Getting Ready—Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

When I read this weeks blog assignment, I got excited. I thought it would be fairly easy to establish professional contact with other professionals. However, it turned out to be more of a challenge then I thought it would be. I started out contacting two organizations to see if they could get me in contact with other early childhood professionals. One of the organization wrote me back that they cannot put me in contact with anyone but they referred me to another website. The other organization did not answer yet. I also used the Global Alliance of NAEYC website to find email addresses from early childhood professionals. One of the email addresses I found was unfortunately an undeliverable. The other person I emailed has not emailed me back so far. I am still trying to contact others in hope to find at least two other early childhood professionals for this assignment.

I have decided to study the Zero-to-Three website. I was fortunate enough to take part in one of their workshops. The workshop I attended was very helpful and informative. Looking over their website, I found that their mission is to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Having a toddler myself, I am always interested in learning about ways to improve his life. Another reason, I chose this website is that it is easy to navigate and it has many useful features. The website has videos, a newsletter, and different articles on a variety of topics. Zero to Three also advocates for children zero to three. Their research has helped influence policies. All this and more has me interested in this website.