Early Childhood Education Resources
Associations/Organizations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- NAEYC, the nation?s largest early childhood professional organization, has links to articles from its affiliated quarterly, professional development information, and accreditation standards for early childhood care centers. It also offers law and public policy information and direct links to hundreds of national organizations with early childhood related resources.
http://www.naeyc.org
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Bibliographies and Research Guides
- Big Book Collection Bibliography
- The Cheng Library's Big Book collection contains more than 100 oversized picture books. Each book has a teaching guide with suggestions for lesson planning. The Big Book collection was originally purchased with a grant from the William Paterson University Alumni Association. Big Books may be borrowed for 28 days.
http://www.wpunj.edu/library/currmats/collections/bigbooks.shtml
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Lesson Plans and Teaching Activities
- ECAP Collaborative
- The Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative of the University of Illinois is dedicated to sharing information about early childhood education, child care and parenting. It includes information about the Regio Emilia Approach and The Project Approach, as well as achives of resources from the former ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu
- Idea Box Early Childhood Resources
- A site with an especially useful "Great Idea for Today" section (with archives), with lists and details of games, songs, crafts, and recipes. The ideas presented are unique and easy, and will be new to most children.
http://www.theideabox.com/
- Zero to Three
- A site for parents of, and professionals who work with, youngsters in this first stage of life. The links page has a Professional Topics A-Z section and a Parenting A-Z secion. Topics include information on play therapy, daycare, computers and media, aggression, and feeding, among other topics.
http://www.zerotothree.org/
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Web Sites
- Between the Lions
- The Between the Lions site, connected to the television program of the same name, helps to get kids excited about reading by providing stories, games, and things to print on its site. Children who love the lions can read about them by browsing through a variety of interactive activities about the characters and picture book stories.
http://pbskids.org/lions/
- ECAP Collaborative
- The Early Childhood and Parenting Collaborative of the University of Illinois is dedicated to sharing information about early childhood education, child care and parenting. It includes information about the Regio Emilia Approach and The Project Approach, as well as achives of resources from the former ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education.
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu
- Idea Box Early Childhood Resources
- A site with an especially useful "Great Idea for Today" section (with archives), with lists and details of games, songs, crafts, and recipes. The ideas presented are unique and easy, and will be new to most children.
http://www.theideabox.com/
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- NAEYC, the nation?s largest early childhood professional organization, has links to articles from its affiliated quarterly, professional development information, and accreditation standards for early childhood care centers. It also offers law and public policy information and direct links to hundreds of national organizations with early childhood related resources.
http://www.naeyc.org
- NJPEP - New Jersey Professional Education Port - Early Childhood P-3 Programs in NJ
- The early childhood pages of New Jersey?s professional education website present information about early childhood teaching and literacy, New Jersey professional development resources and certification, and information on state colleges and universities.
http://www.njpep.org/pd/p3/CommunityColleges.html
- Zero to Three
- A site for parents of, and professionals who work with, youngsters in this first stage of life. The links page has a Professional Topics A-Z section and a Parenting A-Z secion. Topics include information on play therapy, daycare, computers and media, aggression, and feeding, among other topics.
http://www.zerotothree.org/
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Compiled by Yvonne Roux
Curriculum Materials Librarian
Last Updated: September 14, 2006
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