Sharing Web Resources

When reviewing the outside link The Early Head Start program and it opened up a multitude of webcasts. One in particular that caught my attention was called A Closer Look at the Early Head Start Home-Based Program Option. This webcast examines how this option can help programs expand opportunities for low-income families with very young children, increase access to services, and enhance program quality.

There is also a link to the National Training Institute where you can find information that has been developed to meet the needs of individuals that are working with infants and toddlers in Child Welfare, Early Childhood Education, Early Intervention, Mental Health, Parent Education and Pediatrics. This link allows you to design your own professional development according to your specific needs and can be used for continuing education.

The e-newsletter that I received talked about play and shared a number of resources that goes along with the issue of play and its importance. Here is what was shared on this issue:

The long days of summer mean more time to play—and learn—with the kids you love. These resources focus on the ways children learn through play, both with their peers and with the important grown-ups in their lives.

As I looked into the Zero to Three journal index, I found several articles that depending on what you were researching, could serve as valuable resources. These articles dated as far back as the year 2000. An article that I chose to look at more closely, that was aligned with issues that I have been studying was called Supporting Quality in Home Based Childcare. This article talked about why families chose the type of home base care that they chose and goes on to talk about the regulations, complications and opportunities that goes along with their working with children and families. There is another article in the index titled Children in Immigrant Families. This article is one that I will be using to gain new insights for the issues of this week’s assignments.