Accreditation/Quality Programs/Early Childhood Programs
National Academy of Early Childhood Programs*This is NAEYC accreditation.
Top 10 Signs of a Good Kindergarten Classroom(EYLY Release #1996-12 NAEYC website)
10 Signs of a Great Preschool(EYLY Release #1996-01 NAEYC website)
Where Your Child Care Dollars Go(EYLY Release #1997-07 NAEYC website)
Childrens Defense Fund
Become a Children's Champion(NAEYC Advocacy/Action Page)
Accreditation of Early Childhood Programs(National Academy of Early Childhood Programs, NAEYC website)
Advocacy/Children & Families
25 Key Facts About American Children(Children's Defense Fund, 2000 Yearbook)
Alfie Kohn.org
Children's Defense Fund
Families and Work Institute
Get Outraged! *This is a site regarding the effects of tobacco and children sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
I Am Your Child *This is Rob Reiner's organization.
Stand for Children
Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education
Vermont Early Childhood Website
Assessment & Testing
None of the Above Special In Depth Series(New York Times on the Web)
Right Answer, Wrong Score(New York Times, May 20, 2001)
When a Test Fails the Schools, Careers and Reputations Suffer(New York Times, May 21, 2001)
Attachment Theory
Attachment-Theory and Research at Stony Brook
Attachment Research Center
Mangione, Peter. The Program for Infant & Toddler Caregivers: Infant Attachment. Online Powerpoint Presentation. Added July 7, 2001 in Attachment Theory and in Infants & Toddlers.
Psyche Matters-Attachment Resources and Bibliographies
Child Care Information/State Licensing & Regulation
VT SRS - Childcare
New York State Day Care Regulations
New York's Regulations For Health and Safety In Child Care
Vermont's Regulations For Health and Safety In Child Care
Vermont Early Childhood Website
Child Care/Accreditation
National Academy of Early Childhood Programs*This is NAEYC accreditation.
Child Care Information/Organizations
National Child Care Information Center Home Page
Vermont Early Childhood Website
Child Development
Child Care Source
Families and Work Institute
Child Wellness, Safety, and Nutrition Sites
AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics
Breastfeeding.com
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Get Outraged!
This is a site regarding the effects of tobacco and children sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Health and Safety Resources
NationalChildCareInformationCenter
healthsafety.html
KidsHealth
This site sponsored by the Nemours Foundation partners with a number of children's hospitals around the country.
NationalResourceCenter for Health & Safety in Child Care
Pennsylvania Chapter of the AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics
Prevent Child Abuse America
Prevent Child Abuse Ohio
Prevent Child Abuse
West Virginia
Tobacco Free Ohio
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Discipline & Behavior Management
Alfie Kohn.org
The No Spanking Page
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Equipment & Supplies/Commercial
Classroom Direct.com
Community Playthings
Constructive Playthings/U.S. Toy
Discount School Supply *This site also includes many teacher resources free of charge.
Lakeshore Learning Supplies
The Parent Teacher Store, Latham, NY
Play Essentials
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Equipment & Supplies/Commercial-Books
Gryphon House Books On-line: Books For Teachers, Parents & Caregivers
Redleaf Press
Turn-the-Page Press *This is Bev Bos' site
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Higher Education/Early Childhood Degree
Bank Street, New York City
BenningtonCollege, Bennington, VT
Community College of Vermont, multiple sites in VT
HiramCollege, Hiram, OH
HudsonValleyCommunity College, Troy, NY
IllinoisStateUniversity, Normal, IL
Southern IllinoisUniversity, Edwardsville, IL
Southern VermontCollege, Bennington, VT
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City, NY
University of Maine
WheelockCollege
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Listservs
The following are lists of listservs of possible interest to educators and parents. A listserv is an ongoing e-mail discussion.
CREATIVE CURRICULUM This is a listserv related to the Creative Curriculum although the topics tend to include more generic early childhood subjects. Go to for more information or to sign on to this listserv.
