The
first organization that I chose is the National Association for the Education
of Young Children. The NAEYC’s mission
statement is to promote high-quality early learning for all children (NAEYC,
n.d.); that is what appealed to me most in this organization. All children, regardless of their background,
deserve to have access to a quality education.
The values and principles of the NAEYC make it an inclusive organization
that gives early childhood programs guidelines to providing quality services to
families and children.
The
second organization that I chose is the National Institute for Early Education
Research. The NIEER conducts and
communicates research to support high-quality, effective early childhood
education for all young children (NIEER, 2015).
I have been following the NIEER newsletters and I have learned a lot
from their research.
The
third organization that I chose is the Diversity in Early Childhood Education and
Training. The DECET promotes quality
education that supports diversity and that is free of discrimination. This network will actually provide me with
resources that I could use for my capstone project.
These
organizations are a great asset to the early childhood field and I would be
interested in working with them to create positive change. There are several positions available such as
assistant research professor and data collector. These positions would require me to collect
and analyze data, and manage field studies. The position I am interested in is being the
director of a childcare center; I think it would allow me to make positive
changes in young children’s education.
References
Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Training
(2015). Retrieved from http://www.decet.org.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
(n.d.). Retrieved form http://www.naeyc.org.
National Institute for Early Education Research (2015). Retrieved
from http://www.nieer.org.
Hello Ghinah,
ReplyDeleteYou chose three great organizations. Furthermore, I believe The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is one of the most trustworthy organization for the good of all children. I first learned about the NAEYC, when I earned my associate degree. However this was after I had already had my children, and I was a stay at home mom. Moreover, I believe if I had not chosen to be an Early Childhood Professional I probably would not know of them now. Nonetheless, I feel if all child care providers would provide families with information from this organization, then families could look at a center for themselves and realize early on if the child care center, or private owned center is qualified as being able to provide effectively for their child. I also believe if all child care centers, and private owned centers alike providing child care services had to be accredited through the NAEYC, then there would not be any problems with all children receiving quality care.
Really great organizations for reliable resources!
Diversity training is always useful in the early childhood field and quality early childhood teachers are always looking to promote diversity and multicultural activities within their classroom. I will review this resource when looking for resources about diversity.
ReplyDeleteNAEYC is my go to site when I am looking for resources. I ensure ALL my team members now about NAEYC. Can you believe there are ECE professionals that don't know about this organization? I will never let that happen in my environment. NAEYC plays such an important role in our field, It is a tragedy for a ECE professional not to know. It sounds like you recognize their importance.
Dear Ghinah,
ReplyDeleteI must say like Edith already said, you choice great organisations. I must say I agree with you that every child needs a good start in life. For anyone desiring to make a positive change manner in the field of ECD like you and I can make use of NAEYC.
Thank you for your post.
Florence