Resources

FROM THE HEAD START INFORMATION AND PUBLICATION CENTER

Putting the Pro in Protégé: A Guide to Mentoring in Head Start and Early Head Start. (2001). Washington, D.C.: Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This resource is designed to help grantees develop new mentoring programs or improve those already in existence. It describes basic principles, key components, and necessary supports for effective mentoring. The guide also includes examples of mentoring in a variety of programs (both Head Start and non-Head Start) and the Take Stock! strategic planning tool.

Consumers' Guide to Professional Development Resources. (1999 and 2000). Washington, D.C.: Early Head Start (EHS) National Resource Center at Zero to Three. The Consumer's Guide was developed by the Early Head Start National Resource Center with contributions from the Head Start Quality Improvement Centers and EHS grantees. It consists of two sections: a professional development plan and an annotated bibliography of resources. The professional development plan consists of twelve steps, including identifying resources and conducting an evaluation. The bibliography offers multimedia resource materials, including books, curricula, and training systems.

To order, fax your request to the Head Start Information and Publication Center at 703-683-5769 or order on-line at http://www.headstartinfo.org.

FROM WHEELOCK COLLEGE

Learning and Growing Together: Head Start and Child Care Professional Development Partnerships by Kimberly Elliott and Anita Vestal (1998; $15.00). Across the country, people from different branches of the early childhood field are partnering to provide cost-effective and high quality training. Based on a study initiated and supported by the Head Start Bureau and conducted by Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives, this report includes: profiles of 23 partnerships in 19 states; key benefits of partnerships; tips on how to form partnerships; a model illustrating the process groups undergo as they form partnerships; and resource materials.

The Power of Mentoring (2000; $11.95). Mentoring is one of the most traditional and effective forms of training new leaders. Taking the Lead sites all across the country breathed new life into mentoring as an essential strategy for leadership development among early childhood professionals. This booklet describes a variety of mentoring models, each designed by different communities or cultures, and offers ideas for enhancing training and practical experience.

Making A Career of It: The State of the States Report on Career Development in Early Care and Education by G. Morgan, S.L. Azer, J.B. Costley, A. Genser, I.F. Goodman, J. Lombardi, & B. McGimsey. (1993; $20). The first comprehensive national study of career development and training in the field of early care and education, this report provides information about qualifications requirements, available training resources, higher education models and access, and Federal funding streams for all program types. It highlights promising practices for developing, coordinating, and funding early care and education career development.

Ordering Information: These publications are available from Wheelock College. Your order must include a purchase order or a check made payable to Wheelock College, and must include shipping charges (add $3.50 for orders totaling $1-25; $7.00 for orders totaling $25-50; $15 for orders totaling $50-100; $22.00 for orders totaling $100-150; $31 for orders totaling $150-200). Send your request, along with check or purchase order, to: Wheelock College Institute for Leadership and Career Initiatives, 200 The Riverway, Boston, MA 02215. Allow four to six weeks for delivery. For two-week delivery, add 15% to the standard shipping charges. Don't forget to indicate which publications you are ordering!

FROM NHSA

"Educated Teachers = Quality Classrooms = Better Outcomes for Children: How Career Development is Re-energizing Head Start," W.C. Siegel. (Fall 2000). Children and Families, Vol. XIV No. 4, pp. 36-40.

"Distance Learning: How NHSA and Other Organizations are Delivering Education," G. Fardwell and L. Doggett. (Fall 2000). Children and Families, Vol. XIV No. 4, pp. 70-75.

FROM THE CENTER FOR THE CHILD CARE WORKFORCE

Salary Improvements in Head Start: Lessons for the Early Care and Education Field by M. Whitebook. (1995; $8.95). The 1990 Head Start Expansion and Quality Improvement Act recognized staff compensation as a key element in assuring better-quality Head Start services. Since the passage of the Act and its reauthorization in 1994, nearly $500 million has been allocated to increase salaries for approximately 100,000 Head Start personnel. Using quantitative data and interviews with Head Start administrators and teachers, this report evaluates the salary improvement initiative and identifies features of the process – and of the structure of Head Start agencies – that facilitated or hindered it.

The Early Childhood Mentoring Curriculum by D. Bellm, M. Whitebook, & P. Hnatiuk. (1997). The Early Childhood Mentoring Curriculum is a comprehensive, flexible new teaching tool for mentors and mentor trainers in center-based and family child care programs. Comprised of two volumes – a Trainers Guide and a Handbook for Mentors – it includes learning activities, handouts and supplementary readings. Each volume is $19.95.

To order, contact the Center for the Child Care Workforce at 202-737-7700, or download order forms from their Web site at http://www.ccw.org.

OTHER RESOURCES

Working Together: Head Start and Child Care Partnerships by N.O. Poersch & H. Blank. (1996). Washington, D.C.: Children's Defense Fund. To order, contact the Children's Defense Fund at 202-662-3652 or order on-line at http://www.childrensdefense.org/.

Building Bridges: Supporting Families Across Service Systems. (1994). Chicago, IL: Family Support America (formerly the Family Resource Coalition of America). To order, contact Family Support America at 312-338-0900.

Not by Chance: Creating an Early Care and Education System for America's Children by S.L. Kagan, & N.E. Cohen. (1997). Princeton, NJ: Bush Center in Child Development and Social Policy at Yale University.

New Perspectives on Mentoring by S. Kerka. (1998). ERIC Digest No. 194. Columbus, OH: ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career, and Vocational Education (ED 418249). To download a copy of this article, go to search ERIC database http://www.eduref.org .