Early Childhood News

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JOBS
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Post-Doctoral Position
Center for Early Education and Development (CEED)
University of Minnesota
http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=103174


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CONFERENCES
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Free Webinar: Emotionally Healthy Children, Families, Early Childhood Programs and Communities
June 20, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time
http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/developing-emotionally-healthy-children-families-schools-and-communities/



Raising Safe Kids Facilitator Training
June 26, 2012
Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.apa.org/news/events/2012/raising-kids.aspx



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RESOURCES
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How Early Experiences Affect Brain Development
Rochester Baby Guide — Spring/Summer 2012
http://www.bluetoad.com/article/How+Early+Experiences+Affect+Brain+Development/1076062/0/article.html



Online tool: Young Child Risk Calculator
National Center for Children in Poverty
http://www.nccp.org/tools/risk/



Child-Care Subsidies: Do They Impact the Quality of Care Children Experience?
Child Development
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2012.1780.x/abstract



Online video: A Day Without Childcare
A humorous look at what life might be like if childcare disappeared
http://archive.org/details/AH-a_day_without_childcare



National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Home Sorting Ideas
http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/files/tyc/file/V5N5/Home%20Sorting%20Ideas.pdf

Spending Time Outdoors with Your Child
http://ht.ly/bspdM




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GRANTS
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Dept of Education - Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program; National Data and Statistical Center for the Burn Model Systems CFDA Number 84.133A-4 Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=174974



Dept of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health
Administrative Supplements for Health Impacts of Household Air Pollution on Womens Health and Child Survival (Admin Supp) Grant
http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=175753



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NEWS
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Motherhood Still a Cause of Pay Inequality
06/12/12, NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/13/business/economy/motherhood-still-a-cause-of-pay-inequality.html



Children with older fathers and grandfathers 'live longer'
06/11/12, BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18392873



The Makings of Our Earliest Memories
06/11/12, NY Times
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/11/the-makings-of-our-earliest-memories/



Educators once opposed raising bilingual children. Experts now say it’s beneficial
06/11/12, Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/educators-once-opposed-raising-bilingual-children-experts-now-say-its-beneficial/2012/06/08/gJQAdz9gUV_story.html



Letter: Maintain child care subsidy levels
06/07/12, Newsday
http://newyork.newsday.com/opinion/letter-maintain-child-care-subsidy-levels-1.3767933



2012 Annual Meeting & Luncheon
06/06/12, Early Care & Learning Council
http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/06/2012-annual-meeting-and-luncheon.html



American Psychological Association

Household food insecurities: Threats to children’s well-being
June 2012, The SES Indicator
http://www.apa.org/pi/ses/resources/indicator/2012/06/household-food-insecurities.aspx

Miscarriage and loss: Losing a pregnancy can affect a woman — and her family — for years, research finds
June 2012, APA Monitor
http://www.apa.org/monitor/2012/06/miscarriage.aspx



More Children Raised By Relatives and Family Friends, Report Finds
05/23/12, Annie E. Casey Foundation
http://www.aecf.org/Newsroom/NewsReleases/HTML/2012Releases/MoreChildrenRaisedByRelatives.aspx



Going 'Screen Free' vs. Getting 'Screen Smart'
04/30/12, Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kleeman/screen-free-week_b_1462177.html



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Asil Özdoğru, PhD
Evaluation Specialist
Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34
aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org