Links
The Centro Infantil Bellota has its own website with information available in English and Spanish:
www.centrobellota.org
The
Maya Childcare Trust does not have any association or affiliation with any
of the organizations listed below. However, we encourage you to visit these sites and
hope you find them as useful as we did.
| Child Development | ||
| High/Scope | High/Scope Educational Research Foundation is an independent nonprofit research, development, training, and public advocacy organization with headquarters in Ypsilanti, Michigan. High/Scope's mission is to improve the life chances of children and youth by promoting high-quality educational programs. | |
| Ounce of Prevention Fund | With early childhood programs informed by the latest research, the Ounce of Prevention Fund seeks to develop effective ways of making real, positive differences to children's lives. "The Ounce serves as a "laboratory" where the best theories are tested in real-world circumstances and then shared as best practices with the entire early childhood field." | |
| Early Childhood Care and Development | Their site is packed full of information, as are their sentences. "A diverse consortium of agencies, donors, NGOs and foundations that links with regional-based Early Childhood Care and Development networks comprising individuals and organisations involved in programming, research, policy-advocacy, monitoring and evaluation for young children (0-8) at risk." | |
| Child Development Stages | World Bank information on child development stages. "Early childhood is the most rapid period of development in a human life. Although individual children develop at their own pace, all children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. The Early Child Development approach is based on the proven fact that young children respond best when caregivers use specific techniques designed to encourage and stimulate progress to the next level of development." | |
| Guatemala | ||
| Xela Pages | Information and links about Quetzaltenango (Xela). | |
| Prensa Libre | Guatemalan newspaper website (in spanish). | |
| Mesoamerica | Learn all about Mesoameria, including Mayan culture, from the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies. "The Foundation (FAMSI) was created in 1993 to foster increased understanding of ancient Mesoamerican cultures." | |
| Commission for Historical Clarification Report | For over 30 years, ordinary Guatemalans suffered during brutal armed conflict in their country. This report is essential reading for those wishing to understand the recent history of Guatemala. "The Commission for Historical Clarification (CEH) was established through the Accord of Oslo on 23 June 1994, in order to clarify with objectivity, equity and impartiality, the human rights violations and acts of violence connected with the armed confrontation that caused suffering among the Guatemalan people." | |
| Guatemala facts | Facts and data about Guatemala | |
| UK Reference | ||
| The Charity Commission | The Charity Commission for England and Wales is established by law as the regulator and registrar of charities in England and Wales. Their aim is to provide the best possible regulation of these charities in order to increase charities' efficiency and effectiveness and public confidence and trust in them. | |
| Inland Revenue Gift Aid | A charity can reclaim tax on any donations made by individuals, whether large or small, regular or one-off - provided the conditions for the Gift Aid tax relief are satisfied. In particular, the charity will have to be able to show an audit trail from the donation to a donor who has given a Gift Aid declaration that covers that donation. | |