Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Early Childhood Development Research Analyst

Child Trends

https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit2/?id=4726842&t=2

Post-Doctoral Fellowships in Child/Pediatric Psychology

Westchester Institute for Human Development

http://psychpostdocs.blogspot.com/2012/01/westchester-institute-for-human.html

70 open positions

Society for Research in Child Development Careers

http://careers.srcd.org/jobs#/results/

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CONFERENCES

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Q&A with Laura J. Colker

January 7–11, 2013

Online

http://www.naeyc.org/event/planning-for-learning-centers

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

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

http://www.nysaeyc.org

16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference

May 29-31, 2013

Washington, DC

http://www.wrconference.net

2013 International Association for Counselling (IAC) Conference and 12th National Congress of Psychological Counselling and Guidance

September 8-11, 2013

İstanbul, Türkiye

http://www.iac-pdr-istanbul2013.org/

New York State Society for Human Resource Management

Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference

October 6-7, 2013

Verona NY

http://www.nysshrm.org/ems/regengine/event_page.php

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RESOURCES

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New Research

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/new-research#anchor24425

Head Start Impact Study and Follow-up, 2000-2012

Office of Planning, Research & Evaluation

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/research/project/head-start-impact-study-and-follow-up-2000-2012

National Association for the Education of Young Children

From a Science Shelf to a Science Museum

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/PGP.%20Science%20Shelf%20to%20Science%20Museum.pdf

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NEWS

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Boo-ho-ho: How to help kids with post-holiday blues

12/25/12, Today

http://www.today.com/moms/boo-ho-ho-how-help-kids-post-holiday-blues-1C7661425

Smarter Ways to Discipline Children

12/24/12, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323277504578189680452680490.html

Parent Holiday Conundrum: How to Walk the Fine Line Between Treating and Spoiling Your Kids

12/20/12, Time

http://business.time.com/2012/12/20/parent-holiday-conundrum-how-walk-the-fine-line-between-treating-and-spoiling-your-kids/

This holiday season, give your kids the gift of gratitude

12/19/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/this-holiday-season-give-your-kids-the-gift-of-gratitude/2012/12/18/1c2e5fec-3a41-11e2-a263-f0ebffed2f15_story.html

K-12 May Not Benefit From Brighter Fiscal Outlook

12/11/12, Education Week

http://t.co/LZ7BKq6W

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Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Lab manager in the Child Cognition Lab

Psychology Department at Boston University

https://gustavus.edu/psychology/newsletter/CognitionBostonU.php

Post-doctoral Fellowship in Child Welfare and Trauma-Informed Care

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

http://www.uthsc.edu/bcdd/training/prof_programs/traumafellowships.php

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CONFERENCES

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National Child Care Association 2013 Conference

New Orleans, LA

March 7-9, 2013

http://www.nccanet.org/

New York State Association for the Education of Young Children annual conference

April 4-6, 2013

Verona, NY

http://nysaeyc.org/

Child Care Aware® of America Policy Symposium

April 10-13, 2013

Washington, D.C.

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

NYS Child Abuse Prevention Conference

April 15-17, 2013

Albany, NY

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

10th Annual Young Child Expo & Conference 2013

April 17th-19th, 2013

New York City

http://www.youngchildexpo.com/

29th Annual How Successful Directors Lead National Conference

April 24-26, 2013

Franklin, TN

https://m360.earlylearningleaders.org/event.aspx?eventID=58926

NAEYC’s 2013 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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Letter to Child Care Providers from the Office of Children and Family Services

Early Care & Learning Council

http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/12/letter-to-child-care-providers-from.html

The Journal of Early Adolescence

Special Issue: Social-Emotional Processes in Afterschool Settings: Bridging Gaps between Theory, Research, & Practice (January 2013; Vol. 33, No. 1)

http://jea.sagepub.com/content/vol33/issue1/?etoc

Video of Child Care Emergency Preparedness Symposium

Save the Children

http://uscenter.savethechildren.org/SitePages/CCEPSymposiumVideo.aspx

Child Trends

Putting Youth Relationship Education on the Child Welfare Agenda: Findings from a Research and Evaluation Review, December 2012

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_12_01_FR_RelationshipEduc.pdf

Common ground:  A roadmap to investing in what works for children in tough fiscal times, December 2012

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_12_12_RB_KAMLecture.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

13 Things Babies Learn When We Read with Them

http://families.naeyc.org/article/12-things-babies-learn-when-we-read-them

Exploring the World of Science with Your Child

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/file/V6N2/Exploring%20the%20World%20of%20Science%20with%20Your%20Child.pdf