HIGHSCOPECURRICULUM A place for preschool teachers and day care providers that are using High Scope as their curriculum to share ideas and discuss problems that we encounter. To join go to:
NYSACCESS This list is designed for members and friends of the New YorkState chapter of the American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS). We welcome your membership if you are currently teaching early childhood education at a two year college. The purpose of the list is to share ideas, information, meetings, and discussions pertaining to early childhood teacher education. If you choose to join our list, please include your name and position as this is a restricted community. To join go to:
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Parents/Resources
Bay Area Male Involvement Network
Canadian Parents
Coalition for Quality Children's Media
DrGreene.com Caring for the Next Generation
Expert Parents
The Fatherhood Project
Fathering Magazine - fathermag.com
Head Start-National Head Start
NationalCenter for Family Literacy
National Parent Information Network
Parent Education Ring
ParenthoodWeb
PregnancyGuideOnline *Interesting, perhaps more in terms of links. I found it condescending and patronizing to fathers.
ParentsPlace.Com
Parent Soup
StorkNet
Suite 101 Early Childhood Resources
Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education
Vermont Early Childhood Website
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Parents/Working With
Diffily, Deborah and Kathy Morrison, Eds. Family Friendly Communication for Early Childhood Programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1996.
Early Years Are Learning Years. National Association for the Education of Young Children, Parent Section. September 4, 1999. February 29, 2000. <
Graves, Timothy R. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. January 4, 2000. February 29, 2000. <
Katz, Lilian and others.. Preventing and Resolving Parent-Teacher Differences. Kidzone. August 12, 1997. February 29, 2000. <
Levine, James. The Fatherhood Project. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <
NationalParentInformationCenter. Unknown. February 26, 2000. <
Parents As TeachersNationalCenter. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <
Powell, Douglas R. Families and Early Childhood Programs. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1989.
Swick, Kevin. Teacher Parent Partnerships. NationalParentInformationCenter. Unknown. February 29, 2000. <
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Professional Organizations/Early Childhood Education
Australian Early Childhood Association
The Canadian Association for Young Children
Capital District Child Care Coordination Council
Head Start-National Head Start
National Association of Child Care Professionals
National Association for the Education of Young Children **By the way, all of my students should all be members of NAEYC. Stop by my office and ask me for a membership blank.
NAEYC Affiliates:
- Chattanooga Association for the Education of Young Children
- Delaware Valley Association for the Education of Young Children
- Houston Association for the Education of Young Children
- New York State Association for the Education of Young Children
- Northern Virginia Association for the Education of Young Children
- Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children
- Orange County Association for the Education of Young Children
- San Diego Association for the Education of Young Children
- South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children
- West Virginia Association for Young Children
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Professional Magazines, Newspapers, & Other Periodicals
Child Care Information Exchange Home Page
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Early Childhood News
Early Childhood Research and Practice
Early Childhood Research Quarterly
Journal of Family Life
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Professional Organizations/Medical
AmericanAcademy of Pediatrics Web Site
American Psychiatric Association Online
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Research/Educational
ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Families and Work Institute
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Resources for Teacher Educators
NYSACCESS This list is designed for members and friends of the New YorkState chapter of the American Associate Degree Early Childhood Educators (ACCESS). We welcome your membership if you are currently teaching early childhood education at a two year college. The purpose of the list is to share ideas, information, meetings, and discussions pertaining to early childhood teacher education. If you choose to join our list, please include your name and position as this is a restricted community. To join go to:
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Study Helps/College Students
Hudson Valley Community College Learning Resource Center (helps in papers)
PurdueUniversityWritingCenter includes samples of citations and more.
Modern Language Association--The home page of the Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dushkin Online
Professor Tim's Research & Study Helps
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Teacher Resources/General & Variety
Child & Family Canada, Enfant et Famille du Canada
Coalition for Quality Children's Media
Developmentally Appropriate Practices *Many links.
Discount School Supply *This commercial site also includes many teacher resources free of charge.
Early Childhood Educators' and Family Web Corner
National Association for the Education of Young Children *This site has many resources.
