1-4.1—To provide the community with high-quality early childhood care and education programs and services

This one is meaningful to me because I have worked for a program whose man purpose was to make money not provide high-quality care and education program and services. No matter how much I tried to change it there was always an excuse for not doing more.

P-3C.1—In decisions concerning children and programs, we shall draw upon the education, training, experience, and expertise of staff members.

It is very important that staff members are up to date with training and issues affecting childcare in order to make sound decisions for children and programs. A staff member that isn’t up to date on training or issues can’t be one in charge of making decisions concerning children and programs, the program will lack in some areas with the ever changing trends in this field.

P-4.9—When we have evidence that an early childhood program is violating laws or regulations protecting children, we shall report the violation to appropriate authorities who can be expected to remedy the situation.

I have children and I would want someone to speak up if they saw a program violating laws and regulations protecting children. I lost a job because I spoke up when a program wasn’t fulfilling it’s promise on providing children with a safe learning environment.

Reference:
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved May26, 2010, from https://class.content.laureate.net/f22c2d62cbbee7b74d4fee1963c5e692.pdf

I am not here to save the world. I truly believe I am here to make a difference and to me making a difference may sometimes mean helping one child be successful in the classroom.  You know, for me, that one little sparkle will make a difference throughout the whole day. Raymond Hernandez 

I see early education as a civil rights issue… Everyone should have the right to have a childhood and educational context experience throughout your life cycle that opens up a world to you, that gives you the tools you need to ask questions and investigate things. Those are the things that I want for all children.  Renatta M. Cooper 

“Take your ego out of it, think about what is best for the child. Help them transition to what’s next.” –Renatta M. Cooper

“The best economic development strategy is investment in early childhood.” — Art Rolnick

“The quality of life for a child and the contributions the child makes to society as an adult can be traced back to the first few years of life. From birth until about 5 years old a child undergoes tremendous growth and change. If this period of life includes support for growth in cognition, language, motor skills, adaptive skills and social-emotional functioning, the child is more likely to succeed in school and later contribute to society. However, without support during these early years, a child is more likely to drop out of school, receive welfare benefits and commit crime.” Rolnick, A

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