Early Learning Standards "Foundations" (2005)

Infant-Toddler Foundations (birth-36 months) (2009), http://ncchildcare.dhhs.state.nc.us/providers/pv_infant_toddler_foundations.asp

School Readiness in North Carolina - Strategies for Defining, Measuring, and Promoting Success for all Children (2000)

Pre-K Now Resource Center

Play in the Early Years: Key to School Success. A Policy Brief

NC Division of Child Development's Star-rated license

NC Rated License Assessment Project - UNC Greensboro

FPG - Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute & Environment Rating Scales and other research

NIEER - National Institute for Early Childhood Research (Steve Barnett)

CLASS Tool & Curriculum - NCRECE (Donna Bryant & colleagues, UVA)

Miller, E., & Almon, J. (2009). Crisis in the kindergarten. Why children need to play. College Park, MD: Alliance for Childhood.

Links to National Standards for Early Childhood Education

NAEYC Accreditation Standards

NAEYC Position Statements on Issues in Early Childhood Education

Public School Employee Evaluation

NC DPI - Public School Employee Evaluation

Other Interesting Resources

Espinosa, L. M. (2008). Challenging common myths about young English language learners

Seitz, H. (2008). The power of documentation

NAEYC Professional Development Resources, http://www.naeyc.org/dap/resources2.asp

Downloadable Video Series on Early Childhood Assessment (Colorado Department of Education), http://www.cde.state.co.us/resultsmatter/RMVideoSeries.ht

Resources for military families and professionals who work with them including a DVD with family stories available from, http://zttcfn.convio.net/site/PageServer?pagename=key_military