All Kinds of Minds
Understanding differences in learning styles.
http://allkindsofminds.com

Association for Childhood Education International
Supports child centered, whole curriculum education from infancy through early adolescence. Information includes ACEI position papers and web site resources for students, educators and parents.
http://www.acei.org

Children Now
Children Now is a national organization for people who care about children and want to ensure that they are the top public policy priority.Children Now is taking a strong leadership role in improving the health and education of children.
http://childrennow.org/

Children, Youth and Families Education and Research Network
CYFERnet's Web site brings together the best, children, youth and family resources of all the public land-grant universities in the country. Materials are carefully reviewed by college and university faculty.CYFERnet is designed to be used by anyone who needs comprehensive children, youth, or family information including: educators, researchers, parents, youth agency staff, community members, human services and health care providers, students, policy makers, youth, media.
http://www.cyfernet.org

Cooperative Extension’s National Network for Child Care
The NNCC’s mission is to increase and strengthen the quality of nonparental care environments and make quality research and best practices available nationally. Provides links to Web resources related to child care. Join the email discussion group, contact a specialist in child care and child development, or subscribe to the electronic newsletter.  
http://www.nncc.org

Early Childhood.com
This site is designed for the teacher who wants to bring more to the classroom that a planbook; it is a resource for the instructor who wants students to have fun while they learn! Gather art lessons and activities that your students will adore, read an article that will improve the way that you interact with your students, and share your own classroom ideas with other teachers.
http://www.earlychildhood.com/

Early Childhood Education Online
A resource exchange area for early childhood education ideas such as observation and assessment, curriculum and environment, diversity, advocacy and professional development.
http://www.umaine.edu/eceol/

Early Childhood Educator’s and Family Web Corner
Read articles on numerous topics of interest to educators and parents, such as best practice, learning theory, class size and school violence, and find links to additional information on these hot topics. Also provides message boards for teachers and parents and a chat room.
http://www.nauticom.net/www/cokids/index.html

Early Childhood Research & Practice (ECRP) sponsored by the Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, covers topics related to the development, care, and education of children from birth to approximately age 8. ECRP emphasizes articles reporting on practice-related research and development, and on issues related to practice, parent participation, and policy. ECRP also includes articles and essays that present opinions and reflections, and letters to the editor. Beginning with the Spring 2004 issue (Vol. 6, No. 1), ECRP is a fully bilingual (English and Spanish) journal.
ecrp.uiuc.edu

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education
Provides information in the areas of child development, the education and care of children from birth through early adolescence, the teaching of young children, and parenting and family life. Includes links to Web sites sponsored or maintained by ERIC/EECE. Of particular interest is information on special topics and research priorities in early childhood education. [sorry folks but this excellent site was discontinued by the Bush administration after the first election as was the National Parent Information Network and many other resources for children and families established and paid for by US citizens.]

KIDS COUNT
A national and state-by-state statistical effort to track the status of children in the United States sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
aecf.org/kidscount

Multiple Intelligences / Harvard's Project Zero
Based on the work of Dr. Howard Gardner (his theory of multiple intelligences critiques the notion that there exists but a single human intelligence that can be assessed by standard psychometric instruments). Project Zero's mission is to understand and enhance learning, thinking, and creativity in the arts, as well as humanistic and scientific disciplines, at the individual and institutional levels.
http://www.pz.harvard.edu/

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Provides information on NAEYC’s journal, Young Children; books and videos for practitioners and parents; the NAEYC annual conference; the National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development; and policies to stimulate effective advocacy on behalf of young children. "Young Children International" page provides opportunity to network, share information, and communicate with  international colleagues.
http://www.naeyc.org/

National Child Care Information Center
Site contains bimonthly newsletters, listings of child care organizations, state child care profiles and demographics, descriptions of projects related to child care, announcements of conferences, information on finding child care or starting a child care facility, publications on child care topics such as brain development, and links to other child care resources.
http://nccic.org/

The North American Montessori Teachers’ Association (NAMTA)
The North American Montessori Teachers’ Association is a membership organization open to parents, teachers, and anyone else interested in Montessori education. NAMTA endeavors to provide real services in response to the needs of teachers, schools, and parents.
http://www.Montessori-namta.org/

The Perpetual Preschool
Good early childhood site for practical ideas and sharing. Site is divided into categories, such as math and manipulatives, dramatic play, curriculum ideas and teacher tips. Each category includes ideas submitted by early childhood educators.
http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/

ZERO TO THREE
Fosters a network of people around the country who are concerned about the needs of infants, toddlers, and families. Functions as an Early Head Start National Resource Center and develops and conducts training for the birth to 3 programs that are part of Head Start. Site provides resources, suggestions, and organizations to contact for more information.
http://www.zerotothree.org/

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