Useful Links
The following website links contain general information about early childhood organizations and programs.
- New York City Links
- New York State Links
- National Links
- Useful Links for Practice
- Links to Blogs and Online Discussion Groups
New York City Links
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Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/acs/home.html |
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Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. (AFC)- For over 25 years Advocates for Children of New York, Inc. has worked in partnership with New York City's most impoverished and vulnerable families to secure quality and equal public education services. AFC works on behalf of children from infancy to age 21 who are at greatest risk for school-based discrimination and/or academic failure. http://www.advocatesforchildren.org/ |
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Citizens’ Committee for Children of New York, Inc. (CCC) - As New York City’s only locally-based, multi-issue child advocacy organization providing a voice for children, especially poor and vulnerable children and children with special needs. http://cccnewyork.org/ |
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CUNY (City University of New York) www.cuny.edu |
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene – (DOHMH) http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/doh/home.html |
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Department of Health and Mental Hygiene –
Early Intervention Program - Early Intervention is a comprehensive interagency program that supports infants and children with developmental delays in their efforts to realize their full potential. http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/earlyint/earlyint.shtml |
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Human Resources Administration - (HRA) http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/hra/home.html |
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The New York City Association for the Education
of Young Children (NYCAEYC)- The City affiliate of the National Association
for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) http://www.nycaeyc.org/ |
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New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) http://www.nycenet.edu/ |
New York State Links
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Early Childhood.org - This website has been developed
to support professional development and improve the quality of early
childhood and school-age programs for the State of New York. It is
designed to provide a one-stop source of information for those exploring
careers in early childhood and school-age programs as well as those
already working in the field and looking to advance in their careers.
It also contains information that supports the efforts of program
directors and others to improve the quality of their programs. http://www.earlychildhood.org/ |
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Family Child Care Association of New York State, Inc. (FCCANYS) - A non-profit, professional statewide organization dedicated to supporting family childcare providers and associations. www.fccanys.org |
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Healthy NY - A program designed to assist small business owners in providing their employees and their families with health insurance. www.ins.state.ny.us/website2/hny/english/hny.htm |
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New York State Alliance for Family Literacy - Established
in 1999 to strengthen and expand family literacy services in New York
State. www.familyliteracyinnys.org |
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New York State Association for the Education of Young Children (NYSAEYC)
- The state affiliate of the national organization. NYSAEYC has local
chapters in most communities in New York State, sponsors and annual
state conference, and administers the Children's Program Administrator
Credential and the Infant/Toddler Care and Education Credential. www.nysaeyc.org/ |
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New York State Child Care Coordinating Council
- A statewide, not-for-profit, membership organization dedicating
to promoting excellence in early care and education with equal access
for all families. This is accomplished primarily through the support
of and in partnership with a strong network of community-based organizations
that provide Child Care Resource and Referral services. www.nyscccc.org/ |
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New York State Council on Children and Families
(CCF) - A state agency charged with acting as a neutral body to coordinate
the state health, education, and human service systems to ensure that
all children and families in New York State have the opportunity to
reach their full potential. In this capacity, the Council works on
a variety of issues and projects related to early childhood care and
education, school-age childcare, and family literacy. www.ccf.state.ny.us/ |
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New York State Department of Health Early Intervention Program - A statewide program that provides many different types of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families. www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/eip/ |
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New York State Early Childhood Education Online
(NYSECEO) - An early childhood online associate degree program sponsored
by a consortium of NYS community colleges. www.nyseceonline.suny.edu/ |
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New York State Education Department www.nysed.gov/ |
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New York State Education Department Universal Pre-kindergarten
Program - The state agency that funds the Universal and Experimental
Pre-kindergarten Programs. www.emsc.nysed.gov/nyc/upk.html |
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New York State Education Department Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities
Program (VESID) - The VESID Special Education Policy Unit ensures that preschool children with disabilities are getting timely and appropriate services in the least restrictive environment and that those services are coordinated with State and local agencies. www.vesid.nysed.gov/specialed/home.html |
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New York State Even Start Family Literacy Partnerships
- Provide intensive family literacy services that involve parents
and children in a cooperative effort to help parents become full partners
in the education of their children and assist children in reaching
their full potential as learners. www.emsc.nysed.gov/workforce/evenstart/home.html |
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New York State Head Start Association - Represents
the interests of the entire New York State Head Start community, including
children, families, programs, staff, and communities. www.nysheadstart.org/ |
