The following resources are available to assist in the course ECD 250.
| National Association for the Education of Young Children |
NAEYC Accreditation readiness survey - 1998 edition -
http://naeyc.org/accreditation/pdf/readiness.pdf
NAEYC Accreditation self-study flow chart -
http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/naeyc_accred/flowcht.pdf
NAEYC Accreditation Criteria
http://www.naeyc.org/accreditation/criteria98.asp (adapted from. Not full text)
Environment Rating Scales (ECERS, ITERS, FDCRS) - http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecers/
Provides brief overviews of all three scales.
| National Association for Family Child Care |
NAFCC Accreditation readiness tool (2nd edition) - http://www.nafcc.org
To access the tool Click the Accreditation tab and scroll down to the page to the list of document links. From this list click NAFCC Accreditation Readiness Tool.
The following items are available at TTC’s Main Campus at the Reserve desk (circulation counter). (Available for library use only. A TTC ID card is needed.)
Flexible, Fearful, or Feisty: The different Temperaments of Infants and Toddlers (video)
Setting Up for Infant/Toddler Care: Guidelines for Centers and Family Child Care Homes (book) - By Annabelle Godwin and Lorraine Schrag.
Multiple Intelligences - by Howard Gardner
| Additional Internet Sites |
National
American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/
Childcare.gov http://www.childcare.gov/
Early Childhood Education Web Guide http://www.ecewebguide.com/
Early Childhood.com http://www.earlychildhood.com/
Early Childhood Research & Practice - online journal - http://www.ecrp.uiuc.edu/
Perpetual Preschool http://www.perpetualpreschool.com/
State
South Carolina Association for Rural Education http://www.scruraleducation.org/
South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/
South Carolina Education Association http://www.thescea.org/
South Carolina First Steps http://www.scfirststeps.org/
SC Department of Social Services - http://www.state.sc.us/dss/
South Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children - http://www.scaeyc.org/
SC child care licensing and regulations - http://www.state.sc.us/dss/forms/files/2966.pdf
Local
Trident United Way / Child Care Resource and Referral http://www.tuw.org/CB/CCRR.htm
Charleston County Community Education http://www.charlestoncoce.org/
Mayor’s Office for Children, Youth and Families http://www.ci.charleston.sc.us/dept/?nid=13
Charleston County First Steps http://www.charlestonfirststeps.org/
