Early childhood educators need to make a thorough study of the background family and community relationship in which a child is growing up. The findings of such investigations can then be used to optimize the teaching process and dissolve any negative connotations that may work to the child's detriment. On the other hand, both the family and community can work concomitantly towards the child's success later in life. The educator therefore needs to cultivate healthy parental and community relationships for the children in his or her care.
Early childhood educators also need to be aware of legislation that could profoundly affect the structure of classes, as well as the demographic and number of students that they can reasonably be expected to teach. One such bill is the 2008 chool Finance Act, signed by Gov. Ritter (Dreyer, 2008). The bill involves allowing a large number of at-risk children aged between 3…...

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Committee on Education and Labor. Early Childhood Education.  http://edlabor.house.gov/issues/earlychildhood.shtml 

Dreyer, Evan. (2008, May 14). Landmark Education Bills Signed. http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1210756524030

OECD (2006). Starting Strong II: Early childhood education and care.  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/16/14/37423831.pdf

130). Interestingly, the research suggests that there is no specific early childhood pedagogy that is inherently superior rather what is important is that children receive exposure to learning as soon as possible. "hile no single curriculum or pedagogical approach can be identified as best, children who attend well-planned, high- quality early childhood programs in which curriculum aims are specified and integrated across domains tend to learn more and are better prepared to master the complex demands of formal schooling" ("Eager to Learn: Educating Our Preschoolers," 2000, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, p.307).
One of the problems in demonstrating the efficacy of early childhood education programs such as Head Start, is that they are almost by definition measured for their ultimate efficacy in a long-term fashion. Experimental studies are less valuable than correlational studies because of their short duration, but studies in the field can be affected by many…...

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Eager to learn: Educating our preschoolers." (2000). Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Retrieved 13 May 2008 at  http://www.nap.edu/openbook/0309068363/html/index.html 

Explain what the research suggests about childhood development that supports the need for early childhood development programs.

Analyze to what extent and in what manner early childhood development programs are made available throughout the U.S.

Determine, based on current trends and empirical research (above), if this current status is sufficient. Explain.

Early Childhood Education
One of the key roles of childhood care providers is to prepare children for school through curricula that assist children nurture their individual cognitive, physical, emotional, and social skills, and at the same time helps instructors respond to the needs, interests, and abilities of each child under their care. Cognitive development is of particular importance in this case, equipping children with knowledge on, among other things, measurement and patterns; shapes and numbers; and counting techniques (Childcare Aware, 2014). This area of child development is best built through play. A report by the Manitoba Early Learning and Childhood Curriculum framework, for instance, recommends the development of children's cognitive and intellectual skills through related experiences - such as allowing them to experiment with a variety of cardboard boxes and tubes.

Furthermore, such play activities nurture a child's social skills, equipping them with the skills necessary for interacting, negotiating, and engaging effectively…...

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Childcare Aware. (2014). Child Care Providers. Childcare Aware. Retrieved 19 September 2014 from  http://www.childcareaware.org/child-care-providers 

Manitoba Childcare Program. (n.d.). Early Returns: Manitoba's Early Learning and Childcare Curriculum Framework. Manitoba Childcare Program. Retrieved 22 September 2014 from  http://www.gov.mb.ca/fs/childcare/pubs/early_returns_en.pdf 

NAEYC. (2014). Our Mission. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Retrieved 22 September 2014 from  http://www.naeyc.org/about/mission 

Smith, M.K. (2008). Howard Gardner and Multiple Intelligences. The Encyclopedia of Informal Education. Retrieved 19 September 2014 from  http://infed.org/mobi/howard-gardner-multiple-intelligences-and-education/

In its most basic sense, play provides a mechanism for a young child to address him or herself and engage with others in a way that precludes feelings of immaturity and inferiority. "Play" invokes a world not limited by temporal boundaries of age and accomplishment and forces a child to relate to the world around him or her. In dramatic, physical, and celebratory play, children are able to develop social skills that help them in both structured and unstructured environments as it is incorporated into the early childhood curriculum.

Allen and Marotz, K.E. And L.R. Developmental Profiles. 3rd Edition. anada: Delmar Publishers, 1999.

Berk, Laura E. Infants, hildren, and Adolescents. 5th Edition. Boston: Allen & Bacon, 2005.

urriculum ouncil. "Phases of Development: Early hildhood." The Scope of urriculum. Seattle: University of Washington, 2004.

King, Nancy. "Play: The kindergartner's Perspective." The Elementary School Journal. Vol. 80, No. 2. Nov., 1979.

Hughes, Fergus P. hildren, Play, and…...

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Curriculum Council. "Phases of Development: Early Childhood." The Scope of Curriculum. Seattle: University of Washington, 2004.

Olsen and Sumsion, A. And J. "Early Childhood Teacher Practices Regarding the Use of Dramatic Play in the Classrooms." Australia: Macquarie University Institute of Early Childhood, 2005. p. 5.

Spodek, p. 213.

".. other living species,... also with the total environment in which we live." They explain the human ecosystem to include three fundamental organizing conceptions: the human environed unit (HEU); the natural environment (NE); the human constructed environment (HCE).
The following diagram portrays "The Human Ecosystem":

Bubolz, Eicher, and Sontag (1979, p. 29)

The human environed unit (HEU) displayed in the center is located in a specific space in time and can be a sole person or a group, i.e. A family; village; town, etc. The natural environment (NE) constitutes the environment.".. formed by nature with spec-time, physical, and biological components." (Ibid) The human constructed environment (HCE) is described as an environment that humans have constructed, created or changed and includes.".. cultural patterns, such as technology, language, laws, values and aesthetic standards...." (Ibid) These cultural patterns provide the foundation for communication; order, etc.