Planning for Positive Guidance: Powerful Interactions Make a Difference

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/planning-for-positive-guidance

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 3

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration

Graduate Psychology Education (GPE) Program Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210713

Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program

US Department of Education, Office of English Language Acquisition

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?oppId=209974&mode=VIEW

Making the Future After-School & Summer Program Grants

Cognizant

http://makered.org/communityblogs/making-the-future-after-school-summer-program-grants

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NEWS

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Swimming gives children a boost: Researches say swimmers are smarter

12/13/12, Washington Times

http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/parenting-first-time-through/2012/dec/13/swimming-gives-children-boost-reasearches-say-swim/

A Vital Disability Benefit for Children

12/12/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/13/opinion/a-vital-disability-benefit-for-children.html

How Did Oklahoma Adopt Universal Pre-Kindergarten?

12/11/12, eye on early education

http://eyeonearlyeducation.org/2012/12/11/how-did-ok-adopt-universal-pre-kindergarten/

Fiscal Cliff Would Hurt Young Children, Advocates Warn

12/11/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/fiscal-cliff-children_n_2279687.html

Understanding How Children Develop Empathy

12/10/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/understanding-how-children-develop-empathy/

Obesity in Young Is Seen as Falling in Several Cities

12/10/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/health/childhood-obesity-drops-in-new-york-and-philadelphia.html

Parents struggle with decision to medicate bipolar kids

12/07/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/bipolar-kids-parents-medication/1754931/

Profiting From a Child’s Illiteracy

12/07/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/09/opinion/sunday/kristof-profiting-from-a-childs-illiteracy.html

Big kids: Behavioral health experts are fighting the childhood obesity epidemic from a variety of angles

12/01/2012, APA

http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/12/cover-obesity.aspx

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OUTREACH

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What happens if our children fall off the cliff?

Early Care & Learning Council

http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/12/what-happens-if-our-children-fall-off.html

2013 Tax Credits Outreach Campaign Toolkit

Early Care & Learning Council and the National Women’s Law Center

http://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/final_tco_toolkit.pdf

2013 NYSAEYC Annual Conference Champions for Children Awards Nominations

The deadline for nominations has been extended to December 19th!

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102180028907-152/Champions+for+Children+Application1.pdf

Senator Mikulski's Children's Budget Letter

Child Care Aware of America

http://capwiz.com/naccrra/issues/alert/?alertid=62226501&PROCESS=Take+Action

Infographic: The Importance of Early Learning

Apollo Group, Teaching for Tomorrow

http://awesome.good.is.s3.amazonaws.com/transparency/web/1211/importance-of-early-learning/flash.html

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Visiting Professorship in Early Learning and Children’s Media

Saint Vincent College

http://www.higheredjobs.com/search/details.cfm?JobCode=175698826&Title=Visiting%20Professorship%20in%20Early%20Learning%20and%20Children%E2%80%99s%20Media

Fellowship Program for the design leaders of the future

IDEO.org

https://www.ideo.org/careers

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CONFERENCES

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The Clinical Assessment and Treatment of Preschool Mood Disorders: Developmental and Parental Considerations

February 8, 2013 

Adelphi University

http://www.adelphi.edu/parentinginstitute/profdevpt-conted/workshop_020813.php

EdMedia World Conference on Educational Media and Technology

June 24 - 28, 2013

Victoria, British Columbia

Call for Presentations:  December 12, 2012

http://www.aace.org/conf/edmedia

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RESOURCES

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Early Care & Learning Council

November/December 2012 Newsletter

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterNovember2012.pdf

Discounts for early childhood programs

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/news/documents/QSTARSNY_Flyer.pdf

New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

Monthly Update December 2012

http://www.ddpcmonthlyupdate.us/

Society for Research in Child Development

December 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=cdd32a4012&e=

Staffed Family Child Care Networks: A Strategy to Enhance Quality Care for Infants and Toddlers

Zero to Three

http://qrisnetwork.org/resource/2012/staffed-family-child-care-networks-strategy-enhance-quality-care-infants-and-toddlers

Child Trends

Getting into the Black Box: How Do Low-Income Parents Make Choices about Early Care and Education in Maryland?

