The UNESCO’s “Early Childhood Care and Education website really highlights some areas that are personal goals for me. I am a huge advocate for seeing a better future for children who are less fortunate. Under quality they discuss how a high quality child care facility can help motivate children who are underprivileged. A high quality program can promote confidence, good cognitive skills, language development, and school readiness. I see lots of great programs in good areas, but I would like to see some more effort put into the children who can’t get to those schools. I think it is extremely important to ensure that all of our children are afforded the same opportunities when it comes to their education. They all have the right to learn and grow, and we have the responsibility to ensure that we fulfill that right.
I was also impressed with the part under quality that discussed the lack of an agreed criteria for a quality early childhood education program. We are all operating on different standards and rules, which causes there to be such a dissention between different groups of children. This section did mention however that a quality program should have several things. The one thing that aligned with my personal goals as an educator is that programs should offer parental education and involvement. I currently am a director of a child care center and one of the things that I want to see improve is our parent participation. I feel that so many parents come in get their kids and leave. They are not interested in talking to the teachers, nor do they pay attention to notices and information posted around the school. While I feel that a huge part of this is our fault for not offering programs. I am working diligently to get our parents more involved. While this has been a struggle and I often times get discouraged about it, I am glad to see that this is what it takes to have a quality program. I am dedicated to seeing my school be one of great quality and I will do all I can to get it there.
It was also great to see the stand that the website takes on culture. I live in Georgia now, but I was raised in New York. Culture was everywhere when I was growing up. I saw people of every color, religion, and creed. I gained a huge respect for people and their differences growing up in that environment. I am starting to see that here in Georgia many things are black and white. While culture is very important, we just do not explore several different cultures. We only talk about the differences of two races. I am glad that there is a huge push for culture in early childhood programs. It is great for children to see other cultures as they learn about the world around them. The website goes into great detail about culture and even offers several different programs and activities for us to get involved in.
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