The topic that I have chosen that for the simulation in our class is quality in the early childhood field, specifically quality in childcare programs. I have a personal goal to open my own childcare center and it to be of high-quality. I learned about the importance of quality in childcare centers in my previous classes here at Walden. I live in a small town in Arkansas, and there isn't many choices when it comes to childcare centers. In one of my previous classes we had to do observations at childcare centers of some kind. A requirement of the program was that it had to be NAEYC accredited. I went to the NAEYC website and performed a search for all childcare programs within a 50 mile radius of where I live that a part of the NAEYC. The results for my search was 0. There are no NAEYC accredited childcare programs near me. I found that this fact is a very sad one. I chose quality as my topic for the simulation in this class because I believe that my community is in dire need of a high-quality program.
I enjoyed constructing the research chart last week! I learned so much, and it has already helped me as I begin understanding the research process. I have never liked doing research that much because I never understood how to do it. The only way that I knew how to do research was to go to a scholarly website and type in my topic and then I would go through the dreaded task of looking through article after article only to repeatedly find that they were not what I was looking for. I did not like research at all. However, the way that we were taught last week to read research articles and examine them has lifted the dreadful feeling that I get when thinking about research. I know I still have a long ways to go, however I think that I am going to enjoy my journey. I would appreciate any insights, idease, opinions, suggestions, comments, or concerns that any of my colleagues might have to offer. I also want to say that I am here for all of my them throughout the next weeks of this course, and if I can be of any assistance please let me know.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteWe are all learning so much and I also am understanding the research process a little more each week. I also did the same observation in a daycare setting in one of my previous class and I can tell you that it was not of high quality care. When I did my search within the radius of 10 miles, I also only got four as NAEYC child centers given the fact there is practically one or two on every block! I am in support of your research and will look forward to your findings.
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteIt is great that you want to open up a daycare center because we need more certified daycare centers in all areas of the country. This will cut down on the number of accidents cause at the canters and parents will be more comfortable placing their children at a placed where it is certified. Good Luck this term.
Yvette