Plowshares Childcare

 Your Trusted Partners in Early Care and Education Since 1976
       Fully Accredited by the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs

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These links do not in any way represent Plowshares Philosophy. They are simply local and national resources for our parents, staff, and colleagues.

 
 
The Department Of Early Education and Care:  http://www.eec.state.ma.us
 

Child Trends, Inc.: http://www.childtrends.org/
A nonprofit, nonpartisan research organization that studies children, youth,
and families through research, data collection, and data analysis.

Early Childhood Educator's and Family Web Corner:

Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement:

Early Childhood Education Web Guide: http://www.ecewebguide.com/

Early Childhood Research Quarterly: http://www.udel.edu/ecrq/
Publishes significant research related to young children's development and
learning. Sponsored by the National Association for the Education for Young Children


ERIC Clearinghouse on Disabilities and Gifted Education (The Council for
Exceptional Children) and on Elementary and Early Childhood Education:
A database 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.

ERIC's Great Web Resources Online:

Gryphon House Publishing (books and curriculum resources for early childhood

Kathy Shrock's Guide For Educators:

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC):
The nation's largest organization of early childhood professionals and
others dedicated to improving the quality of early childhood education programs for children birth through age eight.

National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA):
A non-profit organization dedicated to providing the most up-to-date and useful information to parents seeking child care, child care professionals,
and child care advocates.

National Center for Early Development and Learning:
Research at NCEDL focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social and emotional
development of children from birth through age eight.

National Head Start Association: http://www.nhsa.org/

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education:


Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA): www.southernearlychildhood.org
Offers professional resources containing a good mix of practical information and activities including art, movement and health along with underlying theory and research - i.e. "Activities that Build the Young Child's Brain" and "Movement Activities for Young Children"
containing The Idea Box: Early Childhood Education & Activity
This site offers ideas for classroom and home activities for young children. You can click on seasonal ideas or specific topics.

Web Sites of Special Interest to Families

365 TV Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child:

700+ Amazing, Spectacular, Mysterious, Wonderful Web Sites for Kids and the
Adults Who Care About Them: http://www.ala.org/parentspage/greatsites/


Early Childhood.com: http://www.earlychildhood.com/

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood: http://www.pbs.org/rogers/

National Parent Information Network (NPIN): http://npin.org/
Information for parents and those who work with parents and to foster the exchange of parenting materials.



Parents As Teachers: http://www.patnc.org/
A family education and support program for parents with children from birth
through age five.

Parents & Children Together Online (PCTO):

Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families: