Links to Articles of Interest:
"Now, today, some children are
enrolled in excellent programs. Some children are enrolled in mediocre
programs. And some are wasting away their most formative years in bad
programs....That's why I'm issuing a challenge to our states: Develop a
cutting-edge plan to raise the quality of your early learning programs; show us
how you'll work to ensure that children are better prepared for success by the
time they enter kindergarten. If you do, we will support you with an Early
Learning Challenge Grant that I call on Congress to enact."
- President Barack Obama, speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, March 10, 2009
- President Barack Obama, speaking to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, March 10, 2009
**The following articles can
be found in the Walden University Library databases
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DECNAEYCECSummaryA.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/readiness.pdf
NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved on
May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pfd
NAEYC. (2003) Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an
effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DECNAEYCECSummaryA.pdf
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
Janet,
ReplyDeleteI really like that quote you found from the President. I think it is important that support for Early Childhood programs becomes a nation-wide effort and not just a fight within the early childhood community. The efforts will not be in vein because they will benefit every person that is a part of the communities that these programs serve. It is important to reward and support programs that are striving to better the public and they communities they live in.
-Alyson
Hello Janet Adams,
ReplyDeleteFirst of all I have to tell you that I love your colors, green is one of my favorite colors. However, it appears that our color scheme is not all we have in common. The childhood resources you picked are almost identical to resources I found to be most interesting. Well I guess I am not surprise, educators seem to think alike... you know the "birds of a feather'... well you know the rest : )