Saturday, October 20, 2012

Examining Codes of Ethics


"We shall recognize our responsibility to improve the developmental outcomes of children and to
provide services and supports in a fair and equitable manner to all families and children." - DEC Code of Ethics
"We shall empower families with information and resources so that they are informed consumers
of services for their children." - DEC Code of Ethics

"Above all, we shall not harm children. We shall not participate in practices that are emotionally damaging, physically
damaging, physically harmful, disrespectful, degrading, dangerous, exploitative, or intimidating to children."
- NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment
 
The three statements above are ideals that are of the utmost importance to me and my professional life.  When I am
able to accomplish my goal of owning my own childcare program, these ideals will be at the forefront of the programs
creation.  The first two states are from the DEC Code of Ethics.  They both are focused on children and their families.
I believe that family is the most important system in a child's life and that childcare programs should respect this fact.
Childcare professionals should strive to be an effective teacher to all of their children  and they should also strive to
help each of the children's families in the best way possible.  The third statement that is mentioned above is from 
NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment.  This particular statement is one that should and 
will be an overarching goal in my endeavor to open a childcare center.   

 
 

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Early Childhood Resources

Part of being a great Early Childhood Professional is knowing about and having available resources.  Here are some of the resources that I have explored this week in order to become more knowledgeable about the field of Early Childhood Education:


  • 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
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    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
     
    http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
     
    http://www.omep-usnc.org/
     
    http://acei.org/
     
  • 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/
     
  • Leman, Kevin. (2000). Making Children mind without Losing Yours. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Publishing Group.

    www.earlychildhoodnews.com/page2.aspx

    http://esciencenews.com/