Early Childhood Blog

 THE ECONOMICS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD INVESTMENTS My Objective of this week is to: U nderstanding how economists, neuroscientists, or politicians support positive social change through the early childhood field? Introduction of Childhood Investments: The last several decades have brought tremendous strides in our understanding of early childhood development. Researchers have established that early childhood, beginning in infancy, is a period in which profound advances take place in individuals’ reasoning, language acquisition, and problem solving, and more importantly, that a child’s environment can dramatically influence the degree and pace of these advances. By supporting development when children are very young, early childhood education programs can complement parental investments and produce large benefits to children, parents, and society (obamawhitehouse.archives.gov).  Just as a regular citizen, I believe that politicians should be more passionate about ECE because they ar...

    Who We Are We are the  Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness,  a New York City-based policy research organization focused on family and child homelessness. What We Do We are dedicated to bringing family and child homelessness into focus through research, policy briefs, and interactive data tools. ICPH’s publications inform government officials, policymakers, advocates, academics, and service providers from across the country to promote a robust, evidence-based dialogue on family and child homelessness. Why We Do It Homelessness is a national experience but a local issue, with tailored solutions working best for each community. Homeless families must be actively considered in housing, education, employment, domestic violence, health, mental health, and economic policy conversations. A robust and productive debate about the best options available to support homeless families is essential. Policies most likely to succeed in helpi...

 The e-newsletter I would like to share is:  eSchool News  (https://www.eschoolnews.com/about/) About eSchool News History eSchool News covers education technology in all its aspects–from legislation and litigation, to best practices, to lessons learned and new products.  I found this newsletter to be very interesting for educators. First published in March of 1998, eSchool News is a monthly print and digital newspaper providing the news and information necessary to help K-20 decision-makers successfully use technology and the internet to transform North America’s schools and colleges and achieve their educational goals. The newspaper is read by more than 300,000 school leaders, and a companion web site—eSchool News Online—is visited by more than 500,000 unique visitors each month, including over 280,000 registered members (eSchool). eSchool News is a marketing solutions company serving the education technology industry. Throughout our 25-year history, we have create...

 https://www.nbcdi.org/ Some of the area National Black Child Development Institute focuses on: Early Care and Education Health and Wellness Family Engagement Literacy Child Welfare Resources from NBCDI Being Black Is Not a Risk Factor MISSION For more than 40 years, the National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) has been at the forefront of engaging leaders, policymakers, professionals, and parents around critical and timely issues that directly impact Black children and their families. We are a trusted partner in delivering culturally relevant resources that respond to the unique strengths and needs of Black children around issues including early childhood education, health, child welfare, literacy, and family engagement. With the support of our Affiliate network in communities across the country, we are committed to our mission “ to improve and advance the quality of life for Black children and their families through education and advocacy .”  VISION NBCDI envisions...

 EDU 6162 https://www.savethechildren.org/ You Share Save the Children’s Values You believe, as we do, that every child deserves a future. Every last child. The world has made great progress for children.  More children are alive and thriving today than ever before. But here's the problem.  Millions of children in the U.S. and around the world still aren't getting what they deserve. We're talking about children in need. Dying, when the world knows how to save them. Vulnerable children in poverty. Denied an education. Forced to flee violence. Orphaned, abused, abandoned. Children with no reason to smile. No hope for the future.  Reference  (www.savethechildren.org)

 EDU 6162 I research the European Early Childhood Education Research Association. https://www.eecera.org/ According to the website, the EECERJ is one of the most prestigious EC journals in the world. It is one of only four EC journals indexed by the SSCI. The 30th Annual EECERA conference had been cancelled due to COVID-19. 

                                                      "MY SUPPORTS" To start off with my position on support, I researched the definition from google and it stated,  "to hold up."  This is just what my day-to-day family, friends, church members, community, instructor(s), etc.  do to support me along the way.  Families working together to show support for each other is a wonderful thing. Community showing support. This is a wonderful quote.  During a time like this (COVID), we can share this to our friends and family.  Just look around and you will find someone willing to support!  Without these individuals, the US could not have made it without them.  We all need SUPPORT!!! Reference: https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ALeKk00 https://www.google.come/teachers showing+support