Perpetual Preschool
The Idea Box
Suite 101 Early Childhood Resources
Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education
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Teacher Resources/Curriculum Specific
Creative Curriculum
The Free School Approach
High-Scope Curriculum
The Project Approach
Project Construct National Center
ReggioEmiliaApproach-CyertCenter for Early Education at Carnegie Mellon University
A.S. Neill's Summerhill School
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Teacher Resources/Cooking with Children
Cooking with Children
National Network for Child Care
Father's World
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Teacher Resources/Infants & Toddlers
Abell, Ellen. The Alabama Cooperative Extension System. Infant Crying I'm Trying to Tell You Something. Unknown. April 24, 2000. <
Brazelton, T. Berry. Touchpoints. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1992.
Brazelton, T. Berry. Working and Caring. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley, 1985.
Bronson, M.B. The Right Stuff For Children Birth To 8: Selecting Play Materials To Support Development. Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1995.
Educarer World of Infants
Gerber, Magda and Allison Johnson. Your Self-Confident Baby. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998.
Gestwicki, Carol. Developmentally Appropriate Practice Curriculum and Development in Early Education. Second Edition. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.
Godwin, Annabelle and Lorraine Schraig. (Eds.) Setting Up for Infant Care: Guidelines for Centers and Family Child Care Homes. Revised Edition. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Graves, Tim. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Biting: Dracula at the Day Care. August 6, 1999. April 24, 2000. <
Graves, Tim. Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Sleeping During the First Year. August 6, 1999. April 24, 2000. <
Greenspan, Stanley and Nancy Thorndike Greenspan. First Feelings: Milestones in the Emotional Development of Your Baby and Child. New York: Penguin USA, 1994.
Herr, Judy and Terri Swim. Creative Resources for Infants and Toddlers. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.
Howes, Carollee. Infant Child Care. (ED333963 91). ERIC Digest. Unknown. April 24, 2000. <
Katz, Lillian and others. The Case For Mixed-Age Grouping In Early Education. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children, 1990.
Leach, Penelope. Your Baby and Child. Third Edition. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Mangione, Peter. The Program for Infant & Toddler Caregivers: Infant Attachment. Online Powerpoint Presentation. Added July 7, 2001 in Attachment Theory and in Infants & Toddlers.
Miller, Karen. Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 1984.
Miller, Karen. More Things to Do With Toddlers and Twos.Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House. 1990.
Miller, Karen. Simple Steps Developmental Activities for Infants, Toddlers, and Two-Year-Olds. Beltsville, MD: Gryphon House, 1999.
National Association for the Education of Young Children. Toilet Learning for Toddlers. October 23, 1998. April 24, 2000. <
National Association for the Education of Young Children. Brain Research: What It Means for Young Children and Families. October 23, 1998. April 24, 2000. <
Parents as Teachers National Center
Ramey, Craig T. and Sharon L. Ramey. Right From Birth: Building Your Child's Foundation for Life. New York: Goddard Press, 1999.
Resources for Infant Educarers. January 26, 2000. April 24, 2000. <
Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play Birth to One Year: Discovering the Senses and Learning about the World. New York: Newmarket Press, 1998.
Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play Two to Three Years: Growing Up, Language, and the Imagination. New York : Newmarket Press, 1998.
Segal, Marilyn and Wendy Masi. Your Child at Play One to Two Years: Exploring, Daily Living, Learning and Making Friends. New York: Newmarket Press, 1998.
Training Wheels for Early Childhood Education. Early Childhood Links. February 20, 2000. February 29, 2000. <
Watson, Linda D., Michael A. Watson, and LaVisa Cam Wilson. Infants and Toddlers Curriculum and Teaching. 4th Ed. Albany, NY: Delmar, 1999.
White, Burton L. The New First Three Years of Life. Cambridge, MA: Fireside, 1995.
Zero to ThreeNationalCenter for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. Unknown. April 24, 2000. <
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Teacher Resources/Literature & Literacy
Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University
The Children's Literature Web Guide
Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
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Teacher Resources/Music
Children's Music Web
Perpetual Preschool*
MIDI Made Music Jukebox Page* This is a pretty cool site, although not devoted to children's music exclusively. It has a lot of midi files for download so that if you forgot the tune to "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt" you can hear it on your PC.
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Teacher Resources/School-Age
Center for Research on WomenWellesleyCollege. National Institute on Out-of-School Time. February 17, 2000. February 24, 2000. <
Council for Environmental Education. Project WILD K-12 Activity Guide. Bethesda, MD: Council for Environmental Education, 1992.
