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These are specific resources and products that have emerged through the work of the Institute. As advocates working
for high quality child care systems, you are welcome to use these educational products. Additionally, you may find these
links to other professional development resources helpful.
For Professional Development Providers (Trainers, Professional Development Coordinators)
For Policy Makers
For Local Agencies
For Funders
For Faculty
For Workforce
Early Childhood News Professional Development Newsletter
A quarterly newsletter published electronically for Early Childhood Professionals in North Carolina.
(Adobe Acrobat needed)
April 2006 Issue | August 2006 Issue
2007 Volume 1 | 2007 Volume 2 | 2007 Volume 3 | 2007 Volume 4
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Why Education Matters
A brochure referencing the literature about why education is critical
for those working in the field of early childhood education. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
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Resources
in North Carolina for Child Care Professionals/ Recursos del Desarrollo
Profesional Para Los Educadores del Cuidado Infantil en Carolina del
Norte
A listing
of professional development resources for child care teachers in North
Carolina. Contact information, websites, and descriptions can be found
in both English and Spanish. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
Hard copies may be ordered through the Smart Start online store.
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County contacts working toward quality child care
A listing
of Child Care Resource & Referral Offices, Division of Child
Development Licensing Consultants, Smart Start offices, Community
Colleges Early Childhood programs, Division of Social Services Day Care
Coordinator, and Family & Consumer Sciences Extension Agents.
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Brochure about The Institute of Early Childhood Professional Development
A camera-ready 3-panel brochure to use when explaining the work of the institute.
(Adobe Acrobat needed)
Hard copies may be ordered through the Smart Start online store.
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Planning for Professional Development in Child Care: A Guide to Best Practices and Resources
This manual provides an overview of best practices when planning for
professional development for child care workers in your community. To
order a copy, please contact the Division for Child Development Work
Force Section. (919) 662-4567. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
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NC Early Childhood Education Articulation Manual (executive summary)
A study exploring the facilitation of the transfer of credit between Early Childhood Education/Child Development in Two
and Four-Year Institutions of Higher Education.
(Adobe Acrobat needed)
Hard copies may be ordered through the Smart Start online store.
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Personal Professional Development Planning
A workbook and an interactive professional development web site
offers a 17 step process for developing a personal professional plan of
action to guide your personal career steps in the field of early
childhood. The workbook is located online.
Hard copies may be ordered through the Smart Start online store.
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Self-Assessment for Administrators of Child Care Programs
A hard copy of the interactive Administrators' workbook. There are 76 items covering 11 different competency areas in this self-assessment.
For each item, a self-rating between one and five is given. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
Hard copies may be ordered through the Smart Start online store.
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Suggested Salary Schedule for Teachers of Young Children
This suggested salary schedule provides guidance and direction for administrators and decision makers planning for strategic
compensation and links educational attainment to teaching responsibility.
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Caring for North Carolina's Children: Results of a Statewide Survey
Over 1000 responses from child care teachers, parents and employers
served as a basis to compile a reaction to the changes made over the
past decade in the system of child care services and programs in North
Carolina. Available online.
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Promoting Education, Compensation and Retention in the Early Childhood Workforce
Research clearly links the quality of child care to the education
level, the stability, and the compensation and benefits offered to
staff. This 4 page brochure includes checklists to help guide your efforts in these areas. (Adobe Acrobat needed)
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Busting the Myths about the Child Care Workforce
As more and more preschool children spend most of their day in early
childhood settings, it is critical to have a well-educated, fairly
compensated, and consistent workforce. North Carolina has worked
diligently to improve its standards, funding, and resources to support
this goal. Yet even as work is being done, the need for an educated
workforce is questioned. This document seeks to identify some of the myths about educating this workforce and to provide
research that refutes or corrects false assumptions. (Adobe Acrobat needed). A supplementary powerpoint about this topic is available- ppt.
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