Article: Her extreme selves; MEMOIR: Her moods are all over the map, she's popping pills, terrified all the time -- and yet it takes years and years before anyone properly diagnoses the problem: bipolar disease.(ENTERTAINMENT)

Article: Early Childhood Champions: profiles of city leadership.(profiles: municipal officials who work for young children and their families)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  April 7, 2003 ;     700+ words ......and two state league directors as Early Childhood Champions. Selected for their commitment...their families, champions will promote early childhood success as a key issue for municipal...Our Children, Our Future: Promoting Early Childhood Success in America's Cities and Towns...

Article: Editorial.(impact of early childhood educators in society)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
Australian Journal of Early Childhood;  March 1, 2000 ;     522 words ......families are increasingly making use of early childhood services and relying on early childhood professionals for myriad needs. This...millennium, begins with the premise that early childhood professionals are (must be) leaders...

Article: Early Childhood Advocates to Take Lansing by Storm
U.S. Newswire;  May 20, 2008 ;     496 words ......Pace & Partners, +1-517-853-3873, for Early Childhood Investment Corporation LANSING, Mich...children and other supporters of early childhood development are expected at the State...Rally. The rally, sponsored by the Early Childhood Investment Corporation (ECIC), is...

Article: Multiple ways of knowing and seeing: reflections on the renewed vigour in early childhood research.
Australian Journal of Early Childhood;  June 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......ingredients for the healthy growth of the early childhood sector. We propose that at present...enthusiasm in the field of research in early childhood education, with the potential to set...however, that the nature of research in early childhood education is not in an ideal state...

Article: Early childhood planning project yields impressive outcomes.
Nation's Cities Weekly;  February 7, 2005 ;     700+ words ......of the Freddie Mac Foundation Early Childhood Challenge cities took important steps to develop their early childhood plans These include: Forming...of key goals for the city's early childhood initiative. The goals were based...

Article: Training and education of early childhood teachers: selected citations from the ERIC database.
Early Childhood Research & Practice;  September 22, 2002 ;     700+ words ......Based on Preparing the Workforce: Early Childhood Teacher Preparation at 2- and 4-Year...institutions of higher education (IHEs) with early childhood programs. The study, conducted by...representative group of chairs/directors of early childhood teacher preparation programs of two...

Article: National League of Cities: Early Childhood Development Is a Top Concern for Cities
U.S. Newswire;  October 23, 2003 ;     700+ words ......that city leaders in the U.S. view early childhood development as a top priority. This...October 19-25, which recognizes that early childhood experiences strongly influence success...10 city officials rank preschool or early childhood education as the most critical need...

Article: Everyday experiences of mothers and early childhood professionals negotiating an inclusive early childhood experience in the Australian context. (Far From Ideal).(Report)
Topics in Early Childhood Special Education;  March 22, 2008 ;     700+ words ......literature on inclusion in early childhood settings suggests that accessing...quality or intervention-oriented early childhood education and child care is...children with disabilities into early childhood settings. First is that of...

Article: Early childhood reform: local innovations in a flawed policy system.(Special Section: Studies on Education Reform)
Phi Delta Kappan;  September 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......knowledge of how to design effective early childhood programs and despite the challenge...govern, and support quality in local early childhood agencies, according to Mr. Schultz...benefits of investing in high-quality early childhood programs. Thus the early childhood...

Article: HARRIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 20TH ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD WINTER CONFERENCE: JAN. 28 EVENT 'POWERPACKED' WITH CLASSROOM APPLICATIONS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 25, 2006 ;     480 words ......following press release: The 20th Annual Early Childhood Winter Conference set for Saturday...over 100 educational sessions for early-childhood educators. Sponsored by Harris County...Church of Houston, 7401 Katy Frwy. Early childhood educators look forward to the conference...

Article: Early childhood education as risky business: going beyond what's "safe" to discovering what's possible.
Early Childhood Research & Practice;  September 22, 2005 ;     700+ words ......learned about the possibilities of early childhood education from nations that have long...understandings are now being used by U.S. early childhood advocates to help parents, policy...features of a challenging and beneficial early childhood curriculum. What is less well ...

Article: An interview with Professor Amita Verma: a leader in early childhood education in India. (Interview)
Childhood Education;  March 22, 1995 ;     700+ words ......most renowned leaders and pioneers of early childhood education in modern India. A pioneer...strengthened and expanded the field of early childhood education in that country. Furthermore...has inspired many students to become early childhood educators and child development ...

Article: Early Childhood Education ... Today's Investment ... Tomorrow's Hope.
PR Newswire;  March 27, 2006 ;     700+ words ......The verdict is in: high-quality early childhood education matters. It prepares children...research demonstrates that high-quality early childhood educational experiences actually counteract...Leading economists have concluded that early childhood education improves the functioning...

Article: Leadership academy focuses on early childhood issues.(Early Childhood Municipal Leadership Academy)(Brief Article)
Nation's Cities Weekly;  April 29, 2002 ;     700+ words ......leaders wanting to take action on early childhood issues emerged from the first-ever NLC Early Childhood Municipal Leadership Academy. Thirty-o...U.S. Congress, as well as leading early childhood advocates and researchers. The Academy...