Resources
At this time, we are only accepting Arkansas-based resources to be featured on this page. If you are based in Arkansas and have a resource to share, please send an email.
Arkansas Related Resources
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Child Care Licensing Regulations
Center for Effective Parenting
Arkansas Building Effective Services for Trauma
REACH – Support to manage children’s behaviors & promote social-emotional development
Assessment Links
Early Childhood Research & Practice (online journal)
Linking Standards and Engaged Learning in the Early Years
Three Approaches from Europe: Waldorf, Montessori, Reggio Emilia
National Institute for Early Education Research Assessment Data Base
North Central Regional Educational Library (NCREL) Critical Issues in Assessment
Zero to Three New Visions for Parents
Questions to ask your child’s prospective Mental Health Provider
Child Development Links
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Child Development Institute: Child Development and Parenting Information
Medline Plus (NIH): Child Development
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
PBS: ABC’s of Child Development
Speech and Language Development
Curriculum Development/Milestones
Curriculum Disputes in Early Childhood (ERIC Digest)
Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards: Birth through 60 Months (CDELS)
Arkansas Child Development and Early Learning Standards: Birth through 60 Months (CDELS) Spanish
Dialogue on Early Childhood Math, Science and Technology Education
Early Childhood Building Blocks Computers: Tools for Intentional Teaching and Learning (PDF)
What Does Research Say About Early Childhood Education (NCREL)
Te Whariki – New Zealand’s Approach to Early Childhood Curriculum
General Resource Links
Child Care Bureau (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Connections to the Profession – an AECA resource guide for Early Childhood Educators
Council for Professional Recognition (CDA)
Good Start, Grow Smart (President Bush’s Early Care and Education Initiative)
National Center for Early Development and Learning
National Child Care Information Center
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education
Online Physical Therapy Resource for Parents
Small Business Administration’s Child Care Modules (PDF)
Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Guide For Parents
Winnie’s Explore Daycares Near Me
Zero to Three (National Center for Infants, Toddlers & Families
Guidance Links
Center on the Social Emotional Foundations of Early Learning
Dealing with Biting Behaviors in Young Children/Clearinghouse on Early Education and Parenting
Discipline Methods for Teachers
Functional Behavior Assessment
Positive Guidance and Discipline (appropriate for both parents and teachers but parent focus)
National Professional Organizations Related to Early Care and Education
American Association for the Child’s Right to Play
American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences
Association for Childhood Education International
Child Care Workforce/American Federation of Teachers
Council on Exceptional Children/Division for Early Childhood
National After School Association
National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
National Child Care Association
National Head Start Association