Children grow, develop and learn throughout their lives, as they move from birth to infancy, childhood, and adulthood. Topics relating to early childhood development are listed in this category.
Recommended Resources
Informational site about baby feeding issues including baby milk, formula used to feed babies, and how various feeding approaches are used in the developing world. Most of the site is structured in a question and answer format.
http://www.babymilk.nestle.com/
Provides a search tool for unique baby names and meanings. Includes a month by month pregnancy guide, advice on dealing with a variety of pregnancy symptoms, pregnancy and parenting discussion forums, celebrity pregnancy and baby news, favorite name list and articles on pregnancy and parenting.
http://babynames.allparenting.com/
The web site for this non-profit organization provides information about its mandate to fund and share knowledge about the research into early child development in disadvantaged children.
http://www.bernardvanleer.org/
British Association for Early Childhood Education
The web site provides information about the non-profit organisation's mandate to assist parents with the early childhood education and development of their children.
http://www.early-education.org.uk/
CECD, the Centre for Early Childhood Development, is a non-profit organization committed to putting young children first by ensuring quality care and education at the earliest stages of development.
http://www.cecd.org.za/
This web site provides information about the early childhood development and education programs available in the GTA.
http://www.toronto.ca/children/
The Diaper Pin website has information on how to make the most of cloth diapers. Parents can find out where to get the best diapers and how to make use of them. The website also shows how cloth diapers have recently made a comeback, partly due to environmental reasons.
http://www.diaperpin.com/
This web site provides information and ideas for parents and teachers of young children to support early childhood development and education.
http://www.earlychildhood.com/
The web site for this non-profit organisation provides information about its mandate to ensure quality early childhood education and development programs throughout Australia.
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
This web site provides news and information from professionals in the various fields of early childhood education and development.
http://www.earlychildhoodnews.com/
Early Learning and Child Care Research
This web site provides information about early childhood development in Canada; complete with details about Federal support programs for children under age 5.
http://www.canadiansocialresearch.net/ecd.htm
ECCDC, the Early Childhood Community Development Centre, is a non-profit organization with a mandate to provide comprehensive information about all stages of early childhood development.
http://www.eccdc.org/
ECDIP, the Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships, is a non-profit organization provides information about the importance of early childhood development strategies.
http://www.ecdip.org/
ECDSC, the Early Childhood Development Support Centre, provides information about the programs available for every stage of development for children under age 5.
http://www.ecdsc.nscc.ca/
This web site provides information about what is lacking in the public's ability to incorporate new learning into early childhood development and education programs.
http://www.frameworksinstitute.org/ecd.html
The web site for this early childhood development and education center; complete with information about its available activities and programs for children under the age of 5.
http://www.geokids.org/
This web site provides a comprehensive guide to early childhood development and education programs; including sections on language, social, and emotional development.
http://www.growinglifestyle.com/
Parentlink Alberta - Early Childhood Development
This web site provides information about the province of Alberta's early childhood development strategies.
http://www.parentlinkalberta.ca/publish/580.htm
Research on Early Childhood Development and Education
This web site provides comprehensive information about the current research and opinion for both early childhood development and education programs.
http://www.naeyc.org/resources/research/
Ridge Meadows Early Childhood Development
This web site provides information about the programs, projects, services and resources available to meet the needs of children aged 0 to 6 years of age.
http://www.ridgemeadowsecd.ca/
Saskatchewan's Early Childhood Association
This web site provides information about the provincial mandate for early childhood education and development in Saskatchewan.
http://www.skearlychildhoodassociation.ca/
