A wide range of early childhood information is available in the form of electronic newsletters, updates, and alerts sent to the email account of subscribers. These are generally one-way communication and do not allow for interaction from subscribers. Some come daily, weekly, monthly, or sporadically depending upon the purpose of the sponsor or host. Some contain advertisements for free or fee based materials and others do not. The method for joining varies, but is frequently a short form on a web page that may only ask for your email address. Other times you may be required to send an email requesting to subscribe. Some people set up a different email accounts for listservs and electronic resources because of the potential for a large number of messages. To set up a new email account, go to: http://www.prospector.cz/Free-email-accounts/

Electronic Newsletters, Updates, & Alerts

Children's Bureau Express
Children's Bureau Express is an electronic newsletter focusing on child abuse and neglect, child welfare, and adoption. It includes short articles and news. You can elect to have an alert emailed with the table of contents and links or an email with the full text articles.

Child Care Information Exchange
Exchange Every Day is an electronic newsletter that is sent five days a week and includes stories, solutions, trend reports, and other information of interest to those in the early care and education field.

Child Care Information Exchange
Educators Online Exchange is an electronic of research reviews and interviews.

Children's Defense Fund
The Children's Defense Fund hosts the Movement to Leave No Child Behind® e-mail alerts to help child advocates stay informed on the following issues selected: Legislative Action Alerts, Child Health, Early Childhood Development, Family Income and Jobs, Child Welfare and Mental Health, Grandparents and Other Relatives Raising Children, Youth Development, Education, and Child Defender Newsletter.

Consumer Product Safety Commission
The CPSC has several email subscription lists that may be of interest to early childhood students and professionals. Of greatest relevance is the one named, “Only those recalls involving infant/child products.”

Early Childhood News and Newslink
Newslink is a weekly electronic publication, and Early Childhood News is a free publication sent six times a year.

First Class Teachers
First Class Teachers has a news and alert electronic mailing that provides ideas for working with children, advocacy information, and opportunities for teachers.

FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
eNews is a once a month message that tells about research findings and includes links for more information.

FPG Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Natural Resources is a one way e-mailing about early childhood and early intervention. It provides information about free or low-cost booklets, CD-Roms, videos, Point presentations and more.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The NAEYC Accreditation E-Update is a monthly electronic newsletter that is designed especially for programs, validators and other key stakeholders involved in the NAEYC Academy for Early Childhood Program Accreditation, a national, voluntary accreditation system to help raise the quality of all types of preschools.

National Association for the Education of Young Children
The Public Policy division of NAEYC sponsors an E-Mail list that keeps members informed of Public Policy updates and action alerts on important child and family issues being considered by Congress and the Administration.

National Early Childhood TA Center
NECTAC sponsors an electronic newsletter named eNotes, which highlights information and resources on early intervention and early childhood special education.

Redleaf National Institute
Redleaf, the national center for the business of family child care, sponsors Newslink which is an electronic email that includes articles about new developments in family child care, business related issues, and additions to their web site.

Teaching Strategies
The Teaching Strategies monthly email newsletter, which focuses on resources published by Teaching Strategies, as well as related topics.