/29/smart-start_n_1819501.html

Breastfeeding Grand Rounds 2012 Paid Family Leave: Essential for Successful Breastfeeding and Coalition Building 101

08/02/12, SUNY Albany

http://www.albany.edu/sph/cphce/bfgr12.shtml

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Education Week Campaign 2012

Presidential candidates’ positions on education

http://www.edweek.org/ew/collections/election2012/candidates-on-education.html

University of Dayton

Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy Program

http://www.udayton.edu/education/cel/ecla/index.php

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