Curtis, Deb and Margie Carter. Reflecting Children's Lives A Handbook for Planning Child-Centered Curriculum. St. Paul, MN: Redleaf Press, 1996.
Greenspan, Stanley, M.D. Playground Politics Understanding the Emotional Life of Your School-Age Child. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1993.
Mercogliano, Chris. Making It Up as We Go Along The Story of the Albany Free School. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. Foreward by Joseph Chilton Pierce.
NationalChildCareInformationCenter. February 1, 2000. February 24, 2000.
School Age Notes. Unknown. February 24, 2000. <
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Technology: Appropriate Use in
Early Childhood
Technology & Young Children(NAEYC Technology Caucus Website)
Fool's Gold-Computers and Children(Alliance for Childhood)
Computers & Young Children(EYLY Release #2001-01, NAEYC website)
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Theories, Theorists, and Curriculum
Constructivism and the Project Approach
DeVries, Rheta and Lawrence Kohlberg.Constructivist Early Education: Overview and Comparison with Other Programs.Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1987.
Project Approach
Sylvia Chard's website with many resources
Project Approach in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
Project Construct National Center
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Dewey
The Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
EpistemeLinks.com
A number of links related to Dewey can be found here.
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Erikson
Erikson Tutorial Home Page
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Free Schools, Summerhill, and A.S. Neill
Free School Fosters Caring
Times Union, January 2, 2002
The Free School
The Albany school's official website
The Journal for Living (Free School publication)
a publication of the AlbanyFreeSchool
Mercogliano, Chris. Making It Up as We Go Along The Story of the Albany Free School. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1998. Foreward by Joseph Chilton Pierce.
Sudbury Valley School
official website of a free school in Framingham, Massachusetts
Summerhill School (UK)
the official website of the school founded by A.S. Neill in the United Kingdom
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Froebel
Friedrich Froebel Webring
A list of Froebel websites.
Froebel Web An Online Resource
This looks like a good starting point for your searching.
The Froebel Education Centre
This site is sponsored by the Froebel Foundation of Missisuaga, Ontario (Toronto)
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Howard Gardner
Gardner, Howard. Frames of Mind.New York: Harper Collins, 1983.
Gardner, Howard. Multiple Intelligences: The Theory in Practice. New York: Perseus, 1993.
Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and HowSchools Should Teach.New York: Harper Collins, 1991.
History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: Howard Gardner.
This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on Howard Gardner.
NEA Today. Interview with Howard Gardner.
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John Locke
The Window-Philosophy on the Web: John Locke
History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: John Locke. This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on John Locke.
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Margaret Macmillan
Spartacus Educational-Biographical: Margaret Macmillan
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Montessori
Montessori, Maria.The Absorbent Mind.New York: Henry Holt, 1967.
Montessori Unlimited
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Piaget
Forman, George E. and David S. Kuschner.The Child's Construction of Knowledge: Piaget for Teaching Children.Washington, DC: NAEYC, 1983.
History of Influences in the Development of Intelligence Theory and Testing: Jean Piaget. This section of the website at the University of Indiana can serve as an overview on Piaget.
The Jean Piaget Society
links page is a starting point for more information
Kamii, Constance Kazuko.Young Children Reinvent Arithmetic: Implications of Piaget's Theory.New York: Teachers College Press, 1985.
Labinowicz, Ed.The Piaget Primer: Thinking, Learning, Teaching.Menlo Park, CA: Addison-Wesley, 1980.
Piaget, Jean.The Child and Reality: Problems of Genetic Psychology.New York: Grossman, 1973.
Piaget, Jean. Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood.New York: W.W. Norton, 1962.
Reflections on Piaget
Also includes links to information on Dewey, Vygotsky, and Bruner
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Reggio Approach
Cadwell, Louise Boyd.Bringing ReggioEmiliaHome. New York: Teachers College Press, 1997.
Cyert Center for Early Education
website of the Reggio Pittsburgh Project
ERIC Clearinghouse: Using Ideas from Reggio Emilia in America
ERIC Clearinghouse: Reggio Emilia
a resource list
Reggio Children/USA--Council for Professional Recognition