Early Childhood Education: Websites

Contains more than 115,000 volumes published from the mid-1600s to present day.

Presented in both English and Spanish are milestones (how they play, learn, speak, act, and move) of children at different developmental ages.

Large amount of various child nutrition topic datasets in both .pdf and .xls formats.

Serves students, faculty and staff on the UW-Madison campus, librarians and teachers in Wisconsin, and any Wisconsin adult with an interest in children’s and young adult literature.

U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences site providing data, statistics, research, and tools for early childhood educators.

Provides monthly updates on early learning initiatives led by the Department of Education and partners across agencies and in the field.

Covers early literacy, early math and science, language and communication, play, school readiness, screen time, and social skills.

Multidisciplinary team committed to driving science-based innovation in policy and practice.

Provides many research articles and sites devoted to the connection of play and learning.

From Vanderbilt University's CSEFEL, a pyramid model that supports professionals working to ensure the social and emotional wellbeing of young children and their families.

Global organization that includes those states and countries whose associations for infant mental health have licensed early childhood mental health standards.

Conducts independent, high-quality research to improve education policy and practice by working with policymakers, researchers, educators, community groups, and others.

Professional 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.

Collaborative effort between the Office of Head Start, the Office of Child Care, and the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, to provide information and resources to health professionals.

Works with worldwide partners to promote policies and expand services that protect children.

Works to advance positive change for children by focusing on the professionals who provide child care for Wisconsin’s children.

Provides Head Start and Early Head Start services to families throughout Wisconsin, serving all of Wisconsin’s 72 counties and interacting with over 400 school districts.

Organization that focuses on the first three years of life by supporting the adults who impact the lives of infants and toddlers.