As I look through the NAEYC website I am always drawn to the Topics tab. It offers a range of topics, all with very valuable information from which to learn. I did sign up for the E Newsletter, but I have yet to receive it. There is also a section at the top, called Newsroom, which has been very informative as well. Press releases and other important information is listed there.
There is a recent news release called "A Call for Excellence in Early Childhood Education". I believe I've spoken about this release in a recent blog post or discussion board, but it think it really speaks volumes to the equity and excellence in early childhood education. To summarize, it basically explains how all children deserve excellent care and education, a high quality early learning experience that has lifelong influences, that programs need to be accessible to all families, the educators need to be educated, prepared, continually learning, and compensation for their qualifications and experience, and that the child's actual education needs to be challenging and appropriate to young children and their culture and needs. All of this, tied together with family involvement and a stable, structured system through funding and other resources, in order to provide the best, most successful education for our young children. All of these key points are very familiar to me now and this article summed it up well. It was refreshing to me to find this on the NAEYC website and know ing that it is accessible for the public and other educators to see is very important. I think everyone needs to read this to understand the meaning and importance of equity and excellence in early childhood education.
A section at the top called "For Families" gave me more insight on what information is accessible for families of young children. I was excited to see a tab on the right of the page that says "signs of quality". When I clicked on it, I was intrigued by the "standards" that were provided, giving information on the signs of quality early childhood programs, education, and care. I think this is a great way for parents to be informed, and a great way that NAEYC is reaching out and sharing significant information to the public and these parents of young children.
Resources:
www.naeyc.org
Hi Caitlin,
ReplyDeleteI am interested to learn more about the link labeled "For Families" on the NAEYC. I have browsed this site (and signed up for e-news not yet received either!) and saw it to be a great source for parents but I did not see that specific link.
My dear Caitlin, the word “quality” can never be over emphasizes in the early childhood field. Every child needs the best. They need high quality early learning supports and environments that will promote their development, and comprehensive health care. We have nothing else than to provide quality program and centers for them.
ReplyDeleteGreat resources Caitlin!
ReplyDeleteI love the "quality" section. I am an advocate for providing quality individualized services to meet individual needs of our students. I will continue to research tabs on the site as well.
Aloha Caitlin,
ReplyDeleteYou reminded me what I would do if I was made King for a day. I would teach the kids with love and care knowing my future kingdom was at stake. Knowing this, I would pay the teachers more than Hollywood actors and treat them like rock stars. To meet the needs of the individual kids I would hire people to observe them that had Masters in Early Childhood Studies....Aloha