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The Right Choice for Kids
Are you choosing a child care program for your son or daughter?
Are you frightened or sad about the thought of someone else taking care
of your child? Many families struggle with the decision to enroll their
children into child care, and once the decision is made, choosing the
right program is just as hard. The National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC) can help parents feel good about the
child care, preschool, and kindergarten programs they choose. More than
20 years ago, NAEYC created an accreditation system to improve the
quality of education and care provided in programs for young children.
NAEYC Accreditation has become the mark of quality, helping parents find
the best possible early childhood experience.
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National Association for the Education of Young
Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with
particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental
services for all children from birth through age 8. NAEYC is committed
to becoming an increasingly high performing and inclusive organization.
Founded in 1926, NAEYC is the world's largest organization working on
behalf of young children with more than 100,000 members, a national
network of nearly 450 local, state, and regional Affiliates, and a
growing global alliance of like-minded organizations.
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Connecticut Association for the Education of Young Children
As a state affiliate of the National Association for the Education of
Young Children, the mission of the Connecticut Association for the
Education of Young Children (CAEYC) is to enhance the care, education,
and development of Connecticut's young children, in the context of
family, and community; and to support the professionals who care for
them. CAEYC provides training to increase the competencies of
professionals and promotes them through support and advocacy activities.
CAEYC achieves this by promoting a strong local affiliate structure, the
development of leadership skills, and the coordination of informed
advocacy dedicated to improving the quality of services for young
children and their families.
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CT Charts-A-Course
Connecticut Charts-A-Course is the statewide professional development
system for early care and education and program improvement. Our mission
is to improve outcomes for children participating in early care and
education settings, by promoting a well trained and skilled workforce of
professionals and improving programs through the achievement of national
accreditation standards.
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Child Development Credential
A Child Development Associate (CDA) is an individual who has
successfully completed a CDA assessment and has been awarded the CDA
Credential. S/he is able to meet the specific needs of children and
works with parents and other adults to nurture children’s physical,
social, emotional, and intellectual growth in a child development
framework. A CDA would also demonstrate competence in her/his ability to
meet the CDA Competency Goals through her/his work in a center-based,
home visitor or family child care program. To date, there are more than
150,000 CDAs across the country—in all 50 states, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, and the U.S. territories of Guam and the Virgin Islands.
The Credential is awarded for three child care settings: 1)
Center-based, for which Candidates receive endorsements to work with
infants and toddlers or preschool children; 2) Family Child Care; and 3)
Home Visitor.
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Ready,
Set, Grow
. . . CT Kids
Ready, Set, Grow...CT Kids is Connecticut's multi-year campaign to
ensure that all of our children enter kindergarten healthy and ready for
school success. This website is dedicated to providing research, data,
tools, and opportunities for folks to help us reach our goal of "all
children ready".
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CT
Department of Social Services - Child Care
Information about the Department, its programs, and services
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CT State
Department of Education
Information about the Department, its programs, and services
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The Child Health and Development Institute of CT
CHDI was established as a partnership between the University of
Connecticut and Yale University to bring their resources to bear on
improving health outcomes for our state's children. To that end, we work
to create, support, and facilitate innovative primary and preventative
strategies. Our efforts are to maximize the effectiveness of
institutions and systems directly affecting the health and development
of Connecticut's children.
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National Institute for Early Education Research
The National Institute for Early Education Research supports early
childhood education initiatives by providing objective, nonpartisan
information based on research. The goal of NIEER is to produce and
communicate the knowledge base required to ensure that every American
child can receive a good education at ages three and four. The Institute
seeks to provide policy makers with timely information addressing the
practical problems they face. The Institute offers independent
research-based advice and technical assistance to four primary groups:
policy makers, journalists, researchers, and educators.
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Pre-K Now
Pre-K Now works with state advocates to advance high-quality
pre-kindergarten for all three- and four-year-olds in this country.
Created by The Pew Charitable Trusts and formerly a part of The Trust
for Early Education, this new entity will continue with the same mission
and the same energetic staff. Only our name and location are new. Pre-K
Now is dedicated to supporting state-based children's advocates;
positively impacting state and federal legislation; and raising public
awareness about the need for pre-kindergarten for all children.
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