Friday, December 16, 2011

Code Of Ethics

                                                  

An Educator and Child Care Provider must:

Advocate for and ensure that all children, including those with special needs, have access to the support services needed to be successful.

Build relationships with individual children and families while individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young children’s development and learning.

Listen to families, acknowledge and build upon their strengths and competencies, and learn from families as we support them in their task of nurturing children.

Promote safe and healthy working conditions and policies that foster mutual respect, cooperation,collaboration, competence, well-being, confidentiality,
and self-esteem in staff members.

Provide the community with high-quality early childhood care and education programs and services.

 Provide the community with high-quality early childhood care and education programs and services.



My focus throughout my professional career is to provide, “Excellence in Quality Care Service”. These codes provide a road map to my goal of excelling in providing quality care service and providing nurturing  support to my children. It is my belief that through effective communication,  positive relationships with my  families and staff that we can all achieve a common goal of providing nurturing support to our children.

Friday, December 2, 2011

Early Childhood Resources

Essentials of Active Learning in Preschool:Getting to Know the HighScope Curriculum by A.S. Epstein

   Hall E.T. & Wolfe.P. (2003). Making Inclusion a Reality for Students With Severe Disabilities Teasching Exceptional Chidren, Vol. 35, No. 4,pp.56-60 


Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition / www.tecec.org


Statements and Influential Practices


Global Support for Children’s Rights and Well-Being

           Websites:
      • World Forum Foundation
        http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
        This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage 
      • World Organization for Early Childhood Education
        http://www.omep-usnc.org/
        Read about OMEP’s mission.  
      • Association for Childhood Education International
        http://acei.org/about/
        Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.

    Early Childhood Organizations

    Selected Professional Journals

    ·         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