Early Care & Learning Council

First-Time Kindergartners in 2010-11: First Findings From the Kindergarten Rounds of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11 (ECLS-K:2011)

http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012049.pdf

Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2012 Report

Child Care Aware of America

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/cost_report_2012_final_081012_0.pdf

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

CLASP

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

Child Care & Early Education Research Connections

New research, resources, grants, jobs, events, and more

http://www.researchconnections.org/childcare/whatsnew.jsp

Child Trends

Fact Sheet: What Works for Disadvantaged and Adolescent Parent Programs: Lessons from Experimental Evaluations of Social Programs and Interventions for Children

http://www.childtrends.org/files/Child_Trends-2012_08_20_WW_ParentPrograms.pdf

Expanding Time for Learning Both Inside and Outside the Classroom: A Review of the Evidence Base

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_08_16_RB_TimeForLearning.pdf

Research Brief Series: Building a Post-Care Service System in Child Welfare: Lessons Learned from the Frontlines of Implementation Science in Catawba County

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_07_01_RB_Catawba1.pdf

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_07_01_RB_Catawba2.pdf

http://www.childtrends.org/Files//Child_Trends-2012_07_01_RB_Catawba3.pdf

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Back to School: Welcoming Children and Families

http://www.naeyc.org/back-to-school/teachers

Start a Home Library

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

Q&A with the author of Basics of Supporting Dual Language Learners

http://www.naeyc.org/event/basics-of-supporting-dual-language-learners

13 Tips for Starting Preschool

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/music-math-more/13-tips-starting-preschool

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GRANTS

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The Relation between Education and Social Opportunity

Spencer Foundation

http://www.spencer.org/content.cfm/education-and-social-opportunity

Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers

National Science Foundation

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5467&org=NSF&sel_org=NSF&from=fund

Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--Center To Support the Development of Effective Educators To Serve Students With Disabilities

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2012-08-02/html/2012-18906.htm

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Home Visits Help New Families; Support School Readiness

08/23/12, Education Week

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

Elmo makes apples more appealing to kids

08/23/12, LA Times

http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-elmo-makes-apples-more-appealing-to-kids-20120823,0,928668.story

Preschool Special Education Trade Group Calls for More State Audits and Penalties

08/22/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/nyregion/special-education-trade-group-calls-for-more-audits-in-new-york-state.html

Father’s Age Is Linked to Risk of Autism and Schizophrenia

08/22/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html

Savvy Tots to Grown-Ups: 'Don't Be Such a Crybaby'

08/20/12, APA

http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2012/08/savvy-tots.aspx

Child Care or College Tuition: Which Family Expense Is Rising Faster?

08/20/12, Time Moneyland

http://moneyland.time.com/2012/08/20/child-care-or-college-tuition-which-family-expense-is-rising-faster/

Child care costs exceed rent in most states

08/16/12, CNN Money

http://money.cnn.com/2012/08/16/pf/child-care-cost/

Loud, Persistent Snoring Linked With Behavioral Problems in Kids: Study

08/13/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/13/snoring-behavioral-problems-kids-breathing-sleep_n_1761957.html

YogiPlay Debuts “YogiMeter,” An Educator-Based Rating System For Children’s Learning Apps

08/13/12, techcrunch.com

http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/13/yogiplay-debuts-yogimeter-an-educator-based-rating-system-for-childrens-learning-apps/

Children learn the ABC of Twitter

08/13/12, Telegraph

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/children-learn-the-abc-of-twitter/story-e6freuy9-1226448686016

Understanding the Language of Children's Behavior: Lessons From the Research of Berry Brazelton

08/10/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellen-galinsky/t-berry-brazelton_b_1764381.html

Making Good Digital Decisions: Do This, Not This!

