Many resources, electronic and print, are available linking early childhood and school improvement. Here are several key electronic resources that will provide teachers, administrators, parents, and others with early childhood information that may be useful for Primary School Improvement discussions:

ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education

ERIC Digests have been prepared on a variety of topics and issues that relate to elementary and early childhood care and education. Teachers, administrators, parents, and others may find these digests provide helpful information for school improvement discussions.

A second resource from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education is ReadyWeb. ReadyWeb is an electronic collection of resources on school readiness divided into two sections: getting children ready for schools and getting schools ready for children.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

NAEYC is the nation's largest membership organization of early childhood professionals and others dedicated to improving the quality of services for young children (birth through age 8) and their families. NAEYC has produced an ongoing series of articles on topics related to early childhood. These brief, single-subject articles are located on NAEYC's website at Early Years are Learning Years.

Also available at the NAEYC Web site are a variety of position statements related to programs serving young children and their families.

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

NCREL has developed a site on the Internet to provide teachers, administrators, parents, and others with resources for improving education in their classrooms and schools. This resources allows users to "tour" successful classrooms/schools, review research based information, and access resources in 19 critical school improvement areas. We have provided a link to the critical issue: Organizing for Effective Early Childhood Programs and Practices.