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For the past four weeks I have been studying and researching the National Association for the Education of Young Children's website. The association contains nearly 60,000 individual members of the early childhood community all committed to delivering on the promise of high- quality early learning for all children.
What specific information seemed particularly relevant to your current professional development?
After studying the National Association for the Education of Young Children's website I gained much needed knowledge about NAEYC and their Accreditation programs and it made me think about high quality child care in a new way. I learned that having high standards can help promote a positive and healthy learning environment for all children.
NAEYC strives to raise the quality of education for all children from birth through age eight. Accreditation systems are major part of NAEYC's efforts to improve early childhood education; they allow programs to provide the best learning experiences for young children and their educators by meeting national standards of quality.
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| Accreditation of Programs for Young Children Since 1985, NAEYC's national accreditation system has set professional standards for early childhood education programs, allowing families to find high-quality programs for their children. | Accreditation of Associate Degree Programs NAEYC’s Commission on Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation awards accreditation to associate degree programs that meet Professional Preparation Standards for programs preparing early childhood educators. | Recognition of Baccalaureate and Graduate Degree Programs NAEYC also recognizes high-quality Baccalaureate and Graduate Programs, as part of a partnership with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). |
NAEYC Accreditation of programs for young children represents the mark of quality in early childhood education. NAEYC Accreditation began in 1985 with the goal of providing an accrediting system that would raise the level of early childhood programs. Today, over 7,000 programs are NAEYC Accredited.
NAEYC accredited programs invest in early childhood education because they believe in the benefits to children and families. Early childhood experiences—from birth to age 8—have an enormous impact on children’s lifelong learning and positively contribute to their health and development. Early childhood education programs with the mark of quality benefit children with greater readiness for and success in school.
Which ideas, on the website made you think about an issue in new ways?
I have learned that high quality programs has been built from standards that parents and families are seeking out through NAEYC-accredited programs. Parents choosing an early childhood education program can be overwhelmed by trying to find the highest-quality program for their child. NAEYC Accreditation is the mark of quality that families are looking for. NAEYC Accreditation gives families the chance to make the Right Choice for Kids.
What information does the website contain that adds to your understanding of how economists, neuroscientists, or politicians support the early childhood field?
Early childhood education is something everyone can support. From brain scientists to economists and from parents to governors, Americans of all backgrounds know we need to invest in our nation’s youngest children. Time after time, polls demonstrate that voter support for investment in early learning crosses the political, geographic and demographic lines that sometimes divide us. In Congress, lawmakers in both houses, on both sides of the aisle, have come together as part of a Pre-K Caucus that supports increased access to high-quality early childhood education.
What other new insights about issues and trends in the early childhood field did you gain from exploring the website?
At NAEYC, their core values demand that we appreciate and support the bond between the child and family. I have learned that early childhood education is not about taking the role of parents as the first and most important teachers in their children’s lives. It is not about education structured and delivered on-high from Washington, D.C. It is about engaging and partnering with families and communities to ensure all children have access to high-quality experiences that set the stage for success in school and in life.
Early childhood education is something everyone can support - but the truth is that it’s more than that. It’s something families and children need everyone to support.
As our nation's political parties consider their platforms, NAEYC encourages those working at the federal, state and local levels to recognize that families support educators and educators support families - and it’s time for policymakers to support investments in early childhood education that supports them both.
Our children can’t wait.
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© National Association for the Education of Young Children - Promoting excellence in early childhood education 1313 L St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, D.C. 20005 | (202)232-8777 | (800)424-2460 | webmaster@naeyc.org retrieved from:http://www.naeyc.org/
I noticed from our classmates website that 90% of American voters to agree that early childhood education is important. However, I am unsure whether their voices will be heard after the election.
ReplyDeleteToni all that we can do is speak up and speak loud, our children are depending on us to fight there battles for them. In 2013 President Obama called upon Congress to expand access to high-quality preschool for every child in America, proposing investments that support a continuum of early learning opportunity, beginning at birth and continuing to age five. In January 2014, he challenged more Americans – elected officials, business leaders, philanthropists, and the public – to help more children access the early education they need to succeed in school and in life.
DeleteIn December 2014, the President convened state and local policymakers, mayors, school superintendents, corporate and community leaders, and advocates, for the White House Summit on Early Education, highlighting collective leadership in support of early education for America’s children. At the Summit, leading private and philanthropic organizations announced new commitments to spur greater access to high-quality preschool and early learning. Together with new federal investments, the President announced a collective investment of over $1 billion in the education and development of America’s youngest learners.
We adults need to remember that the children is our future!
Reference:
/www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/early-childhood
You've given another insightful information about the NAEYC this week. It is nice to know that they are encouraging politicians and members of the federal government to increase funding for early childhood. I agree with what Toni said how much of a push will be put on early childhood education after this years election?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you both, I only hope that this new president whom every it may be will fight for our country, families and children like President Obama did. The President put forward a proposal to extend funding for another ten years in the 2013 State of the Union address. This program is critical in the improvement of maternal and child health outcomes in the early years, leaving long-lasting, positive impacts on parenting skills, children’s cognitive, language, and social-emotional development, and school readiness. An expansion of these efforts will help ensure that our most vulnerable Americans are on track starting at birth so that we are fully able to capitalize on later early learning program investments.
ReplyDeleteLearn more about the President Obama's comprehensive early learning agenda from the 2013 State of the Union Address.
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retrieved from:www.whitehouse.gov/issues/education/early-childhood