As the journey of learning continues, I have discovered there are so many
resources to investigate. Given my time constraints, it is important to access
websites and sources that can easily be accessed and provide information in a
variety of formats to meet multiple objectives.
Early Childhood Australia Web Watch (ECA WebWatch) is a resource that does
much of the work for early education professionals. In each addition of the
newsletter, it addresses all the subjects that align with early education
including but not limited to funding, standards, health, developmentally
appropriate practices and professional development. It does the work for us by
providing accessible links to organizations that have addressed these topics of
interest. These sites summarize the information into documents or newsletters
with foundations in evidence based practices.
For example, I was curious about an article targeting Self Sufficiency in Early Childhood. The link took me to Care for Kids Website. This website appears to assist professionals and parents to find and secure programs for their children. I like it because I can quickly print off evidence based information to share with parents or colleagues. It also addresses the high cost of childcare. Also contained within the website are other subjects and resources noted below that can be accessed with a quick click.
•general information
•cost of child care
•child care centres
•family day care
•nanny, au pairs & in home care
•babysitters
•before / after school & vacation care
•pre school
•work & child care
•health & child care
•child care tool kits
•safety &
security
Resources
Girl and Boy (A-Z of childcare). CareforKids.com.au®
.(2013). Child care articles, tips and parent guides. Retrieved June 09, 2013, from http://www.careforkids.com.au/
ECA WebWatch. (May, 2013) How to increase children’s self-sufficiency.
(Website). Issue 162. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/early_childhood_news/eca_webwatch/eca-webwatch-issue-162-may-2013.html
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