INTERNATIONAL EARLY CHILDHOOD FIELD

 

 

Consequences of Learning

Ø  I’ve learned many of the issues in the US, such as poverty are in other counties. For example, in India the cycle of disadvantage starts at birth and continues through childhood to motherhood and the next generation.

 

Ø  I’ve learned you can partner with other counties to learn how to improve our early childhood field. For instance, In Chile, the UBC (Un Buen Comienzo) is working toward a push for quality to improve early childhood education through teacher professional development.

Ø  I’ve learned anyone can be an advocate for early childhood.  A health economist, Günther Fink focused on early childhood development issues in Zambia.

 

MY GOAL….

 My goal would be open-minded aware what going on in other parts of the world. As a professional, I will keep current on issues and trends not only in the US but abroad.

Global Children’s Initiative” website (http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative

The Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre (CHIP). (2007) Country Overviews Retrieved   from http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/index.php?action=countryo

GETTING TO KNOW INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS

KNOWLEDGE

Early Childhood Development in the Asia-Pacific region I've learned a Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development was held to discuss the importance of early childhood learning experience for children under the age 3; and age group neglected in a region where the focus tends to be on preschool and primary school years.


I would loved to attend this conference to learn new techniques to use in an Early Head Start Program 0-3

ADVOCATE

Regional Seminar on Early Childhood Policy Review "Sharing and Learning from the Policy Review Process-Big Gap between Public/Private provision mostly better quality in private program with trained teachers, teaching learning materials, and better facilities.

I was interesting to learn that other counties have the same problem we have in the U.S. This has encouraged me to advocate even more for equally quality programs.

LEADERSHIP

The participation Programme functions as a vital complement to UNESCO regular activities by analyzing, evaluating and facilitating the implementation of national sub-regional, inter-regional and regional projects directly related to the activities of the organization.

I could be an active member of the organization where I could make a difference in a leadership role.


UNESCO's "Early Childhood Care and Education" webpage http://www.unesco.org/view/en/education themes strengthening education systems/early childhood

SHARING WEB RESOURCES WEEK 6

 

 

 

 

 

COST OF CARE

 

 

 

 

Improving access to affordable, quality child care is one of NACCRRA’s top goals (NACCRRA, 2012).

 

 

INSIGHTS

 

*The high price of child care in every community strains household budgets and forces parents to make compromise about the quality and safety of the care they choose for their children.

 

*The average annual cost of full-time child care for an infant in a center in 2010 ranged from $4,650 in Mississippi to more than 18, 200 in District Columbia.

 

*NACCRRA recommends that Congress-Reduce barriers that prevent families from easily accessing childcare assistance.

Office of Childcare

 

 

 

As I was searching through the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies, I notice Health and Human Service Office of Child Care part of the resource section.  The Office of Child Care supports low-income working families through child care financial assistance and promotes children's learning by improving the quality of early care and education and afterschool programs (Dept. of HHS, 2012).   On the website, I found information on section for child care research. This section has the list of child care consists of grantees and contractors who have worked on research projects and partnerships funded by ACF, and Research Connections which is a web-based, interactive database of research documents and public use data sets for conducting secondary analyses on topics related to early care and education.

 

Cost of Child Care | NACCRRA.org. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.naccrra.org/public-policy/cost-of-child-care

Naccrra, the national association of child care resource & referral agencies. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.naccrra.org

Office of Child Care - Administration for Children and Families. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/occ/

Department of Health & Human Services: Office of Child Care. (2012). Retrieved from  http://www. acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb



 

 

 



SHARING YOUR INTERNATIONAL INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS PART 2

GLOBAL CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE


In Chile, the UBC (Un Buen Comienzo) is working toward a push for quality to improve early childhood education through teacher professional development. The UBC is focusing on language development for children who are 4-6 years-old. Also, to focus on getting children to attend school, socioemotional development, and partnering with parents to be involved in their child’s education.

A health economist, Günther Fink is focusing on early childhood development issues in Zambia. Fink and his colleagues realized that, in order to assess the true impact of the initiative on the country’s human capital development, they needed to assess the physical, socio-emotional, and cognitive development of children at age 6 ( Harvard, 2012). Flink found developing a measuring tool for comparisons with sub-Saharan Africa, still other sections of the survey will permit broader global comparisons.

In Zambia it is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with nearly 4.3 million cases and 50,000 deaths per year. Malaria is responsible for one quarter of childhood deaths.

SHARING WEB RESOURCES

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies- To promote national policies and partnerships to advance the development and learning of all children and to provide vision, leadership, and support to community Child Care Resource and Referral. (http://www.naccrra.org)

Issue/Trend:  Childcare Dilemma: Parents Weigh Costs

Childcare is becoming too expensive for families with the change in the economy (Arnold, 2011). Quality of child care is becoming increasingly difficult to afford for working families. Parents have to choose between quality childcare for their child verses saving money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers.  (http://zerotothree.org/ )

Issue/Trend:  Our Families, Ourselves: How Our History Influences How We Raise Our Children

     The information provided the way we are raised influences the way we bring up our kids, the power of the past on our parenting. Also, parents can use reflection and self-awareness to make good parenting decisions today (Siegel, 2009).

 

 

Arnold, A. (2011, November 2). Childcare dilemma: Parents weigh costs. Retrieved from http://www.earlychildhoodfocus.org/artman2/publish/impact

Naccrra, the national association of child care resource & referral agencies. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.naccrra.org

 

Siegel, D. (Performer) (2009). Our families, ourselves: How our history influences how we raise our children. Zero to Three. [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/funded-projects/parenting-resources/podcast/our-families-ourselves-how.html

Zero to three, national center for infants, toddlers, and families. (2012). Retrieved from http://zerotothree.org/