ECE Resources

The following are some resources that may be helpful to you in the Early Childhood Field:

• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families ( http://www.zerotothree.org )
• National Association for the Education of Young Children ( http://www.naeyc.org )
• The Division for Early Childhood ( http://www.dec-sped.org/ )
• FPG Child Development Institute ( http://www.fpg.unc.edu/ )
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference ( http://www.acf.hhs.gov )
  
• High Scope ( http://www.highscope.org/ )
• National Institute for Early Education Research ( http://nieer.org/ )
• Voices for America’s Children ( http://www.voices.org/ )
• The Erikson Institute ( http://www.erikson.edu/ )
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (http://www.ncrece.org )
• National Child Care Association (http://www.nccanet.org )
  

Diversity:

• Association for Childhood Education International ( http://www.acei.org )
• Early Childhood Research Institute on Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (http://clas.uiuc.edu/)
• National Association for Bilingual Education ( http://www.nabe.org )
• National Association for Multicultural Education ( http://www.nameorg.org )
• National Task Force on Early Childhood for Hispanics ( http://www.ecehispanic.org )
• National Black Child Development Institute ( http://www.nbcdi.org )

Rights and Well-being:

• UNICEF ( http://www.unicef.org )
• World Forum Foundation ( http://www.worldforumfoundation.org )
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education ( http://www.omep-usnc.org/ )

Here are some additional helpful websites:

• Literacy: Raz-Kids ( http://www.raz-kids.com )
• Phonics/Literacy: Starfall ( http://www.starfall.com )
• Literacy/Writing: Big Universe ( http://www.biguniverse.com )
• Math Tools: National Library of Virtual Manipulatives ( http://nlvm.usu.edu )

“Linguistic and cultural diversity is an asset, not a deficit, for young children.” – NAEYC