Education

Educational Psychology

Family Studies

Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Program Description

Teaching

Admission

Curricula

Course Descriptions

Field Experience

Competencies

Scholarship

Local Contacts

Links

IECE Faculty

Kinesiology and Health Promotion

Leadership

Psychology

Student Development & Counseling

Division

Links

BCTC:

Corporate and Community Development (CCD)
www.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/workforce

Professional Development Counselors, Child Care Training
http://www.childcarecouncilofky.com/
 
Training into Practice Project – Director’s Credential
http://www.ihdi.uky.edu/tipp/

Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)
www.cdacouncil.org

Early Childhood Standards, Continuous Assessment Guide, STARS, Professional
http://education.ky.gov/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Early+Childhood+Development/default.htm

KY Licensing Regulations
http://www.daycarelookup.com/license/KY.html

Early Childhood Scholarship - KY Higher Education Authority
www.kheaa.com

Advocacy:

Parent Voice –KY Legislative Issues
http://www.parentvoice.org/
 
NAEYC Action Center – Congressional Issues, Week of the Young Child
http://capwiz.com/naeyc/home/

Children's Defense Fund (CDF) - Congressional Issues
www.childrensdefense.org

Prevent Child Abuse America – Child Abuse Prevention Month
www.preventchildabuse.org

Professional Resources:

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
www.naeyc.org

Kentucky Assoc. of Early Childhood Educators (KAECE)
www.kaece.org

Child Care Information Exchange – Director’s Resource
www.ccie.com

Circle of Inclusion
www.circleofinclusion.org

Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
http://csefel.uiuc.edu/

PBS TeacherSource
http://www.pbs.org/teachersource/

The Division for Exceptional Children (DEC)
www.dec-sped.org

Council for Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org

Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org

Southern Early Childhood Association (SECA)
www.southernearlychildhood.org

Kentucky Child Now
www.kychildnow.org

Highscope
www.highscope.org

National Head Start Association
www.nhsa.org

National School-Age Care Alliance
http://www.naaweb.org/

Parent Resources:

Parents Action – (formerly I Am Your Child)
http://store.parentsactionstore.org/prostores/servlet/StoreFront

Families and Work Institute
www.familiesandwork.org

National Association of Family Child Care Homes
www.nafcc.org