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_Choices.pdf

Providing High Quality Care in Low-Income Areas in Maryland: Definitions, Resources, and Challenges from Parents and Child Care Providers’ Perspectives

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_providing.pdf

Defining School Readiness in Maryland: A Multi-Dimensional Perspective

http://www.childtrends.org/files/child_trends-2012_11_27_RB_defining.pdf

Child Care Aware®

Free Parent Network Webinars

http://www.naccrra.org/parents/child-care-aware%C2%AE-parent-network/free-webinars

Resource Paper: Executive Function and School Readiness, November 2012

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/executive_function_11-27-12_1.pdf

Screen time

http://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/content/hkhf/home/activities/screentimes.html

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Why Read Informational Books?

http://www.naeyc.org/books/so_much_more_than_the_abcs/excerpt

Start a Home Library

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/reading-writing/start-home-library

Top 10 No Cost Toys for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers

http://families.naeyc.org/content/top-10-no-cost-toys-infants-toddlers-and-preschoolers

Teaching Young Children, December 2012/January 2013 - Vol. 6, No. 2

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/current

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Affordable Care Act - Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Grants to Nonprofit Organizations Modification 2

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=208014

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration National Center for Health Insurance and Financing for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=209361

US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration MCH Research Network on Promoting Healthy Weight (HW-RN) among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other Special Health Care Needs Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=210133

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NEWS

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Sandy's wrath left invisible wounds on traumatized children

12/07/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/sandy-children-stress/1753261/

The Santa Lie: Is the big Christmas con hurting our kids?

12/06/12, Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/the_kids/2012/12/the_santa_lie_is_the_big_christmas_con_hurting_our_kids.html

Pulse of the People: Invest in education now or we will pay later

12/04/12, The Record

http://www.troyrecord.com/articles/2012/12/04/opinion/doc50bd1297ca4ed160341433.txt

'Mannies' Turn to Childcare Jobs to Support Creative Pursuits

12/04/12, DNAinfo

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121204/bushwick/mannies-turn-childcare-support-creative-pursuits

First Five Years Fund Urges Lawmakers To Invest In Early Childhood Education (VIDEO)

12/03/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/03/first-five-years-fund_n_2232181.html

How Technology Is Changing the Way Children Think and Focus

12/03/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jim-taylor/technology-and-kids_b_2232502.html

Quality child care necessary for a strong economy

12/01/12, lohud.com

http://www.lohud.com/article/20121202/OPINION/312020023/Quality-child-care-necessary-strong-economy

Helping refugees gain an entrepreneurial foothold

12/30/12, philly.com

http://articles.philly.com/2012-11-30/business/35437219_1_child-care-day-care-women-s-opportunities-resource-center

Child care that works for working parents

11/30/12, APM Marketplace

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/life/child-care-works-working-parents

Childhood obesity calculator may be most accurate predictor yet

11/29/12, CBS

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57556196/childhood-obesity-calculator-may-be-most-accurate-predictor-yet/

Experts call for mental illness screening for children

11/28/12, Reuters

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-depression-teenagers-screening-idUSBRE8AR1E820121128

Head Start Programs Offer Benefits, Improve Child Well-Being And School Readiness: Report

11/19/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/19/advisory-committee-review_n_2159585.html

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ADVOCACY

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Become a Friend of the Council!

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/donate/

Yes, Sequestration impacts New York State

Quality for Kids Campaign

http://qualityforkids.org/2012/12/04/yes-sequestration-impacts-new-york-state/

Inaugural Policy Forum Calls Attention to Poverty Issues

Schuyler Center for Analysis & Advocacy

http://www.scaany.org/resources/documents/scs_issue_16_policyforum.pdf

First Five Years Fund Statement on the Grand Bargain

First Five Years Fund

http://www.ffyf.org/blog/first-five-years-fund-statement-grand-bargain

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Reach out to Congress Monday! Join the NDDay of Action.

Now is the time to ACT! Join the NDDay of Action on

Monday December 10th.

The Non-Defense Discretionary coalition (NDD) is hosting an NDDay of Action on Monday, December 10th. The Day of Action offers another opportunity to make your case about the impact of a sequester, or automatic across the board cuts, in child care and Head Start.  We’ve included a recommended message from the NDD Steering Committee below , as well as some sample tweets.  We hope your organization can participate and we hope you’ll encourage your contacts to call and email their members and engage on Social Media.

This July, 3,000 national, state, and local organizations signed a letter <http://publichealthfunding.org/uploads/NDDLetter.Final.July2012.pdf> urging Congress and the President to work together to avoid sequestration—deep, across the board cuts to core programs and services scheduled to take effect January 2, 2013 if policymakers fail to act. These “nondefense discretionary” or “NDD” programs are core functions government provides for the benefit of all, including medical and scientific research; education and job training; infrastructure; public safety and law enforcement; public health; weather monitoring and environmental protection; natural and cultural resources; housing and social services; and international relations. Every day these programs support economic growth and strengthen the safety and security of every American in every state and community across the nation.

