Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Research Assistant for the Psychology department

UMass Boston BabyLab

http://umb.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp;jsessionid=86A9BF671C15BA7201E7F960F630450F?JOBID=32498

Project Director - Education and Child Care Data Archive

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, University of Michigan

http://umjobs.org/job_detail/67503/project_director_-_education_and_child_care_data_archive

Early Childhood Division Director

Children’s Aid Society

http://www.childrensaidsociety.org/employment/early-childhood-division-director-early-childhood-22nd-street

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CONFERENCES

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Free webinar from Early Childhood Investigations

Using ECE Technology DAP-Style! Top Questions Answered

June 6, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/common-sense-choices-about-technology-in-ece-programs-by-fran-simon-and-karen-nemeth/

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

July 24-26, 2012

Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts

http://www.nrccfpp.org/

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RESOURCES

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Video: Putting Quality First: Improving Children's Experiences in Child Care and Early Learning

New America Foundation

http://earlyed.newamerica.net/events/2012/quality_in_child_care

End-of-Year Transitions and Celebrations

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/content/end-of-year-planning

Measuring Child Poverty: New league tables of child poverty in the world's rich countries

UNICEF Innocenti Report Card 10

http://www.unicef-irc.org/publications/660

Human Development Today e-News

Spring 2012

http://www.hdtoday.human.cornell.edu/

The Latest Resources: QRIS National Learning Network Website

May 2012

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102634765558-48/WebPostingsMay2012.pdf

Zero to Three

Healthy Minds: Nurturing Your Child’s Development from 0 to 2 Months

http://forourbabies.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/0-2months.pdf

Getting Ready to Read: Helping Your Child Become a Confident Reader and Writer Starting from Birth

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/early-language-literacy/cradlingliteracy_ready2read_8-14-09.pdf

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GRANTS

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Regional Partnership Grants to Increase the Well-Being of, and to Improve the Permanency Outcomes for, Children Affected by Substance Abuse

Administration for Children and Families

http://www.grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=VIEW&oppId=171394

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NEWS

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The #earlyed Daily

http://paper.li/tag/earlyed

Commentary: It's time for business leaders to invest in Michigan children

The Detroit News, 05/30/12 http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120530/OPINION01/205300312#ixzz1wN1TYG4o

Parents can build in 'special time' with kids this summer

USA Today, 05/30/12

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/bonus/story/2012-05-30/parents-conversation-family-time/55266554/1

How Much Time Do Young Children Spend Using Technology in School?

ECETech.net, 05/29/12

http://www.ecetech.net/early-childhood-technology/how-much-time-do-young-children-spend-with-technology-in-school/

TAKE A SAFETY SAFARI... Helping kids stay safe while learning to take risks

Moving Smart, 05/28/12

http://movingsmartblog.blogspot.com/2012/05/safety-safari.html

How ed policy is hurting early childhood education

TheWashingtonPost, 05/26/12

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/how-ed-policy-is-hurting-early-childhood-education/2012/05/24/gJQAm0jZoU_blog.html

'Why' Questions Play Big Role in Early Learning

Education Week Early Years, 05/25/12

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/05/why_questions_can_play_big_role_in_early_learning.html

'Goldilocks Effect': Babies Learn When Things Aren't Too Complex, Too Simple

ABC News, 05/24/12

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/goldilocks-effect-shows-babies-attention/story?id=16416332#.T75HF9xfFWJ

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ADVOCACY

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Early Care & Learning Council

Letter: Don't cut funding for child care (Times Union, 05/24/12)

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Letter-Don-t-cut-funding-for-child-care-3584357.php

POLICY and ADVOCACY ALERT: CCR&R RFP Available on OFCS Online Bidders List

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/05/policy-and-advocacy-alert_25.html

POLICY and ADVOCACY ALERT: CCR&R FUNDING REDUCED STATEWIDE

http://earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/05/policy-and-advocacy-alert_29.html

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist