Course Resources

Here are some resources within the field of Early Childhood:

Fact Sheet: A Summary on the rights under the Convention on the Rights of a Child

This fact sheet is a summary of the rights of children as created by the Convention on the Rights of a Child.  Affiliates from all around the world met to discuss the inherent rights of children.  This document represents a synopsis of these documents. 

http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/53036/CRS-CW-4603355/educ6005_readings/unicef_factsheet_summary_rights.pdf

Zero to Three:

This non-profit organization advocates for children from birth to age three.  This organization partners with other organization and is designed to work in collaboration with parents, educators, and infant and toddler advocates.  They publish evidence based articles and disseminate the information through their website.  The link to the website is as follows:

http://www.zerotothree.org/

Here is the link to an article published by Zero to Three discussing the importance of addressing the needs of infants and toddlers. 

http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/courses/53036/CRS-CW-4603355/educ6005_readings/zerotothree_infanttoddlerpolicy.pdf


Additional Resources

People: Hillary Rodham Clinton 

Head Start: http://www.nhsa.org/ , an organization that specializes in preparing low income children for academic success

Early Head Start: http://www.ehsnrc.org/ , an organization similar to Head Start working with children between the ages of birth and three

Children-our most valuable resource

Colleagues- a wealth of information and experience

Yale University Child Study Center-a research center that is a collaboration amongst many disciplines including: psychology, nursing, social work, and social policy to name a few
http://childstudycenter.yale.edu/index.aspx

American Psychological Association-website of the American Psychological Association where current research can be found on topics related to children such as child development
http://www.apa.org/