MnAEYC Resources--

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Last Updated:  October 3, 2007

MnAEYC Publications or Awards

• NEWS:  Click on the Date issue for the volume you are interested in:

  Spring 2007 (Election Edition)

  Summer 2007 (Conference Edition)

  Fall 2007

 

• NEWS Submissions  Submit an article for review for publication in NEWS.

• Nomination Forms  Submit Award Nominations for the following awards:   (under construction)

1. Evelyn House Award (awarded during annual Fall conference)
2. Distinguished Service Award (awarded during annual Fall Conference)
3. Regional Service Award (one per region)

4. Kate Tanner Award--Nominations for 2007 are now closed

   Nominate an early childhood teacher you know who has made a difference in the lives of young children.  Her family and friends are leaving a legacy behind this woman who was so committed to the children in our state.  As such, MnAEYC and the family of Kate Davidson Tanner give an annual award to recognize an individual working in a child care centers who demonstrates excellence in his/her profession.  .  Click here for more information and the nomination forms.

Developmentally Appropriate Guidance, 4th Edition, New!

• Interested in ordering the MnAEYC position statement on developmentally appropriate guidance?  Click here for the order form.

Minnesota Core Competencies. 

The core competencies are designed to serve as a guide for improving your work with children and families. The competencies are worded so that they can be measured or demonstrated. You may also find the core competencies contain new ideas or provide a new way of reflecting on your teaching. Here is the link to the Minnesota Core Competencies

Invest in Kids Bracelets Available for $2             

Please email office@mnaeyc.org or call 651-646-8689 to order yours now!

Looking for college programs that lead to a licensure in early childhood?

Here is the link to the Minnesota Dept of Education's list of State Approved Programs.  Scroll down the center of the page until you arrive at "State Approved Programs" Available in PDF or Excel spreadsheet.  Look at Line 10 for Early Childhood Education licensure; Line 13 shows those programs with Elementary Education with PreK Speciality Licensure.

COLLEGE RELATED RESOURCES--

• "Getting Credit for What you Know in Early Childhood?" Metropolitan State University,
• Online A.A.S. degree on-line opportunity--E.L.E.C.T., a new credit-based training initiative. Click here for more information
• Looking for college programs that lead to a licensure in early childhood?  Go to our resources page for more information.
• Financial Aid Resources for College-- T.E.A.C.H. (Teacher Education And Compensation Helps) Early Childhood® MINNESOTA

Introducing a new system to access Child Care Resource and Referral services in Hmong, Spanish and Somali…

Parents and Child Care Providers are encouraged to call 1-888-291-9811 (651-665-0150 in the metro area) for personalized support in their home language.  We are very eager to spread the word as widely as possible about a new CCR&R specific Language Access Line through Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association (GMDCA) and Resources for Child Caring (RCC)  available to assist Spanish, Hmong and Somali speakers effective August 29th, 2005.

Military Resources

• Military Child Care
• Helping Children During the War
• National Military Family Association

Mn Dept of Human Resources Accreditation Reimbursement Program

• Mn Dept of Human Services Accreditation Reimbursement program is still available. Limited funds are available on a renewable basis each year until funding runs out. Funds may still be available.   For more information, please click here.   For the voucher form, please click here.

MnAEYC Position Statement Papers:

• Licensing and Other Forms of Regulation of Early Childhood Programs
• Early Childhood Benchmarks and Appropriate Assessment
• Recommendations on Appropriate Curriculum and Assessment in Early Childhood Program
• Compensation for Early Childhood Professionals
• Culturally Relevant Programming
• Developmentally Appropriate Guidance of Young Children
• Full-Day Every Day Kindergarten
• Inclusion of Children with Special Needs

Articles and Other Resources:

1. What Happened to Our World--by Jim Greenman

Here are to resources for parents, teachers, and anyone working with children. What Happened to MY World was written to help adults peer into the minds of children from infancy through the teenage years, and understand their confusion, fears, grief, and struggles to understand why inexplicable accidents or the forces of nature can suddenly disrupt or destroy the world as they know it.  This is being posted in light of the recent Minneapolis bridge collapse but is a good reference to have on hand. One is a short brief version and the other is the full version: 

What Happened to Our World paper (PDF)

What Happened to Our World short version (Word)

1. Federal Reserve Bank studies on Early Childhood Economics--Art Rolnick and Rob Grunewald papers included on this site.

2. Early Literacy and Developmentally Appropriate Practices:  What Every Child Deserves , Jerlean Daniels Ph.D.
3. America's Child Care Crisis: A Crime Prevention Tragedy
   Click here to read the report

4. Minnesota's Personal Protection Act -- Conceal and Carry
   How the new law effects centers and family child care homes...
   Click here to read more on the Conceal and Carry law

5. Helping Families Cope with War and Terrorism

6. MnAEYC Public Policy & Links
7. Minnesota Kindergarten Teacher Survey
8. The Strategic Direction Plan for MnAEYC

Related Links

• Graduation Standards/Academic Standards: The Goings and Comings of Education Trends in Minnesota by Dan Gartrell, Ph.D., Bemidji State University
• Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
• Rule 2--in-home Family Child Care State Licensing Regulations
• Rule 3--Center based Child Care State Licensing Regulations
• Children, Youth and Family Consortium
• NYS Early Childhood Career Development Initiative
• Internet Resources on Early Childhood Education and Professional Development
• National Child Care Information Center Home Page
• Minnesota Early Childhood Training Registry
• Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Development--resources from our peers and colleagues to the North in Canada!