08/09/12, Kaplan Blog

http://www.kaplanco.com/blog/post/2012/08/09/Making-Good-Digital-Decisions.aspx

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Intern in Military Child and Youth Programs

Purdue University

http://www.ydae.purdue.edu/military

Call for Articles

Unique Health Needs of Military Children and Families

http://www.apa.org/pi/families/resources/call-military-articles.aspx

VOTE for KIDS New York

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

http://www.scaany.org/about/VOTEforKIDSNewYork.php

Snail Mail for #Q4K

Quality for Kids Campaign

http://qualityforkids.org/2012/08/13/snail-mail-for-q4k/

It's not about the money, money, money. Ok, it sort of is.

Early Care & Learning Council

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/08/its-not-about-money-money-money-ok-it.html

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

Thursday, August 16, 2012

It's not about the money, money, money. Ok, it sort of is.

The cost of child care continues to increase while families struggle to afford quality care according to a new report released today by Child Care Aware of America. Parents and the High Cost of Child Care: 2012Report provides results from a survey of Child Care Resource and Referral (CCR&R) State Networks and local agencies, which asked for the average fees charged by child care programs in 2011. New York, as it turns out, is the least affordable state for child care. This piqued the interest of a reporter from CNNMoney and yesterday we spoke to her. Miss Fox did a fine job of laying out the crux of the problem; prices continue to rise for things like rent, groceries and gas. And child care is no exception. As a CNNMoney report should, the article focuses on the money and a few of the reasons why child care costs so much. But there is more to it.

The reality is that it costs a lot to care for a child. Child care is barely a break even business. It feels like child care programs charge an arm and leg but that goes right back out the door for staff (who often make little more than minimum wage), professional development, insurance, maintenance, food, materials and more. And that’s just for the basics. A program may want to provide professional development for staff above and beyond what is required, enhance the play environment, invest in a quality curriculum, provide parent education or any of the many things that improve the quality of care they provide, but more often than not, they can’t. The cost is prohibitive and it can’t be passed on to the parents whose finances are already stretched thin.

So the real problem is not that child care cost so much, but that it the true cost of quality child care is much more than parents are paying and more than most parents can afford. But there is good news too. Quality child care does exist. Some parents pay dearly for it and some programs are very skilled at stretching a dollar and finding ways to keep skilled staff on board. And there are supports in place. New York’s child care resource network made up of 37 Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (CCR&Rs) provide low cost, high quality professional development, toy lending libraries, curriculum supports and so much more for child care providers. And New York State has QUALITYstarsNY, a quality rating and improvement system that supports early childhood programs through quality improvement and educates parents. Right now QUALITYstarsNY is being implemented in select communities around the state, but every child needs access to quality care. QUALITYstarsNY must be implemented statewide.

Another problem is that there seems to be a perception that education starts at age 5. A 5 year old can attend school full time on the taxpayer’s dime and get their education funded right up through 12^th grade. There is public financing available for college too. Yet 85% of intellect develops in the first five years. The early years set the foundation for person’s life. Multiple longitudinal studies have shown that a child that attends a high quality early education program is less likely to need special education or remediation, be a teen parent or be incarcerated. There is a very high and very real return on investment for investments in early childhood. Why is it ignored? Yes, there are subsidies available, but these only reach a small percentage of the families in need and come with no requirement that the child attend a licensed or registered program, let alone one that has demonstrated its quality. The subsidies come from a federal child care block grant. If states want to invest in quality early learning, they must use state revenue.

So yes, it is about the money. It is time for New York State to dedicate significant funds to the early care and learning system in New York State! For the sake of this state’s future we need our children to be well cared for and ready for school. This state invests in roads, schools, hospitals, colleges, and so much more. Why wouldn’t we invest in something that is good for our current and future economy, and most of all good for our children? The argument that is the parents’ responsibility is stale. We are part of a global economy and if we want our current workforce to show up for work and want our future workforce to be emotionally and cognitively ready for OUR future, than we need to invest. The kind of investment needed to truly affect change cannot be shouldered by parents alone.

