South Carolina State Head Start Association, works to help South Carolina children prepare for success in school–and in life. They focus on the earliest years in children’s lives, and strive to help their most important teachers–parents–and others who care for and teach them. The Association represents the 23 Head Start, Early Head Start, Migrant and Indian Nation agencies in the state that provide services to over 13,000 low-income pre-school children from birth through five years old (Home, n.d.).
The agency I decided to write my program evaluation paper on was the Orangeburg- Calhoun- Allendale-Bamberg Community Action Agency. I chose this agency because it dealt with Head Start. Head Start has played a role in the lives of my nieces and
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Mr. Calvin Wright is the director who is over not only the Head Start Program, but all the other programs he has within the agency. The Head Start director Mrs. Necole Stroman is responsible for the business that deals with Head Start. The agency does not make decision by themselves. They have a board which is made up member of the community. Public officials, the poor, and community organizations are equally represented on the agency’s governing Board of Directors, and all sectors of the community are involved in program planning, evaluation and coordination. I think this is an awesome ideal because it gives a variety of individuals who have lived different lifestyles the chance to be the voice for the many people in which this organization serves and not make them seemed biased. When problems arise the teaching staff at the centers have an Educational Manager they report to, she then reports to Mrs. Stroman, who then if need be reports the issue to Mr. …show more content…
OCAB Head Start has an open-door policy, so I was able to ride around to some of the centers. I visited three of the centers and a building they once were in. The building they use to be in had faded out toy equipment, a small playground, not much running room for the children to run or explore in. The newest building which was built for the previous site, has a nice gate that you must enter, they have security cameras along with security badges that are required for entry into the building. They have a computer room with computers for the children as well as a library for them to go and read books. There is also a nurse on duty each school day and they have a dentist office, so when it is time for the dental checkups the parent doesn’t have to worry about getting the children to the dentist. This is the model center for the agency. No other center in the agency has the privileges as this center. I understand about the money being used where it is needed the most. I feel that every center should receive that same love and attention. The other centers are not as privileged to receive computer rooms, teachers with tablets to use within the class rooms, or even dated toys for the children. I visited one center where the teacher didn’t even have chairs in her house keeping area, the rest room within a class room was out of commission and the boys rest room in the
As a mandated reporter with the code of ethics we are required by law that if we know of any situation putting children in harm or danger we are to report it to the proper community authorities. When we know of an early education center who is failing to meet laws and regulations we shall report it to the proper authority's. When an agency, that is to protect children from harm, is failing we must also report them to the proper authorities.
The announcement was given in the spring of 1965 that an official head start program had been developed and was going to be given a ...
My first observation was at Head Start. I talked to Tracey Claflin about some of the principles they use in their program and how they use them. I wasn’t able to observe the children directly because my TB skin test results came up positive. Tracey explained to me that because my results were positive I couldn’t meet children or be in the same room as the children. Due to this, I had to make some arrangements to instead speak with Tracey about some principles she has seen and that they follow. I met with her for an hour discussing the principles and how they were used in the Head Start program. One of the principles she said was highly important for Head Start was principle number 2. She explained that when there is enough time and opportunities to spend time with a child individually the caregiver puts full attention on one child. She explained that they like to focus attention on a child throughout the day so that the child doesn’t feel left out. She says that alone time for a child with a caregiver is usually tummy time. They allow the infants and toddlers to roll around and look at the carpet designs. Tracey explained to me how they asses each child through this quality time that the caregiver and the child have alone. This quality time the caregiver has with the child is important,
The purpose of this essay is to offer a concise description of the Head Start program, discuss the historical background of the policy, and analyze the economic and political forces that have influenced the development of the program. The essay also seeks to evaluate both the manifest and latent functions of the policy, consider the current debate around Head Start, describe the ideologies and values that have framed the debate around Head Start, and offer recommendations regarding the program.
Decker, C. A., Decker, J. R., Freeman, N. K., & Knopf, H. T. (2009). Planning and Administering Early Childhood Programs. Upper Saddle River: Pearson.
This program will work in correlation with Head Start and Early Head Start standards, which include assessments carried out by Family Service workers and staff as outlined in the federal guidelines (Department of Human & Health Services, 2015).
