Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Positions Available

Wonders Child Care, Maryland

http://www.wonderschildcare.org/employment/

Career Forum

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://careerforum.naeyc.org/jobs

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CONFERENCES

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Increasing Enrollment and Parent Engagement Through Social Media and Online Communication Tools

December 5, 2012 2 PM Eastern Time

Webinar

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/increasing-enrollment-and-parent-engagement-through-effective-communication/

2013 National Child Care Aware of America Policy Symposium

April 10-13, 2013

Washington, D.C.

http://www.naccrra.org/conferences/2013-national-child-care-aware-of-america-policy-symposium

National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development

June 9-12, 2013

San Francisco, CA

http://www.naeyc.org/institute/

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RESOURCES

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Early Care & Learning Council

Disaster Assistance for child care providers

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/documents/DisasterResourcesforproviders.pdf (English)

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/documents/DisasterResourcesforprovidersSpanishversion.pdf (Spanish)

Partner Offers of Assistance to NYC Public Schools Affected by Hurricane Sandy

NYC Department of Education

http://www.cvent.com/Surveys/Welcome.aspx?s=8f84fd5b-635c-4b56-89ec-19adfac0fa66

New York KIDS COUNT 2012 Data Book

New York State Touchstones / KIDS COUNT

http://www.ccf.ny.gov/KidsCount/kcResources/NYS2012DB.pdf

Curriculum Toolkit

Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children’s Media

http://www.fredrogerscenter.org/resources/toolkit/

"Show Me" Examples of Best Practice

Chip Donohue

http://pinterest.com/chipdonohue/show-me-examples-of-best-practice/

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Thoughts on Giving

http://families.naeyc.org/content/thoughts-giving

Raising a Thankful Child

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/raising-thankful-child

Supporting Morning and Afternoon Transitions

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/8X_Supporting_Transitions

Sagacious, Sophisticated, and Sedulous: The Importance of Discussing 50-Cent Words with Preschoolers

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/article/sagacious_sophisticated_and_sedulous_collins

Common Core Standards Initiative

http://www.naeyc.org/topics/common-core

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NEWS

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My View: 5 ways to raise thankful children

11/21/12, CNN

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/11/21/my-view-5-ways-to-raise-thankful-children/

Teaching Children to be Thankful

11/20/12, Prevent Child Abuse New York

http://preventchildabuseny.typepad.com/prevent_child_abuse_new_y/2012/11/teaching-children-to-be-thankful.html

By the Numbers: Childhood Poverty in the U.S.

11/20/12, PBS

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/social-issues/poor-kids/by-the-numbers-childhood-poverty-in-the-u-s/

20 States Where It's Possible To Spend More On Daycare Than College

11/20/12, Business Insider

http://www.businessinsider.com/where-childcare-costs-more-than-college-2012-11

Children around globe worry about education, environment: poll

11/20/12, Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/20/us-children-concerns-poll-embargoed-idUSBRE8AJ07Q20121120

Babies Depend on Language to Decode Actions of Others, Study Says

11/19/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/11/remember_that_old_expression_monkey.html

Playing It Too Safe? New Playground Gear Promotes Risk-Taking to Boost Fitness And Brain Development

11/19/12, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323622904578129063506832312.html

Preschool replaces toys with cardboard boxes, kids love it

11/19/12, WLBZ2

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/watercooler/article/222335/109/Preschool-replaces-toys-with-cardboard-boxes-kids-love-it

Babies help unlock the origins of morality

11/18/12, CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57551557/babies-help-unlock-the-origins-of-morality/

Using Just 10% of Your Brain? Think Again

11/16/12, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324556304578119351875421218.html

The Child-Care Crisis

Parents Magazine

http://www.parents.com/baby/childcare/child-care-crisis/

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ADVOCACY

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I'm Thankful for Early Care and Learning Programs 

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.capwiz.com/naccrra/ny/issues/alert/?alertid=62173236&type=ML

Executive Agenda 2013

Winning Beginning NY

http://www.winningbeginningny.org/documents/wbny_2013_executiveagenda_001.pdf

Policy forum on poverty in Albany, NY

Looking Forward: Improving the Well-Being of Children and Families

http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=uwphqhcab&oeidk=a07e6d8ewkja60cdc72

Child Care Aware

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

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=61683001

It's Time to Strengthen Child Care

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=61914506

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