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The NAEYC website has the naeyc
program standards highlighted for educators and parents. This is a helpful
resource towards assisting families choose early education programs. These
standards are essential towards a firm understanding of what is necessary in a
high quality program. The standards and criteria are also the foundation of the
NAEYC Accreditation system for early childhood programs. To earn accreditation,
programs must meet all 10 standards.
Here’s a link to the standards in more depth: http://families.naeyc.org/accredited-article/10-naeyc-program-standards
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site also had many helpful articles that could assist educators towards
becoming more culturally conscious in their teaching methods. A great example
of this was the section that described anti-bias education tactics all year
round. It practically focused on holidays, and how to approach them in a new
light. “For children and families from other groups—be they Jewish, Buddhist,
Muslim, pagan, atheist, or anything else—Christmas can be a difficult time.”
(NAEYC 2014) Allowing a spotlight on the various multicultural cultures can
ensure that everyone is acknowledged and included. Another, idea is to
substitute the holiday with another fun alternative celebration.
There are a multitude of articles, research statistics, and
online forums related to the economic, as well as scientific benefits towards
investing in the early years. Simply by searching under the articles link, or
typing in key words into the search engine. I was able to locate over 20
articles related to just the economic recovery and reinvestment back into early
childhood education programs. Additionally, it presented a public policy update
that conveyed more detailed information on president Obama’s state of the union
address, which involved the initiative in funding higher quality ECE programs, as well as various
state governors across the county (and across political ideologies) who are
using their state of the state addresses to highlight early childhood
education.
I also gained some insight on the “week of the young child”,
which is coming up on April 6-12th it enables celebrations that are
organized and coordinated by regional, state, and local NAEYC Affiliates, and
by individual early childhood programs and community organizations providing
services to young children and families. The purpose of the week is to focus
public attention on the needs of young children and their families and to
recognize the early childhood programs and services that meet those needs.
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ReplyDeleteMy school uses NAEYC's requirements; I think that those requirements are a good guide to new teachers like me who are still trying to find a way to incorporate each child in the curriculum. I am one of the newest teachers at my school and having those guidelines has helped me overcome many challenges. I say guidelines, because you also need to follow your instinct and know which ones are best for your children and your classroom management. Thank you for the information.
ReplyDeleteNAEYC's website has a TON of resources. I wished I had selected it myself. I worked at a center recently that was NAEYC accredited and it was my first introduction to them. I am going to try to get more familiar with the website myself, it just never seems to be enough hours in the day anymore. I like the "week of the young child", I wonder if centers in my hometown focus on that during that time?
ReplyDeleteGreat informational post!
Hi Ashley! You have provided a great post! NAEYC does have some great resources on their website! I look forward to reading more.
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