Seen and Heard: Children’s Rights in Early Childhood
By Ellen Lynn Hall and Jennifer Kofkin Rudkin (foreward by Bonnie Neugebauer). Teachers College Press, 2011 Using examples from a Reggio-inspired school with children from ages 6 weeks to 6 years, the authors emphasize the importance of children's rights and our responsibility as adults to hear their voices. Seen and Heard summarizes research and theory pertaining to young children's rights in the United States, and offers strategies educators can use to ensure the inclusion of children's perspectives in everyday decisions....
Field Report: Cost Effectiveness in Serving Children with Disabilities in Nepal
Deepak Raj Sapkota of Nepal shares the following video documentary by the Karuna Foundation on developing an effective Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) model in Nepal....
Children’s Rights
Promoting the rights of the child through study, reflection and dissemination of information about the multiple perspectives and contexts for children’s rights...
Children’s Homes
Giving children in residential settings every opportunity to live in a safe and nurturing environment and receive responsive care from trained, educated adults...
Leadership Perspectives from the World Forum Foundation Working Groups
For the November 2015 Beginnings Workshop on Leadership, World Forum Working Group leaders reflected on the topic of leadership as it relates to their group’s particular knowledge, experiences, and aspirations. Article provided by Exchange magazine - www.childcareexchange.com...
Designing Inspiring and Effective Spaces for Children
Architects, landscape architects, educators, and environmental advocates gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, in March 2015, to explore and apply high-level universal principles necessary in designing effective and inspiring indoor and outdoor spaces for children. This report includes outcomes, provocations from Working Groups, our 3 global design projects, and a global gallery of spaces for children....