As I continue my study on the Zero
to Three website, I noticed three areas at the bottom of the homepage that lead
me to another website. The options I had
to choose from were Military Family Projects, National Training Institute, and
Early Head Start. I decided to take a
closer look at the Early Head Start component to see what information was
available.
From Zero to Three, I was lead to
the Early Head Start National Research Center at www.ehsnrc.org. On this homepage, there were several headings
to choose from. I wanted to see what
products were available. Tip sheets,
technical assistance papers, a sharing knowledge series, breastfeeding guide
and online lessons were available.
Looking at the tip sheets, they were divided into several categories
including child development and early learning, family engagements and
relationships, health safety and nutrition, program design and management, and
program options.
The newsletter
I have been receiving from Zero to Three offers information pertaining to
children’s growth and development at certain points in their life. There isn’t really anything pertaining to
current issues or trends, or at least I have not seen any thus far.
Back at
the Zero to Three website, I did a search of equity in early childhood care and
came up with a few hits. The first was a
pdf file for Early Childhood Colorado.
This pdf file suggested strategies for equity outcomes in early
childhood, family support and education, health, as well as social, emotional,
and mental health. The other thing that
caught my attention was “Healthy Beginnings, Healthy Futures- a Judge’s Guide”. This guide was packed full of information
related to understanding federal laws and programs, meeting the needs of very
young children in dependency court, physical health, mental health, and
developmental needs. I highly recommend
this article to anyone working with children and families. It can be found at http://main.zerotothree.org/site/DocServer/Healthy_Beginnings.pdf?docID=9822.
By
studying the Zero to Three website, I was able to see that there was more
information available to me regarding equity and excellence in early
childhood. I have grown up somewhat in
the technological era so I knew that there was a lot of information available
to me through things such as the internet, but I really didn’t understand how
useful one website could be in promoting early childhood learning and how it
could offer support to parents and teachers.
I am so glad I chose this website and look forward to learning more and
more about what it has to offer and ways I can continue learning about the
issues and trends in our field.
Great Post! Zero to Three the offer some great insights on the development of our young children. They focus on the growth and development at a particular age as the child develops. I also chose to learn about Zero to three. I learned that zero-to-three age range is the time when the greatest amount of development occurs in the brain. Even though the brain is constantly growing, changing, and forming new connections during early childhood, recovering lost connections becomes much harder with age. Babies are born with just a portion of the connections they will later develop.
ReplyDeleteHI- thanks again for some wonderful information. Thanks for caring about young children. This is not an 'easy' field. There are many issues and twice the amount of opinions. Finding a balance is not always easy.
DeleteI enjoyed the information you have shared.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteZero to Three is a wonderful organization with a lot of useful and important information for families and ECE professionals. I learned about this organization when I worked in Washington D.C. and check their website frequently. It is important for people to know that between the ages of zero to three is the time when a child's brain develops the most. I briefly looked at the link to the article you posted and am looking forward to completely reading it. Thanks for sharing this information!