I choose to follow the organization Zero to Three.
http://www.zerotothree.org/
The organization was founded to share insight with parents and care providers on the best practice of nurturing early childhood development. The mission of the organization is to ensure that all babies and toddlers have a strong start to life.
One item that caught my eye was an article on a survey on state child welfare agencies in 2013. The study highlighted the lack of alignment with state practices to infant toddler development goals. Most of teh policies and programs were geared to older children and did not meet the unique needs of the young infant and toddler. The survey shows that states have quite a way to go still.
I also was able to find an online zero to three issue from 2007 devoted to the subject of cultural diversity.There was a wonderful article on learning to 'walk the talk" and really bring cultural inclusion into the classroom.
I also chose the zero to three website. It looks like they would do a study based on younger children as well and compare the results. I chose to look at an article on paid medical leave. Thanks for sharing the article information on cultural diversity, I will see if I can find that article to read.
ReplyDeleteHi Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteZero to Three was my first choice and I must admit that I am excited about all the information and knowledge that we are going t gain. I look forward to sharing ideas and comparing my information to you and crystal. I found an article on the power of partnership. It was great. I will look for the article on cultural diversity and hopefully I can find it.
Jennifer,
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing more information from the Zero to Three website. I agree that more work and research needs to be done about children in this age group. With my job I work with 0-5 years. Most of the work is concentrated on the 3-5 year range. We forget that a lot happens in those first 2 years that make the 3-5 year olds the way they are. I will also look at the article about diversity. I like the "walk the talk."
Myra