The Head Start program is extremely beneficial to communities across the United States of America. The program set goals, continues to accomplish them, remedies educational setbacks for low-income families and children and raises debates about the success of such programs which only pushes them to strive harder to reach their goals.
Therefore due to previous interaction, I decided to study the leadership of the Brantwood Children’s Home here in Montgomery, Alabama. Brantwood is a well-known children’s home that provides a place of stability, safety, and structure for abused, neglected, and at-risk children (About Us: Brantwood Children's Home, 2013). There are several types of residential programs that are available through Brantwood such as the basic residential treatment program; the transitional living program; and the independent living program. For each individual program there are age group restriction along with other restrictions. Brantwood also have an on-site educational program for grades 5th through 8th grade. According to the text book from my understanding, Brantwood is an example of the fourth type of organization that was presented.
In the 1980s, child care was back on the national agenda due to the education reform movement (Tejada, 2010). Tejada further disclosed that several states even launched pre-kindergarten programs for disadvantaged children. Why the Need for Universal Preschool Two-thirds of 4-year-old children in the United States attend preschool, as well as 40% of 3-year-olds (Tejada, 2010). Half of those are enrolled in a public program, such as state prekindergarten (preK), Head Start, or special education, and the other half are in a private program (Adams, 2009). Despite such a large enrollment of children in these programs, there is still a handful of children who are missing out on obtaining a head start in obtaining a good quality education.... ...
Childcare or “daycare” is one of the most commonly used resources among Americans in the United States. There are many options for childcare that parents could choose from. They have many choices for childcare, ranging from: in-home care, childcare facilities, after school or government-funded Head Start programs. . “Head Start is a federally funded governmental program with the explicit goal of preparing underprivileged children for primary education” (Conley). This program is another option for the pre-k program. The cost of childcare has risen dramatically over the past year, and no one really knows whom to blame for it. The government offers families subsidies for childcare, but that is only if your income is low. But, what about the hard working, middle class families, that are still struggling to pay the high cost of childcare without government assistant? How will they provide childcare for their kids?
Daycare’s focus is mainly on a child’s development through social interaction with children and caregivers. There are head start programs that are geared to give children a foot in the right direction in order to be ready for preschool or kindergarten. The right kind of childcare can be a wonderful opportunity to promote the profound learning children experience from birth through age five (Selecting Child Care, 2002). When selecting childcare for your child, the Foundation of Early Learning has offered some tips that they believe will be helpful in the process. The foundation says that parents have always known that a good early experience is important for their child.
For my psychology interview assignment, I had the privilege of interviewing Elaine, who is the Director of Preschool X, which is an educational institution. She reports that she has been in this position for 13 years since its inception. Elaine is a close friend of my aunt, which was how I was able to meet her. She explained that her responsibilities include; the hiring of all personnel related to the school, submission of criminal background checks, the medical reports for all staff and children must be current, and also developed a curriculum for the teachers to execute. She has parent meetings and she deals with parents on a daily basis. For any arising issues, Elaine conferences with parents at least once or twice a week. Have weekly staff meetings regarding the curriculum. She also plays the role as the educational event coordinator, where she would “invite people from the dinosaur museum or alley pond park to come over to her preschool, to enrich the children”.
While walking through the front gates of County elementary school, you see children of all ages playing while they wait for the school bell to ring. Walking to the classroom that I will be observing you see students with their parent’s line up waiting to get signed in. The students are to be signed in by a parent or guardian for safety precautions, and shows that the child was signed into school. As a visitor, I am to sign myself in, this shows I was in the classroom, at what time was I there, and reason for visiting the classroom.
I recently took the PECT exam. While studying for this exam, I took several online practice tests created by Pearson. Upon completion, I was able to review my answers as well as the rationale provided by the company who developed the practice test. For each of the early childhood questions, the test stressed the importance of family-centered services and collaboration between parents, teachers, and students to support children in their “natural environment.” They further explained that a child’s “natural environment” could be their home, their school, or their community.
Programme planning is a vital sector in diverse early childhood education (ECE) service to provide quality education and care for young children. There are many ways we could plan things. The planning will link to the document of desirable of objectives (DOPs), Te Whariki and the licensing criteria which provide by the government. Planning in ECE cycle has no beginning and no end; it is a continued cycle day after day, week after week and year after year. Play is basic element to learn and develop in child’s life.