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New York State Office of Children and Family Services
(OCFS) - The state agency responsible for licensing and regulating
child care programs in New York State. OCFS also manages the Child
Care Block Grant, which provides financial support to low-income families
so that they can afford the costs of childcare, and a number of initiatives
designed to improve the quality of early childhood and school-age
programs. www.ocfs.state.ny.us |
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New York Zero to Three Network - Promotes de optimal development of young children, their families and their communities in the New York region. www.nyzerotothree.org |
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SUNY (State University of New York) Training Strategies Group -
Offers a full range of learning strategies that are responsive to the training goals of your organization; including The Educational Incentive Program (EIP), the Medication Administration Training (MAT), and
Videoconferencing. www.tsg.suny.edu/index.htm |
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The Office of Teaching Homepage www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/ |
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Winning Beginning New York - A statewide campaign
working to inform policy-makers and the public about the many benefits
of early learning to children, families and society. The campaign
aims to build a broad-based constituency to make investment in quality
early care and education a top public priority in New York State. www.winningbeginningny.org/ |
National Links
Alliance for Childhood- Promotes policies and practices that support children´s healthy development, love of learning and joy in living. www.allianceforchildhood.net/ |
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Association for Childhood Education International
(ACEI) – Promoting and supporting the global community. www.acei.org |
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Center for the Child Care Workforce – Improving the quality of early care and education for all children by
promoting policy, research and organizing that ensure the early care
and education workforce is well-educated, receives better compensation
and a voice in their workplace. www.ccw.org |
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Center for Law and Social Policy - Works to advance the economic security, educational and workforce prospects, and family stability of low-income persons. To achieve this goal we promote progressive policies on welfare reform, child support, child care, early education, workforce development, child welfare, low-income fathers, disconnected youth, and ex-offenders reentering society. www.clasp.org/ |
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Children's Book Council, Inc. - The nonprofit trade association
of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and
young adults. www.cbcbooks.org/ |
| Children´s Defense Fund- Provides a strong, effective voice for all children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak for themselves. www.childrensdefense.org |
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Consortium for Excellence in Teacher Education
(CETE) - A group of 17 selective private liberal arts colleges and
universities with similar education programs. CETE has a job clearinghouse
to assist graduates by placing them in teaching positions in public
schools in many regions of the country. www.princeton.edu/teacher/cete/ |
| Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) - The worldwide mission of The Council for Exceptional Children is to improve educational outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities. www.cec.sped.org |
| Docs for Tots- A nationwide networks of doctors advocating for young children. The website offers many resources including a newsletter of their recent work. www.docsfortots.org/ |
| Families and Work Institute- A non profit center dedicated to providing research for living in today's changing workplace, changing family and changing community. www.familiesandwork.org/ |
Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center (NSC)- The mission of NSC is to strengthen statewide networks of child care health consultants. The NSC provides resources and support that help consultants promote the healthy development of children in out-of-home early care and education settings. |
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High/Scope Educational Research Foundation -
An independent nonprofit research, development, training, and public
advocacy organization. www.highscope.org/ |
| Early Learning Systems- The website from the American Institutes for Research offers practical tools, resources, and methodologies to assist with planning, implementing and evaluating preschool and other school readiness programs. http://www.earlylearningsystems.org/ |
| Learning to Give- The curriculum division of The League, Learning to give educates youth about philanthropy, develops philanthropic behavior and skills and empowers youth to take voluntary citizen action for the common good of their communities. www.learningtogive.org |
| National Association for Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)- Works with more than 800 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to high-quality, affordable child care. www.naccrra.org |
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National Association of Early Childhood Teacher
Educators - Promotes the professional growth of its membership, to
discuss the educational issues that are specific to its membership,
and to advocate for improvements in early childhood teacher education. www.naecte.org |
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National Association for the Education of Young
Children (NAEYC) - The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8. www.naeyc.org |
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National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
- A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting quality childcare
by strengthening the profession of family childcare. www.nafcc.org |
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National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI)
- A national organization dedicated to improve and protect the quality
of life of African American children and their families. www.nbcdi.org/ |
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National Center for Early Development & Learning (NCEDL)
- A national early childhood research project supported by the US Department of Education's Institute for Educational Sciences (IES). NCEDL focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional development of children from birth through age eight. www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl/ |
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National Center for Family Literacy (NCFL) -
Creates educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents.
