- Online Resources
California Child Development Corps brings early childhood teachers and providers together to organize and advocate for better pay, benefits, job conditions, and professional respect.
Child Development Policy Institute advocates on behalf of California children and families, with a focus on early care and education.
Child Development Training Consortium helps early childhood education teachers and providers work on professional development goals, also provides grants and stipends.
California Child Care Resource and Referral Network provides information on county child care resource and referral agencies and how they provide support and resources for early care and education teachers and providers.
National Association for the Education of Young Children promotes healthy development and constructive education for all young children. California Association for the Education of Young Children is the state affiliate and promotes excellence in early childhood education from birth through 8 years.
Childcare Health Program promotes and facilitates the linkages between the health, safety, and child care communities, and the families they serve.
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Resources on our website
- Article series: Early Care and Education--Learning through play
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - Article series: Early Care and Education--Promoting positive behavior
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - Articles on the California Child Development Corps
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - California Budget Gridlock: Grandma Tells the Story a Children's Advocate comic book (available in PDF format only).
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - How Young Children Feel Is as
Important as How They Think
summarizes research on the central role of social/emotional development in early childhood.
In English. - Play in the Early Years:
Key to School Success
discusses how play contributes to school success and how teachers are key to the play-centered curriculum.
In English.
Shorter, less-academic versions:
Play: It’s the way young children learn
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - Promoting Positive Behavior discusses strategies for helping children regulate their behavior and working with children with challenging problems.
In English, Spanish, and Chinese. - Ready for School in the US discusses the challenges that immigrant families and early care and education programs face in preparing immigrant children for school.
In English, Spanish, and Chinese.
Are you looking for tips on working with children and families in your program? Want to know more about issues affecting early care and education? Want to find out about efforts to improve early care and education in California -- and how you can join in?
The Children’s Advocate offers a range of articles and resources for early care and education teachers and providers in California, including advice and tips, activism, and child care policy and trends.
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