CNNMoney: Child care costs exceed rent in most states.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Multiple open positions

Erikson Institute, Chicago, IL

http://www.erikson.edu/default/aboutei/employment.aspx

Assistant Professor, Developmental Psychology

University of California, Santa Cruz

https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00010

Center for Biobehavioral Health, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH

Research Aide

https://www.healthcaresource.com/columbus/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.jobDetails&template=dsp_job_details.cfm&cJobId=120193

Research Associate

https://www.healthcaresource.com/columbus/index.cfm?fuseaction=search.jobDetails&template=dsp_job_details.cfm&cJobId=431824

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CONFERENCES

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Free Webinar: Spit Happens: Managing Infectious Disease Webinar

Tuesday, August 14, 2012 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

http://video.webcasts.com/events/pmny001/viewer/index.jsp?eventid=43532

Free Webinar: Challenging Behavior is Everyone’s Challenge! How to support ECE staff who work with children with challenging behaviors.

August 15, 2012 2:00 PM Eastern Time

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/presentations/directors-prepare-your-ece-program-to-support-children-who-are-chronically-challenging-by-barbara-kaiser/

10th Annual Western New York Infant Toddler Conference

September 22, 2012

Niagara Falls, NY

http://www.wnyinfanttoddlersolutions.com/ChildCareProviders/ProfessionalDevelopment/InfantToddlerConference.aspx

National Black Child Development Institute 42nd Annual conference

October 6-9, 2012

Ft. Lauderdale, Florida

http://nbcdi.org/conferences/2012-2/

National Conference in Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

October 18-20, 2012

Lawrence, KS

http://www.continuinged.ku.edu/programs/clinicalchild/

National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference & Expo

November 7–10, 2012

Atlanta, Georgia

Preliminary Program Now Available

http://www.naeyc.org/conference

Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development

January 10-12, 2013

Central European University, Budapest

http://www.asszisztencia.hu/bcccd/

Early Education and Technology for Children 2013 Conference

April 2-4, 2013

Salt Lake City, UT

http://www.eetcconference.org/

2013 National AfterSchool Association 25th Anniversary Annual Convention

April 7-10, 2013

Indianapolis, IN

Workshop submissions are due by October 1, 2012

http://www.naaweb.org/default.asp?contentID=586

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RESOURCES

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Food and Nutrition Fun for Preschoolers

Food and Nutrition Information Center

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/pubs/bibs/gen/fun_preschoolers.pdf

The Latest Resources: QRIS National Learning Network Website

July 2012

http://library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1102634765558-50/WebPostingsJuly2012.pdf

Webinar Recordings and Slides

Early Childhood Investigations

http://www.earlychildhoodwebinars.org/webinar-resources/

Society for Research in Child Development

August 2012 E-News

http://us1.campaign-archive2.com/?u=addb5e7d7d66625647754af3f&id=e3c3149169&e=

Early Childhood Education Programs

Description, requirements, outlook, trends, resources, programs

http://www.educationdegree.com/programs/early-childhood-education/

Let’s Move! Child Care

Healthy Eating

http://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/nutrition.html

Physical activity

http://www.healthykidshealthyfuture.org/activities.html

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Playing It Safe: Tips for Preventing Playground Injuries

http://www.naeyc.org/tyc/article/playing-it-safe

13 Tips for Starting Preschool

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/music-math-more/13-tips-starting-preschool

Transitioning to Kindergarten

http://families.naeyc.org/learning-and-development/child-development/transitioning-kindergarten

Biting Back Never Okay

http://families.naeyc.org/families-today/biting-back-never-okay

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GRANTS

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US Dept of Education: OSEP

Personnel Development to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities:

Center to Support the Development of Effective Educators to Serve Students with Disabilities CFDA Number 84.325A Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=188633

Building a Lasting Legacy Campaign Annual Conference Scholarships

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/legacy/scholarship

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Changing the Channel to Nonviolent TV Shows Can Help a Preschooler Sleep, Seattle Study Shows

08/08/12, Thrive by Five

http://thrivebyfivewa.org/2012/08/08/changing-the-channel-to-nonviolent-tv-shows-can-help-a-preschooler-sleep-seattle-study-shows/

Fraud in Special Education

08/07/12, NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/08/opinion/fraud-in-preschool-special-education.html

Kids With Coaches for Parents: Troubled or Unfairly Scrutinized?