NCFL's services include professional development for practitioners who work in
children's education, adult education, English as a Second Language, and related literacy fields and more. www.famlit.org/ |
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National Child Care Association – A national
association serving the private, licensed childhood care and education
community. www.nccanet.org |
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National Child Care Information Center (NCCIC) -
A service of the Child Care Bureau, NCCIC is a national clearinghouse
and technical assistance center that links parents, providers, policy-makers,
researchers, and the public to early care and education information. www.nccic.org/ |
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National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE) - Through the process of professional accreditation NCATE
is the teaching profession’s mechanism to help to establish
high quality teacher, specialist, and administrator preparation. www.ncate.org/ |
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National Education Association (NEA) - Promotes the cause of quality public education and advance the profession of education. www.nea.org |
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National Head Start Association (NHSA)- dedicated exclusively to meeting the needs of Head Start children and their families. www.nhsa.org |
| National Women´s Law Center- their mission is to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives. www.nwlc.org/ |
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The National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
- Supports early childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan
information based on research. The Institute offers independent research-based advice
and technical assistance to four primary groups: policy makers, journalists, researchers,
and educators. www.nieer.org/ |
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QUILT: Quality in Linking Together: Early Education Partnerships
- Provides partnership expertise to build and support (1) full-day/year-round comprehensive
services for children; (2) collaborative efforts among child care, Head Start/Early Head Start,
and prekindergarten programs around activities such as early literacy, professional development,
and health/mental health services; and (3) cross-system work at State, Regional, Tribal,
and National levels to promote early learning for all
children. http://www.nccic.org/quilt/ |
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US Department of Education www.ed.gov |
| U.S. Department of Education: What Works Clearinghouse- established in 2002 by the Institute of Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education to provide educators, policymakers, researchers, and the public with a central and trusted source of scientific evidence about "what works" in education. Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., administers the WWC under contract to the Department .ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/ |
| Voices for America´s Children- a nonpartisan, national organization committed to speaking out for the well-being of children at the federal, state and local levels of government. www.voices.org |
| World Organization for Early Childhood Education- United States National Committee (OMEP-USNC): OMEP is the only world-wide non-governmental organization (NGO) that focuses on young children, ages 0-8. www.omep-usnc.org/ |
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ZERO TO THREE - Promotes the healthy development
of our nation's infants and toddlers by supporting and strengthening
families, communities, and those who work on their behalf. www.zerotothree.org |
Useful Links for Practice
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Childcare Exchange -
Promotes the exchange of ideas among leaders in early childhood programs worldwide through its magazine, books, training products, training seminars, and international conference. www.childcareexchange.com |
| NAEYC Technology Interest Forum- To lead discussions, share research and information and demonstrate best practices regarding technology so that it can be used to benefit children 0-8 years. www.techandyoungchildren.org/ |
| NIEER State of Preschool Yearbook- The 2007 State Preschool Yearbook is the fifth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. http://nieer.org/yearbook/ |
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New York State Preschool Planning Guide -
The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to those responsible
for planning and implementing programs for young children including those
funded under the universal pre-kindergarten (UPK) legislation. www.emsc.nysed.gov/ciai/pub/presch1.pdf |
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Positive Approaches to Challenging Behavior for Young Children with Disabilities - Early Childhood Behavior Project -
The purpose of this website is to discuss positive behavioral supports for young children who engage in challenging behavior. The information on this web site is intended to help families, caregivers, and service providers: understand why a particular behavior may occur; help service providers develop intervention strategies for organizing environments to decrease the possibility of challenging behaviors in young children; and help families and service providers to learn more about strategies to support children with challenging behaviors. http://ici2.umn.edu/preschoolbehavior/Default.htm |
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Read to Me - This program offers a hands-on series of activities and supervised practice
sessions that guide caregivers and parents to read with their babies.
The purposes of READ TO ME are to: 1. Offer reading as a resource for pleasure,
tips, and psychological insights; 2. Stimulate imaginations and initiate early literacy education;
and 3. Improve the potential for healthy parent-child relationships.
http://www.readtomeprogram.org/index.html |
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The Science of Early Child Development - An online resource for teachers of young children focused entirely on the science of child development. This reource presents 5 modules, each focused on specific areas of child development, including developmental health, brain development, genetics and experience, coping and competence and communication and learning. http://www.scienceofecd.com |
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Teaching Our Youngest - A Guide for Preschool Teachers and Child Care and Family Providers -
This booklet draws from scientifically based research about what you can do
to help children to develop their language abilities, increase their knowledge,
become familiar with books and other printed materials, learn letters and sounds,
recognize numbers, and learn to count. Many examples of strategies you can use
for teaching these skills are included here. Also included are examples of ways to
create an environment in your preschool classrooms that will nurture children’s
natural curiosity and their zest for learning.
www.ed.gov/teachers/how/early/teachingouryoungest/teachingouryoungest.pdf |
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The Safe Nursery - A booklet to help avoid injuries from nursery furniture and equipment. www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/202.pdf |
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Which Toy for Which Child - A consumer's guide for selecting suitable toys. www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/285.pdf |
Blogs and Online Discussion Groups
| Beach Center Blog: Early Childhood Family Support- A community of practice blog on supporting families of children with disabilities, Birth to Eight. earlychildhoodcop.blogspot.com |
| Early Childhood- This blog is concerned with policy issues and practices relevant to the field of early childhood studies. It is hoped that it will be of interest to students, researchers and practitioners alike. earlychild.blogspot.com |
| Early Childhood Focus- Provides parents, early childhood professionals, policy-makers, and advocates with the latest early childhood news from around the country. Subscribers receive weekly news alerts on hot topics in the early childhood field. www.earlychildhoodfocus.org |
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Early Ed Watch Blog-
Early Education Watch provides analysis, reporting, and commentary on early education, with a focus on policies that affect children´s access to high-quality, aligned educational programs from ages 3 through 8. www.newamerica.net/blog/early_ed_watch |
| MADBlog- A project of the education department of the Museum of Arts and Design. The goal of the site is to provide a forum for information and conversation on a broad range of topics, including education in a museum setting. http://www.madblog.org |
| Online Discussions at the McCormick Tribune Center for Early Childhood Leadership- The center hosts a series of online discussions moderated by nationally recognized early childhood experts. These online discussions are open to the public. http://cecl.nl.edu/discuss/active.htm |
| Ready 4 K- A non profit organization in St. Paul, MN dedicated to making sure all kids enter kindergarten fully prepared for learning success. The blog provides tips on getting children school ready and a perspective on current early childhood news. ready4k.blogspot.com |