Early Childhood Resource Links

• Making High Quality Environments Visible (PDF)

Advocacy

• Colorado Children's Campaign
• Project Vote Smart: Find Your State and Federal Representatives

General

• CDE Office of Early Learning and School Readiness Resources
• Qualistar Resource and Referral Agency
• Early Childhood Colorado Information Clearinghouse (ECCIC) is your gateway to information and resources about all matters related to the healthy and thriving development of children, birth to age 8.

Research

• National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
• Center on the Developing Child - Harvard University
• National Association for the Education of the Young Child
• Pre-K Now

Title 1

• Tapping Title I: What Every School Administrator Should Know about Title I, Pre-K and School Reform (The Pew Federal Policy Series) (PDF)
• Title I and Early Education: Models for Using ARRA Funds (CLASP)

English Language Learners

• Early Childhood Education Brief - 10 Essential Research Findings (PDF)
• Early Childhood Education Brief - 10 Essential Practices (PDF)
• Bilingual Infant/Toddler Environments (PDF)
• Colorín Colorado - A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners PreK-3rd grade
  • Resources for ELLs in Preschool

Leadership by Educators and Administrators

• PreK-3rd: How Superintendents Lead Change (PDF)
• PreK-Third Grade: A Paradigm Shift. Children of 2020: Creating a Better Tomorrow (PDF)
• Ready or Not: Leadership Choices in Early Care and Education
• National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP): Principals Lead the Way for PK-3: Early Investment, Strong Alignment, Better Results (PDF)

Community Partnerships and Planning for Diverse Student Populations

• Program Comparison of CPP and Head Start (PDF)
• Office of Special Education RtI Guidance Letter (PDF)
• All Together Now: State Experiences in Using Community-Based Child Care to Provide Pre-Kindergarten (PDF)
• Better Outcomes for All: Promoting Partnerships between Head Start and State Pre-K (PDF)
• A Center Piece of the Pre-K Puzzle: Providing State Prekindergarten in Child Care Centers
• Learning in Mixed Company (PDF)
• Beyond the School Yard: Pre-K Collaborations with Community-Based Partners (PDF)
• Do Mixed-Income Preschools Make Sense?