Early Childhood News

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CONFERENCES

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Free webinar: Using Ele™, a Free Online Tool, to Incorporate Principles from NAEYC and the Fred Rogers Center into Your Program

September 12, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/using-ele-a-free-online-tool-to-incorporate-principles-from-naeyc-and-the-fred-rogers-center-into-your-program/

Citywide Infant Toddler Conference for Family & Group Family Care Professionals

September 22, 2012

New York, NY 10038

http://babystepsnyc.publishpath.com/overview

Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS) Observer Certification Training

October 23-26, 2012

Albany, NY

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/news/?show=C2BCEAB57177E52B138BF36DD233F005

Early Care & Learning Council 2012 Leadership Summit

November 14–15, 2012

Syracuse, New York

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/08/2012-leadership-summit.html

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RESOURCES

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Grandparents Day 2012

9/9/2012

http://grandparentsday.org/

APA Division 37: Society for Child and Family Policy and Practice

The Advocate Newsletter, Summer 2012

http://www.apa.org/divisions/div37/Advocate2012Summer.pdf

Human Development Today e-News

Cornell University

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

Four reports on Making the Proper Investment in Early Childhood Education

National Council of La Raza

http://www.nclr.org/index.php/about_us/news/blog/making_the_proper_investment_in_early_childhood_education/

New Report: Putting it Together: A Guide to Financing Comprehensive Services in Child Care and Early Education

Center for Law and Social Policy

http://www.clasp.org/admin/site/publications/files/A-Guide-to-Financing-Comprehensive-Services-in-Child-Care-and-Early-Education.pdf

White Paper: Effective Inspection Policies Promote Children’s Safety and Healthy Development in Child Care

Child Care Aware® of America

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/inspections_white_paper_august_16.pdf

National Report Card on Protecting Children During Disasters

Save the Children

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.7705371/k.10C/Disaster_Preparedness_for_kids_in_the_USA.htm

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Public Policy Report 2012: Strategic Directions: Technical Assistance Professionals in State Early Childhood Professional Development Systems

http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/TA_Professionals.pdf

For Families

http://families.naeyc.org/

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GRANTS

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US Department of Health and Human Services

Health Resources & Services Administration Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=194533

Foundation for Child Development

Young Scholars Program

http://fcd-us.org/our-work/new-american-children/apply-ysp

2012 Victoria S. Levin Award For Early Career Success in Young Children’s Mental Health Research

Society for Research in Child Development

http://www.srcd.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=656&Itemid=255

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NEWS

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My view: Obama, Romney need to know one thing about early childhood education – start over

08/29/12, CNN

http://schoolsofthought.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/29/my-view-obama-romney-need-to-know-one-thing-about-early-childhood-education-start-over/

A Worksheet for Math-Phobic Parents

08/29/12, Wall Street Journal

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444914904577615690632669590.html

Pretend Play May Not Be as Crucial to Child Development as Believed, New Study Shows

08/28/12, ScienceDaily

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828152504.htm

A kindergarten dilemma: To redshirt or not to redshirt

08/27/12, WCPO

http://www.wcpo.com/dpp/news/local_news/a-kindergarten-dilemma-to-redshirt-or-not-to-redshirt

School Year Means Sleep Challenges for Kids of All Ages

08/27/12, APA

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/08/sleep-challenges.aspx

An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism

08/25/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/immune-disorders-and-autism.html

Gender & Toys: Monkey Study Suggests Hormonal Basis For Children's Toy Preferences

08/24/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/24/gender-toys-children-toy-preferences-hormones_n_1827727.html

Expanding Early Education for Latino Children Imperative, Group Says

08/24/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/08/its_a_known_fact_that.html

Simon Says Don’t Use Flashcards

08/23/12, NY Times

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/simon-says-dont-use-flashcards/

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org