08/07/12, ABC News

http://abcnews.go.com/US/kids-coaches-parents-troubled-unfairly-scrutinized/story?id=16942460#.UCJ2xvaPXnF

Steuben child care expert will testify in Vestal before state Education Reform Commission

08/07/12, Star Gazette

http://www.stargazette.com/article/20120807/NEWS01/308070041/Steuben-child-care-expert-will-testify-Vestal-before-state-Education-Reform-Commission

Reflecting on NAEYC Spotlight on Young Children and Technology Q & A

08/06/12, Hatch Early Learning Experts

http://blog.hatchearlychildhood.com/reflecting-on-naeyc-spotlight-on-young-children-and-technology-q-a/

Money is key to quality child care

08/06/12, CNN Radio

http://cnnradio.cnn.com/2012/08/06/money-is-key-to-quality-child-care/

Improving Professional Development for Early-Childhood Workforce

08/06/12, Education Week

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

Capital Profile: Early Learning Advocate

08/06/12, Times Union

http://www.timesunion.com/default/article/CAPITAL-PROFILE-3764527.php

Child care shortage remains in Herkimer, Oneida, Madison counties

08/04/12, YNN

http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/594123/child-care-shortage-remains-in-herkimer--oneida--madison-counties/

The State of America's Children 2012

08/03/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/marian-wright-edelman/the-state-of-americas-chi_b_1738235.html

Summer Camp: Great for Kids, Even Better for Parents

08/03/12, Time

http://healthland.time.com/2012/08/03/summer-camp-great-for-kids-maybe-even-better-for-parents/

Children in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike

08/03/12, APA

http://apaconvention.com/2012/08/03/children-in-the-aftermath-of-hurricane-ike/

Report Details Drop in Federal Funding for Children

08/03/12, Education Week

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

Don't screen me out!

08/02/12, Chicago Parent

http://www.chicagoparent.com/magazines/chicago-parent/2012-august/features/don't-screen-me-out

Investments in quality early childhood education pay off in long run

08/02/12, Herald Standard

http://www.heraldstandard.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/investments-in-quality-early-childhood-education-pay-off-in-long/article_7fc7d26f-7d72-546b-807e-aadb703d8534.html

Children who spend more time outside 'are half as likely to become short-sighted'

08/02/12, Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2182645/British-children-spend-time-outside-likely-short-sighted.html

Pets trigger some prosocial behavior in children with autism

08/02/12, examiner

http://www.examiner.com/article/pets-trigger-some-proscoial-behavior-children-with-autism

Why Early Ed. Is Not a Marquee Issue in 2012 Campaign

07/31/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/07/why_early_ed_is_not_a_marquee_issue_in_2012_campaign.html

Designing Children's Play in the Digital Age

07/26/12, The Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/daniel-donahoo/designing-childrens-play-_b_1705110.html

NYC Mayor Wants to 'Lock Up' Baby Formula: Is He Going Too Far?

MSN Healthy Living

http://healthyliving.msn.com/pregnancy-parenting/advice/nyc-mayor-wants-to-lock-up-baby-formula-is-he-going-too-far

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OUTREACH

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Adelphi University Institute for Parenting

2012-2013 Post-Masters Training Program

in Parent Education and Parent Guidance

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

University of Dayton

Early Childhood Leadership and Advocacy Program

http://www.udayton.edu/education/cel/ecla/index.php

VOTE for KIDS New York

Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy

http://www.scaany.org/about/VOTEforKIDSNewYork.php

Capital District Law Enforcement Launch the “Campaign for Quality”

