http://www.earlychildhoodnyc.org

I chose this newsletter because it based out of New York and I feel that there is so much culture/things to be learned from reading this. I wanted to copy this out of the newsletter, it is how to become a home visitor. This is something that I always wanted to do and maybe oneday I can explore this career option. This newsletter is both in English and in Spanish. I thought that was amazing. The site also has a link to Quality Universally Inclusive Early Responsive Education (QUIERE) This is for people who are looking to pursue a teaching career in a diverse setting. There's a newsletter, research and public policy and a link to a second site I am looking to join called  http://www.acei.org/ This site has a great article on exclusion in education.

"i. Who experiences exclusion in society? Who experiences exclusion in education?
In many countries, patterns of social exclusion often continue to influence the patterns of exclusion
in education while exclusion in education often feeds into social exclusion.
Let us first think about who may be excluded from social development in your country. For example:
• Are any people not allowed to vote in national or local elections? (e.g. immigrants, refugees,
unregistered residents, people under voting age, women, etc.);
• Do any people face discrimination in obtaining loans, credits, or assets? (e.g. poor people, people
without regular incomes, people without stable employment, women, people without citizenship
status, people without a fixed address, etc.);
• Do any people face more challenges to employment than others? (e.g. language minorities,
people with disabilities, women, people living in certain places with social stigma, people of a
certain caste, people living with HIV, people with little or no formal school education, etc.);
• Do any people face more difficulties in accessing basic healthcare than others? (e.g. orphans,
street children, refugees, people living in remote rural areas, people in poverty, etc.)."

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Sheila Farrigan
Albany County Head Start
What they do:Home visitors build relationships with the families of children in early childhood education programs to help strengthen the bond between child and family, as well as extend further support. Home visitors develop lesson plans for families, covering developmental areas, but parents are treated as partners, and are active participants in all activities. In Head Start and Early Head start, each home visitor is assigned to no more than twelve families, so he or she is able to devote a lot of attention to each family. In these programs, home visitors make weekly visits to each home, and hold bimonthly “socializations” for families of children in similar age groups.
Where they work:
While home visitors generally share an office in their agency or program for planning and administrative tasks, most of their work is on site at the homes of the families they are
assigned to. They may also act as a liaison for the family to other agencies or services to support the child’s needs, like housing, healthcare, nutrition, and any special needs.
How to become a Home Visitor:
The requirements to become a home visitor vary depending on the agency or program, but generally the Child Development Associate or college coursework in related areas are
encouraged. Much of the training for home visitors will be done by the agency. However, some qualities that are
important for home visitors are flexibility and comfort in a wide variety of environments, and openness and sensitivity to all cultures, religions, family situations, and differences.
How did you get into the field?
At first I was a classroom teacher, and I always liked working with the parents. When there was an opening in the home base office of the Head Start program, I thought it would be a good opportunity to have the best of working with both children and parents.
What made you want to work with children?
I’ve always enjoyed working with young children. When my children were in school, I started working as an aide in the public school. I enjoy their enthusiasm; they pretty much accept you. If you really get down on their level, they learn to trust and accept you and they can learn a lot.
What would you tell someone who wants to get into this field?
I would say that you have to enjoy being with children, but you also have to enjoy working with the parents. I think it’s important that we have all different kinds of parenting. As a home visitor, you have to be ready to meet parents where they are and not be judgmental. It can be very rewarding. It’s also important to have patience, and to be a good listener. And be non-judgmental, I think that’s the most important thing.