Sharing Web Resources

Relevant information to my current professional development on the zero to three website was the availability of Federal agencies that work with implementing programs for children with special needs in this age group, while providing an overview of the agency.  The information that is provided is current and up to date, providing valid resources for early childhood.

On the site was a new video titled “Starting Life Without a Home” that caught my attention.  This video brought tears learning that 1 in 4 infants and toddlers are homeless or born into homelessness.  This is heart breaking and yet at the same time makes me angry.  Our country is spending so much money on re-establishing a country that we went to war with instead of spending that money on our own children and families.  There should be no reason that we have homeless if we (country) can afford to spend that amount of money on a war.  Stop the war and start loving our own!  This video was created off of a Congressional briefing where Congresswoman Judy Biggert is fighting to protect infant and toddlers that are homeless or living in or at poverty.  Her information is provided by the National Center on Family Homelessness.

The zero to three website has a section called Action Center where you can join policy networks, advocacy alerts and tools that can be used to assist educators or parents, a contact source with other advocates, and policy video library.  There is a lot of information on this site regarding trends and issue along with the information how to help fight for early childhood rights.  I find something new every time I look at this site.