Poverty

Zero to three. This is a break down of how important this organization is.

 

 

 

The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center is a nonpartisan, research-based resource for federal and state policymakers and advocates on the unique developmental needs of infants and toddlers. The Policy Center brings to bear ZERO TO THREE’s more than 30 years of research-based expertise on infant and toddler development to ensure that public policies reflect best practices and current research in support of our nation’s very young children.

Our agenda is simple: The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center promotes good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences for all infants and toddlers, with special emphasis on those who are the most vulnerable and in need. The Policy Center advances public policy solutions and investments for the health and development of very young children and their families. In doing so, the Policy Center synthesizes and disseminates knowledge, cultivates advocacy leadership, and engages policymakers.

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These are my contacts addresses.


  Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/ (May have to use http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ )
(Newsletters:
http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/ and
http://capwiz.com/zerotothree/mlm/signup/ )


National Black Child Development Institutehttp://nbcdi.org/
(Newsletter: http://nbcdi.org/support/sign-up-for-nbcdi-newsletters/ )



ZERO TO THREE is a national nonprofit organization that provides parents, professionals and policymakers the knowledge and the know-how to nurture early development.

The National Black Child Development Institute (NBCDI) is a nonprofit organization that provides and supports programs, workshops, and resources for African American children, their parents and communities in: early health and education; child welfare; parenting; health and elementary and secondary education.

Getting Ready--Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources

The website I chose are:

Zero To Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/ (May have to use http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/ )
(Newsletters:
http://zttcfn.pub30.convio.net/child-development/from-baby-to-big-kid/ and
http://capwiz.com/zerotothree/mlm/signup/ )
National Black Child Development Institutehttp://nbcdi.org/
(Newsletter: http://nbcdi.org/support/sign-up-for-nbcdi-newsletters/ )

I feel these sites will enhance my ability to communicate and understand serving early learners.

Week 8 closure

We have come to the end of this informative class. I would like to thank all of my colleagues for all of the diversified information. I wish each and everyone success in your future endeavors.

Examining Codes of Ethics

Examining Codes of Ethics

NAEYC Ideals:

1.      To be familiar with the knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed through continuing education and training.

2.      To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and respect their dignity and their contributions

3.      To support the rights of each child to play and learn in an inclusive environment that meets the needs of children with and without disabilities.

DEC Ideals:

1.      We shall honor and respect our responsibilities to colleagues while upholding the dignity and autonomy of colleagues and maintaining collegial interprofessional and intraprofessional relationships.

2.      We shall rely upon evidence based research and interventions to inform our practice with children and families in our care.

3.      We shall maintain records of research securely; no personal information about research participants should be revealed unless required by law.

 

         All of these are very important to follow in order to have a successful preschool setting. Children need to protected and served in a positive and productive manner. These laws and rules are created to provide each child with a safe and secure environment. This provide guidance and understanding to each professional that is dedicated to the well-being of each child that is being served with and without a disability.

 

 

Growing Your Collection of Resources

Growing Your Collection of Resources


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

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

National Association for the Education of Young Childrenhttp://www.naeyc.org/
Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Familieshttp://www.zerotothree.org/

http://www.sagepub.com/journalspermissions.navDOI:10.1

http://sfxhosted.exlibrisgroup.com
 

Words of Inspiration

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

 

President Lyndon B. Johnson stated in his speech about Head Start: “The bread that is cast upon these waters will surely return many thousandfold.”

“We have taken up the age-old challenge of poverty and we don’t intend to lose generations of our children to this enemy of the human race.”

Marian Wright Edelman “Service is the rent we pay for being. It is the very purpose of life and not something you do in your spare time.”

“Service is what life is all about.”

Inspiring quotes from the media segment of week 2. Louise Derman Sparks – “Built in passion to make a contribution to the world.”

“Always wanted to be a teacher played teacher rather than playing house.”