External Resources
Early Childhood Education
- National Association for the Education of Young Children
www.naeyc.org - San Diego County of Education – Quality Preschool Initiative
https://www.sdqpi.org/ - Zero to Three
www.zerotothree.org
Play-Based Curriculum
- Why is Play Important
https://www.playengland.org.uk/charter-for-play - RustyKeeler.com
10 Ways to Support Risky Play - Benefits of Wild Free Play
Why Kids Need to Take More Risks: Science Reveals the Benefits of Wild, Free Play
Funding
- San Diego Regional Center
https://www.sdrc.org/ - Inland Regional Center
https://www.inlandrc.org/ - YMCA Childcare Resource Service
https://www.ymcasd.org/community-support/childcare-resource-service - Military Child Care in Your Neighborhood (MCCYN) – Child Care Aware:
https://www.childcareaware.org/
Autism Related Resources
- Autism Speaks 100-Day Kit
www.autismspeaks.org/family-services/tool-kits/100-day-kit - Resources on IEPs for Students with Disabilities
https://www.cde.ca.gov/SP/se/sr/iepresources.asp
In the News
- Children with Autism Thrive at Alexa’s PLAYC at Rady Children’s, KFMB Channel 8, features Nora Camacho
- Doctors May Begin Prescribing Play for Young Children, 10news.com, features Andrea Wilson