August 15^th, 2012

http://cdn.fightcrime.org/wp-content/uploads/Fight-Crime-Invite-082012.pdf

New NAEYC Brief Offers Policy Recommendations to States on Early Childhood Professional Development Systems and Technical Assistance Professionals

Press Release, National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/newsroom/pressreleases/new_naeyc_brief_offers_policy_recommendations_to_states

National Policy Blog: Promoting Quality Child Care

Child Care Aware® of America

http://policyblog.usa.childcareaware.org/

Early Care & Learning Council

Quality for Kids: Action Alert

http://www.capwiz.com/naccrra/ny/issues/alert/?alertid=61629691&type=ST

We are Quality Assured!

http://www.earlycareandlearning.blogspot.com/2012/08/we-are-quality-assured.html

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

We are Quality Assured!

QUALITY ASSURED

The Early Care & Learning Council, New York’s child care resource network has achieved national quality assurance! The Council recently completed a validation visit, the culmination of a two year review process. Yesterday, the Council was notified by Child Care Aware of America (formerly the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies) that they are Quality Assured, becoming the third state network in the country to do so.

The Child Care Aware of America Quality Assurance program offers CCR&Rs and State Networks the opportunity to demonstrate that they understand Best Practices standards. The Best Practices for CCR&Rs and for State Networks are research-based and were developed in consultation with the field. The standards address all aspects of service delivery and agency functions. Child Care Aware of America Quality Assurance is a voluntary, national certification program for the field of Child Care Resource and Referral, including local CCR&Rs and State Networks. The process for Quality Assurance guides CCR&Rs and State Networks toward continuous quality assurance and excellence in service delivery. New York State’s local CCR&Rs are embarking on the process of Quality Assurance as well. Three have already achieved the status; the Child Care Councils of Nassau, Suffolk and Steuben.

The Early Care & Learning Council began the process two years ago. Throughout that time the Council demonstrated proficiency in nine elements; services for local CCR&Rs, stakeholder relationships, data analysis and reporting, public policy, child care and early education systems building, public awareness, strengthening and supporting CCR&R through direct services, administration and governance.

Marsha Basloe, Early Care & Learning Council Executive Director: “I started in the early stages of this process. I was immediately amazed at the amount of work that was involved but soon saw the fruits of the labor. With each step our processes improved. I am so proud of the staff and board at the Early Care & Learning Council. We are now the largest Quality Assured state network in the country. I look forward to continuing this level of excellence to ultimately affect the lives of over 2 million children.”

Ollie Smith, Interim Executive Director of Child Care Aware of America: “As a Quality Assured organization, the Early Care & Learning Council has established itself as a leader in the nation. The achievement of Quality Assurance proves Early Care & Learning is a model state network providing outstanding services to local CCR&R agencies, families, child care providers and policymakers in New York.”

The Early Care & Learning Council and its 37 CCR&R members provide a service to New York State like no other. Providing professional development, connecting families to child care, advising the business community and informing policy makers are just a few of the activities that this network is engaged in on a daily basis. As the state network, the Early Care & Learning Council is not only a leader in the state, but now an example for 47 other states to achieve this level of quality in serving their populations.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Early Childhood News

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JOBS

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Child Care Jobs

Care.com

http://www.care.com/child-care-jobs

Research Project Manager or Senior Research Project Manager

Child Trends

https://home2.eease.adp.com/recruit2/?id=2876282&t=2

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CONFERENCES

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Webinar: The Secret Ingredients of Early Childhood App Development That Will Make Your Apps Rise to The Top

August 1, 2012, 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT

https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/345334225

Webinar: Children and Cars: What You Need to Know

August 1, 2012 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/491603506

NAEYC’s Training-of-Trainers for Program Administrators

August 15-16, 2012

Washington, DC

http://www.cvent.com/events/training-of-trainers-for-program-administrators/event-summary-cc7fdc059edc4ec58c3e6a4622b4cb57.aspx

