Early Childhood Education Resources for Educators and Special Educators

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Middle Tennessee Resources

• Nashville Area Association for the Education of Young Children (NAAEYC) is a membership organization for early childhood educators of children, birth through age 8, in Nashville and surrounding counties. It provides training opportunities, two annual conferences, and resources. (615) 383-6292

Tennessee Resources

• Stand for Children America's only nationwide grassroots voice for children, takes action at the national, state, community, and neighborhood levels on issues such as early childhood education, schools and after-school programs, and health services. (615) 972-0765
• Tennessee Association for the Education of Young Children (TAEYC) is a membership organization for early childhood educators of children, birth through age 8. It offers a quarterly journal, annual conference, and support for affiliate chapters. (615) 279-0111
• Tennessee Child Care Services, a Web site maintained by the Tennessee Department of Human Services, licenses child care centers and provides:

Child Care Resource and Referral - A free statewide service to obtain customized child care listings, literature, and counseling on quality child care. Call 800-462-8261 or 615-313-4820 (Nashville area).
Child Care Provider List by region
Child Care Resource Centers, a network of 11 centers statewide to help child care providers improve their child care practices, to encourage them to include children with disabilities in their programs, and to improve the health outcomes of children entrusted to their care.

• Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) 800-852-7157 TEIS is a free service. It includes information, referral, and continuing support for children, birth to age three, with special needs and their families. TEIS helps with referrals for both developmental and health care needs.
• Tennessee Family Child Care Alliance, a member organization, advocates for family child care providers and the children they serve. It provides training, mentoring, support and guidance.
• Tennessee Head Start State Collaboration Office is a bridge between local Head Start programs and State-level departments as policies, initiatives, and decisions are made that affect children and families with low-income. (615) 741-4899

National Resources

• Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education links to Publications, Popular Topics, Questions, Search, and news items.
• The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) provides resources for the professional development of early childhood educators.
• National Center for Early Development and Learning focuses on enhancing the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children from birth through 8 years.
• Zero to Three is the nation's leading resource on the first three years of life. The site provides information for professionals.

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