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Below we have listed some of our favorite Early Childhood Education Web Sites. If you have any sites that are not listed here and feel they would be beneficial to those in our profession, please email them to us so we can make them available to others.
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Early Childhood Favorites
The ultimate site for those working with children in the early childhood years. Click on any of the categories below to see a list of related links.
Infants and Toddlers (Prenatal through age 2)
www.preschooleducation.com A place for Preschool
educators to give and get ideas for lesson plans
www.disneyclipart.com Disney Clip Art
www.ctw.org Sesame Street
www.theideabox.com Early Childhood Education
and Activity Resources
Kindergarten through Second grade
www.ed.gov/pubs/CompactforReading/tablek.html A kindergarten activities site.
www.kidsdomain.com/ A multitude of activities for children.
www.iteachk.com Online communication
resource for kindergarten teachers
www.teachernet.com K-8 Teaching resources for
for Education Professionals
www.pta.org/programs/challeng.htm 21st Century
Teachers network - connecting teachers with technology
www.theideabox.com Early Childhood Education
and Activity Resources
Before and After School Programs
www.animaldiscovery.com Animal Planet
www.nsaca.org National School Age Care
Alliance
www.ccph.com Let's Go Around the World
www.ran.org Kids' Action
Government/Agencies/Organizations
http://www.childrens-nutrition.com
Wyoming's Children's
and Nutrition
Services
www.ericeece.org ERIC Clearinghouse on Early
Childhood Education
www.cwla.org Child Welfare League of
America
www.aecf.org/kidscount/ KIDS COUNT, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the United States.
www.childrensdefense.org Children's Defense Fund
www.familiesandworkinst.org Families and Work Institute
http://dfsweb.state.wy.us/
Wyoming Department of Family
Services
http://legisweb.state.wy.us/
Wyoming State Legislature
www.k12.wy.us Wyoming Department of
Education
www.ed.gov
US Department of Education
www.wykids.com Wyoming Children's Action
Alliance provides advocacy, leadership and information--child and family issues; KIDS
COUNT Factbook and Policy Papers; Clearinghouse for parents, child care providers and
other interested individuals; the STARS program awarding clock hours towards DFS
licensure.
www.naeyc.org National Association for the
Education of Young Children
www.zerotothree.org Zero to Three
http://www.nccic.org/ National Child Care Information Center
www.nsaca.org National School Age Care
Alliance
www.dec-sped.org Council for Exceptional
Children Division of Early Childhood
www.nagc.org National Association for
Gifted Children
www.add.org National Attention Deficit
Disorder Association
www.nichcy.org National Information Center
for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.aacap.org American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.cdc.gov Center for Disease Control
http://www.health.gov/nhic/ National Health Information
Center
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Resources, information,
support and communication opportunities for families and providers for persons with mental
retardation and other disabilities.
www.gifted.uconn.edu National Reseaarch Center
for Gifted and Talented Education and Development .
www.ed.gov/free Federal resources for
education excellence K-12
Exceptional Children
www.chadd.org Children and Adults with Attention Deficit
Disorder (ADD)
www.dec-sped.org Council for Exceptional Children Division of Early
Childhood
www.nagc.org National Association for
Gifted Children
www.add.org National Attention Deficit
Disorder Association
www.nichcy.org National Information Center
for Children and Youth with Disabilities
www.disabilityresource.com
Mail information source for a selection of books, videos, and CDs
online
www.wpic.org Wyoming Parent Information
Center, a resource center for all issues dealing with children 0 -18 years Support information, resources, workshops and
networking
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu Resources, information,
support and communication opportunities for families and providers for persons with mental
retardation and other disabilities.
www.specialchild.com
Online magazine which publishes every two weeks. Dedicated to parents of children with special
needs.
www.eparent.com Exceptional Parent Magazine
http://www.uwyo.edu/family/HEALTHYC/Links.htm Wyoming WIND
www.home.earthlink.net/~sensoryint/
Sensory Integration International
Program Management
http://www.workforce.com/ Workforce online Provides information on employee/employer issues,
ADA, hiring, interviewing and selection, policies, legal forum and updates, and tips.
www.ceoexpress.com CEO Express A selection of URLs specifically for business
management
www.ccw.org Center for Child Care
Workforce, Worthy Wage Alliance and Early
Childhood Mentoring Alliance
www.wykids.com Wyoming Children's Action
Alliance provides advocacy, leadership and information--child and family issues; KIDS
COUNT Factbook and Policy Papers; Clearinghouse for parents, child care providers and
other interested individuals; the STARS program awarding clock hours towards DFS
licensure.
www.babycenter.com Baby Center site of the
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies for sharing information,
early childhood development and public policy issues.
www.dol.gov US Department of Labor
provides information on the Fair Labor Standards Act, Americans with Disabilities Act,
Family and Medical Leave Act, and more.
www.workingwoman.com Working Woman magazine's
site for businesswomen
www.frankschaffer.com Frank Schaffer online
Health and Safety
www.aacap.org American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.cdc.gov Center for Disease Control
www.cdc.gov Center for Disease Control
www.nhic-nt.health.org National Health Information
Center
www.casperfire.com Casper Fire Department
Online Magazines
www.weeklyreader.com Weekly Reader Online
www.specialchild.com Online magazine which publishes every two weeks. Dedicated to parents of children with special
needs.
www.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic Magazine
www.eparent.com Exceptional Parent Magazine
www.nwf.org National Wildlife Federation
Magazine
http://www.nwf.org/kidzone/kzPage.cfm?siteId=3
Ranger Rick Magazine
Brain Development
http://www.dana.org/ The Dana Foundation and the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives provide a free information service for educators to ask questions about brain development. If you are looking for an expert, or need information in brain research, they can give you the help you need.
http://www.new-horizons.org.uk/bbl.htm Sponsored by New Horizons, The Brain Lab is your one stop Internet resource on brain research. You will find resources that advocate the significance of current research into the brain, as well as articles of current interest on various other aspects of the brain.
www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/youth/jan-june97/brain_5-29.html Child's Play - Developing Young Minds. An online transcript of a news segment on brain research and its importance in the growth of young children.
www.acfc.org American coalition for fathers and children.
www.fathermag.com Fathering magazine.
www.mindtools.com/page5.html Time management tools.
www.adprima.com/ideamenu.htm Ideas for new teachers and education students.
www.project-approach.com/foundation/learning.htm Project approach
Assessment and Evaluation
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