Research Guides: Early Childhood Education: More Online Sources

Global Road Warrior

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This database has background information on every country in the world. This includes information about educational systems.

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Giess, Paul. "Albania: Country Snapshot." Global Road Warrior™, World Trade Press, 18 January 2018.

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Giess, Paul. "Albania: Country Snapshot." Global Road Warrior, World Trade Press, www.globalroadwarrior.com/#mode=country&regionId=2&uri=country-content&nid=65&key=snapshot-overview. Accessed 18 Jan. 2018.

Benchmarking Early Education Across the World

Starting well: Benchmarking early education across the world
A report by the Economist magazine ranking early education systems around the world.

Early Childhood Education Organizations

American Montessori Society
The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child-centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.
Association for Childhood Education International
ACEI works for the education of all children, but has a special interest in ensuring that our energies are focused on meeting the education needs of the most fragile and vulnerable children.
Association of Waldorf Schools of North America
Waldorf schools offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education. They integrate the arts in all academic disciplines for children from preschool through twelfth grade to enhance and enrich learning. Waldorf Education aims to inspire life-long learning in all students and to enable them to fully develop their unique capacities.
Department of Early Education and Care
EEC’s mission is to support the healthy growth and development of all children by providing high quality programs and resources for families and communities. We can connect you to early education and care providers, help you become a licensed early educator, and refer you to resources that support children’s learning.
First Five Years Fund
Through vision, leadership, influence, funding and accountability the First Five Years Fund advances federal investment in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged children from birth to age five. FFYF provides policymakers, advocates, business leaders and the public with the research and information necessary to make informed investments in quality early childhood development.
Head Start Early Childhood Learning & Knowledge Center
The Office of Head Start (OHS) helps young children from low-income families prepare to succeed in school through local programs. Head Start and Early Head Start programs promote children's development through services that support early learning, health, and family well-being.
Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children
MAEYC is an affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). NAEYC is the nation's largest and most influential organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through age eight.
Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility
A national leader in the fields of social and emotional learning (SEL) and restorative practices, Morningside Center has developed a range of research-based programs that improve students' social and emotional intelligence, build community, and increase equity school-wide.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children, birth through age 8, by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research. We advance a diverse, dynamic early childhood profession and support all who care for, educate, and work on behalf of young children.
North American Reggio Emilia Alliance
NAREA believes in the inherent abilities and basic rights of children and adults, particularly with regard to their competence and right to actively construct relations, knowledge, feelings, and identity.
Strategies for Children
Strategies for Children works to ensure that Massachusetts invests the resources needed for all children, from birth to age five, to access high-quality early education programs that prepare them for success in school and life.
Teaching for Change
Teaching for Change provides teachers and parents with the tools to create schools where students learn to read, write and change the world.