Acknowledgements
The creation of the All About Young Children: Information for Families on Children’s Early Development resources involved many people. The following groups and individuals contributed:
Project Leaders
The following staff members are gratefully acknowledged for their contributions: Peter L. Mangione and Katie Monahan, WestEd.
Principal Writer
Special thanks are extended to the principal writer, Janis Keyser, Infant Care Program at Google, for her expertise and contributions in developing the resources.
Advisory Group
Celia Ayala, Los Angeles Universal Preschool
Susana Estrada, Wilmington Community Clinic
Diane Harkins, Center for Excellence in Child Development at The Center for Human Services, UC Davis Extension
Janis Keyser, Infant Care Program at Google
Sascha Longstreth, San Diego State University
Marva Lyons, Alameda Professional Child Care Association
Lex Matteini, Public Health Strategy LLC
Cheryl Williams-Jackson, Modesto Junior College
Janet Zamudio, BANANAS
WestEd Center for Child and Family Studies – Project Staff and Advisers
Monica Hernandez
Jonathan Lemon
Gina Morimoto
Teresa Ragsdale
Josefina Sapriza
Amy Schustz-Alvarez
Laurel Stever
Sara Webb-Schmitz
Ann-Marie Wiese
California Department of Education
Thanks are extended to the following staff members: Richard Zeiger, Chief Deputy Superintendent; Lupita Cortez Alcala, Deputy Superintendent of Instruction & Learning Support Branch; Cecelia Fisher-Dahms, Quality Improvement Office Administrator; Sy Dang Nguyen, Child Development Consultant, for ongoing revisions and recommendations. During the development process, many CDE staff members were involved at various levels. Additional thanks are extended to Child Development Division staff: Desiree Soto and Laura Bridges; and Special Education Division staff: Meredith Cathcart.
Translation of Print Materials
WorldWide Translations
Aberdeen Broadcast Services
Translation Review Consultants
Celia Ayala
Irene Bersola-Nguyen
Cynthia Chang
Min Chen-Gaddini
Sara Miller
Sy Dang Nguyen
Irene Sak
Filming Locations of Parent and Family Member Interviews
ABC Magic Moments
BANANAS
Marva’s Happy Town Family Child Care
Parkway Child Development Center
Portola Family Connections
Solano Community College
Parents and Family Members Featured in Video Materials
Laura Aceves
Dinorah Álvarez
Sulakshna Anand
Preston Barker
Kenishe Bradley
Brittancia Brantley
Tiana Capers
Amy Chappelle
Kristie Chen
Ashley Davis
Zollette Hooks
Len Jaochico
Randell Lewis
Kimberly Logan
Teri Looney
Sandra Lopez
Mariah Lothlen
Derrick Lyons
Eterei Lyons
Văn O’Bryan II
Norman Ospina
Silvina Perez
Kari Preston
Kim Scott
Tanya Smith
Gina Sudaria
Leandro Vieira
Fen Wu
Video Production
Peter L. Mangione, Producer
Peter Shwartz, Dellaruth Video, Producer/Director/Editor
Assistant Editor: Glynn Butterfield
Directors of Photography: Rick Butler and Blake McHugh
Additional Camera: Steve Davy, Dan Anderson
Principal Field Audio: Kevin Brown
Additional Field Audio: Wellington Bowler, Hugh Scott, Jack Morris, Jose Smith, Robel Butler, Anna Robertson, David Silverberg
Parent and Family Interview Session Video
Directors of Photography: Rick Butler and Blake McHugh
Additional Camera: Dan Anderson, Steve Davy, Wellington Bowler
Field Audio: Peter Shwartz and Robel Butler
Editor: Marilyn Heiss
Assistant Editor: Kelly Kimbrough
Footage of children in child care centers and preschools is from the California Department of Education’s California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations DVD Series and the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1 DVD Series.
Music: Stefan Dasho
Closed Captioning of Video Materials
Aberdeen Broadcast Services
Translation of Video Closed Captioning
Aberdeen Broadcast Services
Website Development – WestEd
Project Leader: Peter L. Mangione
Project Managers: Laurel Stever, Katharine Handler and Michelle Kirk
Content Developer: Janis Keyser
Content Assistance and Photography: Jonathan Lemon, Annabel Vogel and Sara Webb-Schmitz.
Website Team: Jessie Johnson, Sarah Madden, Ray Baxter, Sanjay Pardanani, and Katie Ranftle
Video: Peter Shwartz, Dellaruth Video
Translation: Aberdeen Broadcast Services
Public Input
Three input sessions with early childhood education professionals and four focus groups with parents and family members of young children consisting of 91 total participants gave valuable feedback and suggestions on the development and revision of the resources.