11th Annual Hawaii International Conference on Education

January 6-9, 2013

Honolulu, Hawaii

Submission/Proposal Deadline: August 10th, 2012

http://www.hiceducation.org

2013 Society for Research in Child Development Biennial Meeting

April 18 - 20, 2013

Seattle, Washington, USA

Submission Deadline: Thursday, September 20, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT

http://www.srcd.org/submissions2013/2013_Call_for_Submissions.pdf

2013 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting

April 27 - May 1, 2013

San Francisco, CA

Deadline for submitting proposals is Monday, July 23

http://www.aera.net/tabid/10208/Default.aspx

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RESOURCES

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Interview With Jane Annunziata About A Child's First Book About Play Therapy

American Psychological Association

http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/interviews/4317180-annunziata.aspx

First-Time Kindergartners in 2010-11: First Findings From the Kindergarten Rounds of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-11

National Center for Education Statistics

http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2012049

Top Tips for Preventing Hyperthermia

Safe Kids USA

http://www.safekids.org/safety-basics/safety-guide/kids-in-and-around-cars/never-leave-your-child-alone-tips.html

Child Development Perspectives

Early view

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1750-8606/earlyview

Early Care & Learning

July 2012 Newsletter

http://www.earlycareandlearning.org/media-room/documents/EarlyCareandLearningCouncilNewsletterJuly2012.pdf

Annie E. Casey Foundation

2012 Kids Count Data Book

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/DataBook/2012/

Interactive Data Wheel

http://datacenter.kidscount.org/databook/2012/datawheel.aspx

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Helping Children Cooperate

http://www.naeyc.org/yc/files/yc/file/201111/Helping_Children_Cooperate_Online_1111.pdf

Building a Lasting Legacy Campaign Annual Conference Scholarships

http://www.naeyc.org/legacy/scholarship

Summer Giveaway

http://www.naeyc.org/summer_giveaway

Child Care Aware

In The States: Child care licensing

http://www.naccrra.org/node/2495

Child Care State Fact Sheets

http://www.naccrra.org/public-policy/resources/child-care-state-fact-sheets-0

Why Aren’t We Outraged? Children Dying in Child Care Across America

http://www.naccrra.org/sites/default/files/default_site_pages/2012/why_arent_we_outraged_july_22.pdf

Zero to Three

Free Journal Article: Child–Parent Psychotherapy and Traumatic Exposure to Violence

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Reyes_copy_for_the_Insider.pdf?docID=13741

Talking to Very Young Children About Divorce

http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/ONE_PAGE_FINAL_5-14-12.pdf?docID=13461

On Your Lap, In Your Heart: Resources for grandparents

http://www.zerotothree.org/child-development/grandparents/

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GRANTS

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Young Scholars Program

Foundation for Child Development

The deadline for proposals is Thursday, November 1, 2012

http://fcd-us.org/our-work/new-american-children/young-scholars-program-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

US Department of Education

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL) Program CFDA Number 84.215G Modification 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=183113

US Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Development of Mathematical Cognition and Reasoning and the Prevention of Math Learning Disabilities (R01) Grant

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=186693

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 1

http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=178153

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NEWS

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Mental Abuse of Kids Leaves Lifelong Scars

07/30/12, USNews Health

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/07/30/mental-abuse-of-kids-leaves-lifelong-scars

Election chatter glosses over our child-care morass

07/30/12, Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/election-chatter-glosses-over-our-child-care-morass/2012/07/30/gJQAnZ9RLX_story.html

Does having kids make you less happy?

07/30/12, CNN

http://www.cnn.com/2012/07/30/opinion/etzioni-children/index.html

Using an iPad in a Grade One Classroom

07/30/12, Learning and Sharing with Ms. Lirenman

http://learningandsharingwithmsl.blogspot.com/2012/07/using-ipad-in-grade-one-classroom.html

Writing children's apps

07/29/12, nosy crow

http://nosycrow.com/blog/writing-childrens-apps

Child Care Aware® of America Supports the Infant and Toddler Quality Improvement Act

07/26/12, Child Care Aware® of America

http://www.naccrra.org/news-room/press-releases/2012/7/child-care-aware%C2%AE-of-america-supports-the-infant-and-toddler-quality

Caregivers nationwide urged to think ‘Where's baby? Look before you lock.'

