A Note of Thanks

As my first course of the Early Childhood program comes to an end, I would like to extend thanks to my colleagues for their posts and professional input.  Though I have had a challenging beginning, I am encouraged to press through because of you all.  Thanks for everything and I look forward to our continued work together.

Code of Ethics

These are just a few of the Code of Ethics of the Division of Early Childhood that are meaningful to me,  as a future child care provider It is my goal to adhere to these specific ethics within my child care facility. 

Enhancement of Children’s and Families’ Quality of Lives:

We shall advocate for equal access to high quality services and supports for all children and

families to enhance their quality of lives.
As I have learned through my professional experiences as well as this course, the lack of high quality programming effects children in many negative ways.  I want to bridge the gap between quality programming and school readiness, while providing access to ALL families.

Professional and Interpersonal Behavior:
 

We shall demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, and honesty in all

our professional activities in order to inspire the trust and confidence of the children and families
and of those with whom we work.
I believe that people are more willing to learn from you and work with you when they are able to trust.  It is important for early childhood practitioners to be authentiic in their work with children and their families. 


Responsive Family Centered Practices:

We shall demonstrate our respect and appreciation for all families’ beliefs, values, customs,

languages, and culture relative to their nurturance and support of their children toward achieving
meaningful and relevant priorities and outcomes families’ desire for themselves and their children.
I have learned through my experiences as an educator that children learn best when the materials they are learning is culturally relevant.  This is an area that needs much more improvement in order for our children to be successfull. 


Reference:
The Division for Early Childhood. (2000,August). Code of ethics. Retrieved June 11,2012, from http://www.dec-sped.org/

 


 

Growing My Collection of Resources

 Position Statements and Influential Practices

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
  
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
  
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al. (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42-53.
  Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article's title.

Global Support for Children's Rights and Well-Being

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
  
• Websites:
  
• World Forum Foundationhttp://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
  This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the media segment on this webpage
  
• World Organization for Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.omep-usnc.org/
  Read about OMEP's mission.
  
• Association for Childhood Education Internationalhttp://acei.org/
  Click on "Mission/Vision" and "Guiding Principles and Beliefs" and read these statements.

Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
  
• The Division for Early Childhoodhttp://www.dec-sped.org/
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/
  
• WESTEDhttp://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  
• Harvard Education Letterhttp://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  
• FPG Child Development Institutehttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart's National Research Conferencehttp://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  
• HighScopehttp://www.highscope.org/
  
• Children's Defense Fundhttp://www.childrensdefense.org/
  
• Center for Child Care Workforcehttp://www.ccw.org/
  
• Council for Exceptional Childrenhttp://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
• Institute for Women's Policy Researchhttp://www.iwpr.org/
  
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Educationhttp://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  
• National Child Care Associationhttp://www.nccanet.org/
  
• National Institute for Early Education Researchhttp://nieer.org/
  
• Pre[K]Nowhttp://www.preknow.org/
  
• Voices for America's Childrenhttp://www.voices.org/
  
• The Erikson Institutehttp://www.erikson.edu/

Professional Journals Available in the Walden Library

• YC Young Children
• Childhood
• Journal of Child & Family Studies
• Child Study Journal
• Multicultural Education
• Early Childhood Education Journal
• Journal of Early Childhood Research
• International Journal of Early Childhood
• Early Childhood Research Quarterly
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Studies
• Maternal & Child Health Journal
• International Journal of Early Years Education

Additional Resources

PBS Teachers:  Early Childhood Education http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood

NAREA - North American Reggio Emilia Alliance

http://www.reggioalliance.org/

 

 

Success for all Foundation  http://successforall.org/