Conversations about how to address the “fiscal cliff” and avoid sequestration are happening NOW. It’s hard to believe, but it’s possible that a plan to avoid sequestration could actually be worse for NDD programs than sequestration itself.

Dial (202) 225-1904 and ask to be connected to your House Member. Not sure who that is? Look them up using your zip code here: http://www.house.gov/representatives/

Senator Schumer: 202-224-6542

http://schumer.senate.gov/new_website/contactchuck.cfm

Senator Gillibrand 202-224-4451

http://gillibrand.senate.gov/contact/

Recommended message: We seek a balanced approach to deficit reduction that does not include further cuts to nondefense discretionary (NDD) programs. These programs have already contributed to deficit reduction through the bipartisan Budget Control Act (BCA) and prior spending cuts.

Social media: Tweet by using the hastag with #NoMoreCuts as well as the hashtags #earlyeducation, #childcare, #ECE, etc.

Tweet Template:

• National #security means investing in kids, education, public health, & infrastructure. [insert member twitter handle] make sure there are #NoMoreCuts!

Tweet Example:

• #sequestration means an 8.2% cut to early care and education in 2013. @paultonko support a balanced budget approach. #NDDUnited      (tweeted by@NYS_ECLC)

Tweets are a great way of getting our message out to policymakers.  Please make sure you include the Twitter handle of the Member of Congress you are tweeting in your message.  This ensures that the member will get a notification of being “mentioned” in your message and will see what you’ve sent.  For a complete list of members and their twitter handles as well as other social media accounts, please see these House <http://govsm.com/w/House> & Senate<http://govsm.com/w/Senate> lists.  

If we all speak with one voice December 10, we have a greater chance of being heard.

What happens if our children fall off the cliff?

We are 28 days away from the “fiscal cliff”; we might go over the edge. The fiscal cliff refers to the effect that a number of current laws, if left unchanged, would result in an increase in taxes and a decrease in spending in order to reduce the deficit. The decrease in spending is what has the human services community very concerned. The closer we get, the louder the cacophony of outrage and demands become; no one wants to fall. Those that will hit the ground the hardest, however, are completely ignoring the situation, not paying one bit of attention. They are entirely too busy napping, snacking and smushing play dough.

New York’s children and their families are in serious danger of losing supports that are essential to our economy and our long term educational and workforce success. A report from Iowa Senator Tom Harkin details the impact for children and families in each state in a July report, “Under Threat: Sequestration’s Impact on Nondefense Jobs and Services.” According to the report over 6,000 fewer children would be served through Head Start and over 1,200 teachers and other Head Start employees would lose their jobs. Additionally over 6,000 fewer children would receive child care subsidies, putting parents in the difficult position of choosing questionable child care or losing their jobs.  There are other cuts that will effect children’s development, health and education. The full report can be read here: http://www.harkin.senate.gov/documents/pdf/500ff3554f9ba.pdf

It is an unfortunate reality that our state has many sectors of vulnerable populations, all of whom would be affected by a loss of services. When children lose services, however, the effect is three fold. The most immediate of course is to the children themselves. Children need safe and consistent care situations. Ideally children should be in high quality environments, whether that is at home or at child care programs. But, even a child care program that is just meeting the minimum standards of safety and care is better than a patchwork of unreliable and unregulated care situations that puts a child’s safety and own sense of security and comfort at risk. The second layer of affect is to the parents and guardians. Balancing work and parenthood is a challenge for even the most educated and compensated in the workforce. For parents who are struggling to make ends meet and working in jobs with little job security, losing child care assistance can mean sacrifices like heat, electricity or regular meals. Losing child care can also mean losing a job. The long term impacts of that can be devastating for vulnerable children and their families. The third layer of affect is to the society. In order for New York State to have a strong economy long term, it is imperative that we care for and educate our young children now. Children who engage in high quality early care and education are less likely to repeat grades, need special education, be high school drop outs or be incarcerated. There are multiple cost saving results of investments in the young and the perhaps the greatest outcome is a well prepared competitive future workforce. In order to entice new industries and businesses to take root in New York, we have to have something to offer; our human capital. If we continue to short change our children and sit back while others in the nation invest in theirs, we might as well hang the closed for business sign now.

We are approaching the cliff. We may or may not go over it. But if we do, our children may not survive the fall without a parachute. New York has to be prepared to ensure a soft landing for our children and our future. Are we?