Early childhood education, Leticia Otis
The earliest years of a young child’s life, from a toddler to four years of age, are very serious to his/her overall growth, due to most of the time, professional educators are those who play the key and an active position in their early childhood growth. Are teacher professionals who have an infatuation an actual desire to help them gain knowledge, grow and succeed in their education? These are just a few roles that early childhood educators play in the field of early childhood education for working with young children in their early childhood years of life, which the requirements, most of the time, are to have both a formal education and temporary teacher-certification score.
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In this field, there are four learning goals that early programs have for a young child. The four learning goals are knowledge, skills, disposition and emotional states. With a successful caregiving and early education, it can bring a positive outcome to a child’s life. What a child learns in their early years are things that will continue to help them along in their future in school and in the real world. When a child is introduced Not only does early education bring the benefit of interaction, it also lets the child feel loved and have trust in others. If a child is encountered with early programs then they are able to meet the needs of their child stage life. If these needs are not properly met, then they may become less successful in their performance in educational …show more content…
The question of early education should be investigated and controlled on the arrange level because it has a very important impact on the economy, social structure and cultural level of different countries. Educators can facilitate the children with different material and environment in the classrooms that are in the early learning centers. The children need to develop their minds cognitively. “Children actively construct knowledge as they manipulate and explore their world” (Berk 2007). Children need to expand their abilities through their play experiences, and also through their fun experiences, they can develop correctly. Early youth education plays a large part in a child's early development. It is mainly dealing with children ages 4-5 the goal of Early Childhood is to help and teach students who first-time learners. It provides an education for pre-kindergarten children in our country that is provided in a variety of settings. These children represent more and more diverse backgrounds, experiences, and risk factors, and reflect a wide range of special needs. Setting includes day and families care centers, and head starts programs. Public schools also pre-kindergarten and early intervention programs supported throughout federal, state, and local
Ideally, early intervention starts with a comprehensive assessment of the child's and the family's strengths and needs and extends through the delivery of appropriate supports and services to active monitoring and reevaluation as the child develops (Ramey, S.L., & Ramey, C.T.,
Elliott, A. (2004). Where to Now for Early Childhood Education and Care? Early Childhood Education Research Program (ACER), 12(2).
Early childhood education, although constantly evolving, was actually established and practiced as early on as the times of Ancient Greece and Rome. The foundation that early childhood education is based upon is to instill in children the skills needed to succeed later on in life, while making sure young children enjoy their time in schooling. Throughout chapter 3 in the textbook Who Am I in the Lives of Children, the reader is capable of evaluating just how greatly the methods for teaching today’s youth have evolved and changed for the better.
A research-based article by Almon, J. and Miller, E. (2011) showed some researches from different parts of the world regarding the Crisis in Early Education. One of those crisis they found out was children were pushed to early learning. They focused on the cognitive accomplishment rather than play-based learning. With all the evidences they have gathered, they found out that when children get inappropriate early education, it has a long-term negative effect.
Dr. Seuss wrote, “You’re off to great places. Today is your day. Your mountain is waiting. So get on your Way”. The role of the early childhood educator, while rewarding, can sometimes feel as is you are climbing a mountain. Educators have to consider how to implement curriculum, instruction, management, and technology in the classroom. Educators also have to provide an environment where all children feel safe and nurtured. When creating a course of action, educators have to consider their role as well as the role of the student, parent, and community.
The results of quality preschool programs can be seen early after they begin. Children learn many important life le...
Demonstrate a strong understanding of current Australian early childhood education and care reform agenda in Australia since 2007. The Australian ECE and care reform agenda was initiated, in 2007, due to a concern for the wellbeing and increasingly poor outcomes for children in several key areas. Evidence confirmed the importance and impact of a child’s health, well-being, development and learning in the early years, therefore the need for an NQF and NQS was initiated. The impact of social change over recent decades has shown families struggling to function and aid in their child’s development.
New Zealand early childhood centres are increasingly multicultural. Early childhood educators work with children, and adults from different cultures and beliefs. Te Whaariki (Ministry of Education [MoE], 1996) directs educators to embrace different cultural perspectives and gives importance to child’s family and culture. This essay will discuss various strategies which educators incorporate in their practice to support children and families from diverse cultures.
How one plans to tackle all of the challenges will help them when making decisions in the future. To many people, early childhood education is unnecessary. I realize that going into this teaching field, I will most likely have to interact with adults who will argue that it is useless. There are a lot of thorny issues surrounding the professionalization of early childhood education (“The Challenges of Professionalizing ECE Workforce”). I am prepared to talk to adults about my beliefs and the importance of the program. As I go into this career with the knowledge of this, I will be more prepared on how to handle those who have a different opinion than I
After, watching Laureate Education, Inc video “The passion for early childhood” I started to think about my professional goals and journey into early childhood education. I started my passion with children care service in 2014 as an elementary student observer for a practicum class. My thesis was how does a 5years old adapt to a being a kindergarten student. Through my observance, I found out that student
18). This will permit me to have a better understanding of the type of education that other students are receiving in other countries. Educators who “understand the importance of their role in the development of children can help improve the education” of the children they serve (Eliassen, 2011. p.88). However, the actuality is that many people don’t see the need for preschool, they think it is pointless. I think that by conducting research on this key issue it will permit me to learn about the outlook of early childhood education in other countries.
Some people think that pre-school programs only target children from poor families. However, for many years they created an opportunity for children from middle and upper – income families to get free education as well. The reason why they targeted the poor because the government would pay the program more money and it would as be considered a taxed write off. Every child that attends a pre-k program would have a higher graduation rate and a lower delinquency rate. Preschool is not only beneficial to the child but also to the entire country. Forty-eight percent of children from low-income homes are not starting school ready to learn. Seventy-five percent of children from middle- income are starting school ready to learn. Parents whom are well-educated read to their child an extra hour a day than those who are not. Early learning certainly affects a child brain structure and creates an aspiration to learn more past age level. It is a proven fact that they are less likely to need assiantace from the government and drop out of high school. They even are less likely to be in trouble with the law and more like to go to college and become very successful. In low income setting and for children who don’t attend preschool is Thirty percent is most likely to drop out of high school. Forty-five percent is
Early childhood education plays a key role in a child’s academic development because he or she learns soft skills, job skills, and develop positive traits. Preschool is not like kindergarten, but instead a stepping-stone that prepares young students for the years of schooling they will have later in life. As more schools began to open families wanted to be able to verify that programs would benefit and protect their children. In response, the National Association for the Education of Young Children was made to help families find the best care for their children, by providing the early childhood educators with training and ensuring the quality of children’s daily experiences. (“NAEYC”5).
Early childhood education directly affects the overall development of infants and young children, in addition to it affects the adults they become. Providing excellent early education is an effective way to not only benefit the economy as a whole but also families and communities more importantly. Investing in early education universally has potential to improve economic and equitable growth while decreasing social issues. Early education allows for disadvantaged, most at-risk children to have a better chance at achieving success (Lynch,
Preschool programs started in the early 20th century in the United States and grew in popularity in 1970’s. It was realized at that time that children need early education to be prepared for elementary school. For low-income families, federal government started a program called Head Start in 1965. It began as an eight-week summer program to prepare low-income children for elementary school. Head Start is one of the longest-running programs and it has served more than thirty-two million children since its inception. (Office of Head Start). The program has expanded from an eight-week summer program to a full day yearlong program with various program options. The purpose of such programs is to prepare the young children for challenges of life.