07/26/12, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

http://www.nhtsa.gov/About+NHTSA/Press+Releases/2012/NHTSA+and+Safe+Kids+Worldwide+Announce+New+Partnership+to+Prevent+Child+Heatstroke+Deaths+in+Hot+Cars

Homework overload gets an 'F' from experts

07/27/12, NBC News

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/48343652/ns/today-back_to_school/#.UBK1Y2HY8aB

Why Does The New York Times Rely on Opinion Instead of Evidence When it Comes to Breastfeeding?

07/26/12, Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine

http://www.healthcanal.com/pregnancy-childbirth/31133-Why-Does-The-New-York-Times-Rely-Opinion-Instead-Evidence-When-Comes-Breastfeeding.html

Kindergarten Class of 2011: A Snapshot

07/26/12, Education Week

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/early_years/2012/07/kindergarten_class_of_2011_a_snapshot.html

How Parents' Stress Can Hurt a Child, From the Inside Out

07/25/12, Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2012/07/25/how-parents-stress-can-hurt-a-child-from-the-inside-out/

Economic distress does a number on children

07/25/12, USA Today

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/story/2012-07-25/children-welfare/56465992/1?csp=34news

Improving Children’s Well-Being Must Include Policy Focus on Racial, Ethnic Backgrounds

07/25/12, CLASP

http://www.clasp.org/issues/in_focus?type=child_care_and_early_education&id=0385

Bernanke Champions Early Childhood Education

07/24/12, Wall Street Journal

http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2012/07/24/bernanke-champions-early-childhood-education/

Early Childhood Education

07/24/12, Federal Reserve

http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/bernanke20120724a.htm

Social deprivation hurts child brain development, study finds

07/24/12, Los Angeles Times

http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-orphan-brains-20120724,0,1723553.story

Special Education Problems We Aren’t Solving

07/23/12, walrus51

http://walrus51.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/special-education-problems-we-arent-solving/

Parenting: How Money Struggles Change Things -- And How They Don't

07/23/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peggy-drexler/parenting-how-money-strug_b_1694698.html

Putting Learning Connections to Work with Early Childhood Technology

07/20/12, ECETech

http://www.ecetech.net/uncategorized/putting-learning-connections-to-work-with-early-childhood-technology/

Group: Early childhood education is good business sense

07/20/12, Journal Star

http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/41c5d88e-022a-59ee-8608-61a26e38cba5.html

US Childcare System Makes 'Having It All' All the More Difficult

07/18/12, Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/todd-grindal/us-childcare-system-makes_b_1684461.html

PNC Foundation Targets Early Childhood Education, Community Development

07/17/12, Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rahimkanani/2012/07/17/pnc-foundation-targets-early-childhood-education-community-development/

Top 5 Worst Lunch Foods for Kids

07/17/12, Shine from Yahoo

http://shine.yahoo.com/team-mom/top-5-worst-lunch-foods-kids-185900216.html

Is your child media savvy?

07/17/12, Boston Children's Hospital

http://childrenshospitalblog.org/is-your-child-media-savvy/

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ADVOCACY

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Policy Update: NAEYC Children's Champions Alert

National Association for the Education of Young Children

http://www.naeyc.org/policy/federal/7_20_12

Be Careful What You Cut

Children's Defense Fund

http://www.childrensdefense.org/be-careful-what-you-cut/index.html

Jumpstart's Read for the Record® National Campaign

October 4, 2012

http://www.jstart.org/campaigns/read-record

Quality for Kids Campaign

Early Care & Learning Council

http://qualityforkids.org

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Asil Özdoğru, PhD

Evaluation Specialist

Tel: (518) 690-4217 x 34

aozdogru@earlycareandlearning.org

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