Early Care & Learning Council: Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Westchester Institute for Human Development

Pre-Doctoral Internships & Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child/Pediatric Psychology with Underserved Populations (Developmental Disabilities & Child Welfare)

http://www.wihd.org/page.aspx?pid=269

Endowed Chair in Family Policy Studies

College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University

http://health.oregonstate.edu/knudson

Lab Coordinator position

Johns Hopkins Child Development Lab

https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_view.cfm?view_req_id=51362&view=sch

Offord Centre for Child Studies, McMaster University and McMaster

Children’s Hospital

One to two-year Lawson post doctoral fellowship in the area of child health and development

http://www.offordcentre.com/about/grad_postdoc.html

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CONFERENCES

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New York Zero-to-Three Network Annual Hedi Levenback Memorial Evening

Michael Lewis, PhD interviewed by Evelyn Blanck, LCSW

Thursday Feb 2nd from 6-8

Ackerman Institute in NYC

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e5huxki51686f730&oseq=

NYS Child Abuse Prevention Conference: Diverse Paths, Common Dreams

April 16-18, 2012

Marriott Hotel, 189 Wold Road, Albany, NY 12205

http://www.preventchildabuseny.org/news_events/nys-child-abuse-prevention-conference/

5th National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy

July 24-26, 2012

Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts

Abstracts must be submitted by March 5, 2012

http://www.nrccfpp.org/2012_Conference_8VD3.html

Capital District Child Care Council Annual Conference

October 8, 2012

Albany, NY

Submissions due February 22

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

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RESOURCES

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Early Care & Learning Council

Winter Newsletter

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterWinter2012_000.pdf

The Importance of Fatherhood in Home Visiting

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104293819043-25/FatherhoodHomeVisitingbriefJan2012.pdf

Child Health USA 2011

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

http://mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa11/more/downloads/pdf/c11.pdf

Loving and Learning: Early Emotional Communications as the Pathway for Learning

For Our Babies, By Ron Lally, December 23, 2011

http://forourbabies.org/wp/2011/12/23/loving-and-learning-early-emotional-communications-as-the-pathway-for-learning/

Child and Youth Well-Being Impacted by Child Care Investments

Center for Law and Social Policy, By Christine Johnson-Staub, Jan 24, 2012

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0350

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

Recent Publications and Datasets

http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/publications/recent.jsp

Free Zero to Three Journal Article

The Influence of Media on Young Children’s Development

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/32-3_Wartella.pdf?docID=12981

Podcast: Assessing Young Children, Birth Through Third Grade

New America Foundation

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/blogposts/2012/podcast_assessing_young_children_birth_through_third_grade-62724

Creating Opportunity Starts with Children

Center for Law and Social Policy, Jan 20, 2012

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0349

State Efforts to Address Obesity Prevention in Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems

Altarum Institute

http://www.altarum.org/research-initiatives-health-systems-health-care/improving-human-health-systems-mission-projects/childhood-obesity-reports

Five new book reviews

Education Review

http://nepc.colorado.edu/education-review

National Association for the Education of Young Children

State Early Care and Education Public Policy Developments: Fiscal Year 2012

http://www.naeyc.org/policy/statetrends/state-early-care-education-policy-developments-FY12

Guidance Matters: From Rules to Guidelines Moving to the Positive

http://www.naeyc.org/files/yc/file/201201/Gartell_Guidance_Matters_Jan2012.pdf

Expand Your Network—Start a Blog: FOR THE PRESCHOOL PROFESSIONAL

http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/V5N2/Gorman.pdf

More Threats to Preschoolers' Play

http://www.naeyc.org/content/research-news-you-can-use-more-threats-preschoolers-play

Calendar Time for Young Children: Good Intentions Gone Awry

http://www.naeyc.org/files/tyc/file/CalendarTime.pdf

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GRANTS

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Collaborate for Healthy Weight: Call for Team Applications—Phase Two

National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality

http://www.cvent.com/events/collaborate-for-healthy-weight-call-for-team-applications-phase-two/event-summary-5d48b519746b4ba1894d65329f95ca5f.aspx

US HHS Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Part D Grants for Coordinated HIV Services and Access to Research for Women, Infants, Children, and Youth (WICY) Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=138833

US HHS Department of Health and Human Services

National Institutes of Health

Learning Disabilities Innovation Hubs (R24) Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=140313

NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council

Social-Emotional Development Support of children in New York State

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1104293819043-24/SocioEmotRFPFull.pdf

The Jacobs Foundation

Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize

http://award.jacobsfoundation.org

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