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Early Childhood Education

Library and information resources to support the SVCC Early Childhood Education curriculum

Early Childhood Eduction at SVCC

Program Goals

  1. Provide the necessary education and experiences in child development, educational theory, diversity, and community relations to prepare students for employment in the early childhood profession.
  2. Improve students’ theoretical and practical knowledge necessary to be successful teacher’s assistants, teachers, and administrators.
  3. Support student transfer and acceptance to accredited teacher preparation programs in Illinois
  4. Program standards and course objectives are aligned to:
  • NAEYC Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation
  • IL Gateways ECE and ITC credentials 2-4
  • IL DCFS requirements for Early Childhood employment
  • Illinois Professional Teaching Standards

Resources for Early Childhood Education

Bilingual Education and Early Childhood

Educators are presently engaged in testing the hypothesis that under favorable conditions bilingual-bicultural schooling will improve the education of both bilinguals and monolingual Anglo children and at the same time will contribute to a healthier society.

Development model of competencies for teachers of Early Childhood Development Center under the local administrative organization with application of empowerment evaluation

This research focuses on synthesizing concepts and needs for the development of teachers' competencies and studying the performance in accordance with the development model of competencies for teachers of the Early Childhood Development Center with application of empowerment evaluation.

Early Childhood Education Programs

Discusses what is known about Head Start and similar early childhood education programs: what they try to do; the extent to which they work; what can be said about their optimal timing, targeting,
and content; and the circumstances in which the benefits of providing these programs-ranging from gains to the children to the value of child care provided to the parents-are likely to outweigh the costs.

National Association for the Education of Young Children

Promoting high-quality learning by connecting practice, policy, and research.

National Center for Education Statistics

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

National Education Association

NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States. We bring the expertise, drive, and dedication of 3 million educators and allies to advancing justice and excellence in public education.

OFFICE OF HEAD START An Office of the Administration for Children & Families

Head Start and Early Head Start programs are administered by the Office of Head Start (OHS), within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

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