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the quality of education and care they receive during their early years. The early years are the most crucial years for child development (Caroll-Lind & Angus, 2011). The increasing number of mothers joining the labour force, emerging understanding on the benefits of early childhood participation and the move to promote social equity among children of diverse backgrounds are some of the reasons for the growing need to provide quality early childhood curriculum for the youngest members…

Malmberg, L. Stien, A. Sylva, K. (2012). The Influence of Different Forms of Early Child Care on Children’s Emotional and Behavioral Development at School Entry. Child: Care, Health and Development. 676-687. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2214.2012.01421.x Bratsch-Hines, M. Mokrova, I. Vernon-Feagans, L. (2014) Child Care Instability from 6 to 36 Months and the Social Adjustment of Children in Prekindergarten. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2014.09.002 Burchinal,…

A recent study on social and emotional risk and protective factors that predict early school problems or success found that "children who do not begin kindergarten socially and emotionally competent are often not successful in the early years of school—and can be plagued by behavioral, emotional, academic, and social development problems that follow them into adulthood (U.S Department of Health and Human Services)." Creating a positive social relationship is an important outcome of preschool,…

Career goals for the next five to ten years My career goal for the next five to ten years is already in progress. A year and a half ago, I began my new career with the Division of Child Development in Early Education (DCDEE) within the health and human services department. By utilizing my first steps in obtaining my ultimate professional SMART goals, I planned by the age of 36 years of old, I would transition from my non-profit career within technical assistance and quality enhancement to…

Behind every successful early childhood centre and educator, there is a core believe. Having a philosophy included in a centre’s quality improvement plan is an actual requirement of the Education and Care Services National Regulations (Australian Children 's Education and Care Quality Authority [ACECQA], 2015). The purpose of having a philosophy according to Sims & Hutchins (2011) is to ‘provide the program with a framework for action’ (p 88). Philosophies in a education centre construes the…

Personal Statement She was two and still not talking. Sure, she could put together a two or three-word sentence, but not much more than that and she seemed to be speaking less than her peers. But she was my first child. I didn’t know what to look for or what the age appropriate milestones were. My husband and I spent countless hours with our pediatrician, day care providers, pre-school teachers, speech and language pathologists and psychologists seeking answers. Nothing was concluded. As…

Stahmer and Cynthia Carter look at typically developing toddlers placed in an inclusive classroom. There is an increasing number of families who are utilizing early childhood education and childcare services. The number of children with disabilities receiving early intervention has also increased drastically. There has been a push within early intervention to have inclusive classrooms where children with disabilities are education alongside the typically developing children, using the as peer…

The job within the early childhood/child development profession that I found to be interesting was the Early Childhood Program Trainer/Coach/Professional development coach/Instructional Coach job. Some early childhood professionals use the words program trainer, program coach, or instructional coach, but all of the titles perform the same duties within the field. For the purposes of this paper I will be referring to the job as an instructional coach. The job description for an early childhood…

depends on the ambitions of the individual teacher and educational degrees, such as certification, bachelor, masters, doctrine. In infant childcare centers, the basic education prerequisite for a preschool teacher position is a high school diploma and early childhood education certification. An associate’s degree is necessary for Head Start programs. Associate’s degrees include Associate of Arts (A.A.), Associate of Science (A.S.), and Associate of Arts in Teaching (A.A.T). Preschool teachers…

An interview with a female preschooler, age 3 years 11 months, was conducted to examine the characteristics of early self-concept and self-esteem. A series of questions were asked, including “can you tell me a little bit about yourself/describe yourself” and “what are some things you like to do.” After a response to these questions was collected, the interviewer was to ask, “How good he/she thinks they are at the particular activity.” Samayah, the preschooler interviewed, answered the first…