The human behavioral environment (HBE) is defined as the.".. environment of human…...

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. (2000).

Houghton Mifflin Company.

Asmal, Kader. (2001). "Meeting the Challenge of Early Childhood Development in South Africa." Education White Paper 5 on Early Childhood Education. Retrieved at (http://72.14.209.104/search?q=cache:0GxuaEQIyu0J:www.info.gov.za/whitepapers/2001/educ179.pdf+%E2%80%9CMeeting+the+Challenge+of+Early+Childhood+Development+in+South+Africa.%E2%80%9D+(2001).Education+White+Paper+5+on+Early+Childhood+Educat&hl=en&gl=us&ct=clnk&cd=1.

Bubolz, Margaret M.,Eicher, Joanne B. & Sontag, M. Suzanne / (1979). Michigan Agricultural

Essay Prompt: 2 PAGE POSITION PAPER  - UTILIZE SUMMATIVE PROPOSAL TO WRITE POSITION PAPER.
TITLE:  write a 2-3 page position paper outlining the need for more funding to support ECE for underserved communities. with a 1 page reflection
EPS: 516 Education and Society

Early childhood education is a critical element within underserved communities. For one, it provides critical infrastructure needed to help the parents. Within the underserved communities, many children are born out of wedlock to unmarried women. These women need adequate childcare services so that they can work to maintain an adequate income for the household. ECE helps to facilitate this process by allowing women to work while also teaching their children the skills needed for tomorrow. ECE allows single mothers to better prepare their children with the skills needed to be successful in a rapidly changing environment as well. These two elements provide a basis in which ECE should continue to be…...

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Suggate, S. P., Schaughency, E. A., & Reese, E. (2013). Children learning to read later catch up to children reading earlier. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 28(1), 33-48. doi:10.1016/j.ecresq.2012.04.004

Early Childhood Diverse Learners Project Introduction
ECE (early childhood education) programs include all sorts of academic programs used to educate children in pre-school years. The early educational system in America experienced significant growth during the latter half of the 20th century. This particular trend allowed most of the children in America to at least have access to some sort of ECE. There are different kinds of ECE programs, and they go by a variety of names such as pre-kindergarten and pre-school. (Advameg, 2020).
Section 1
Name of Public School Selected for the Project: Chicago Public Schools – Bennett Elementary
Your Name:
Date:
Section 2
Demographic overview of the early childhood setting
The school is meant for pre-school kids (aged between 3 to 5 years). The school’s physical surrounding is specially designed to meet the needs of all children, and it has two pre-school classrooms. One classroom has 18 students (aged 4 to 5 years old), and the other one…...

Part 1 Knowing a ChildStudent learning is a process that requires collaboration between parents and teachers who should work together as partners. Partnerships between parents and teachers lay a good foundation for a cooperative relationship toward improving student learning and outcomes. Through such partnerships, teachers get to know the child better and formulate teaching strategies that meet the needs of each individual student. Without proper knowledge of the student, teachers will develop and utilize teaching strategies that are ineffective in promoting student learning. In light of the need for collaboration and partnership between teachers and parents, the teacher has a right to know a child.Teachers have the right to know a child as such knowledge is essential in shaping teaching strategies. The right to know a child is linked to the fact that each child brings unique skills to the classroom. By knowing a child, teachers understand these unique…...

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Penn State Extension. (2015). Why learn about child development? Retrieved from The Pennsylvania State University website:  https://extension.psu.edu/programs/betterkidcare/news/2015/why-learn-about-child-development 

York, B.N. (2014). Know the child: The importance of teacher knowledge of individual students’ skills (KISS). Retrieved from Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University website:  https://cepa.stanford.edu/sites/default/files/York%20%28March%202014a%29_0.pdf 

meeting DAP standards while developing your educational program.
Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) standards reflect research in developmental psychology, showing how educators and program directors can adapt an evidence-based practice to meet the needs of all students. While developing my own educational program, knowledge of the DAP philosophy and standards will help me reduce achievement gaps in my classrooms, while remaining a flexible and responsive leader. Learning about DAP standards will impact future human resources decisions as well as all decisions related to resource allocation.

Moreover, DAP standards are particularly effective for educators and administrators like me, who work in challenging environments with a diverse student body. I will continue to work with parents and members of the community to promote DAP standards in culturally appropriate and sensitive ways, with the overall goal of helping each child attain maximum achievement throughout the course of early childhood education. A firm foundation in early…...

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California Department of Education (2015). Preschool learning foundations, Vol. 1. Retrieved online:  http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/cd/re/psfoundationsvol1intro.asp 

NAEYC (2009). Key messages from the position statement. Retrieved online:  http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/KeyMessages.pdf

Childhood Education Proposal
Location: Anywhere, America

Family Childcare & Preschool Center

Hours: 7am -- 7pm

Ages Served: Infants, Toddlers & Preschoolers from 2 to 6

EcoCare is a complete family-supportive facility designed to build learning and growing resiliency into the children and parents we serve. Children who are resilient have self-control and self-regulation, which will allow them to learn and use learning skills as they move into a formal classroom setting. We believe this will enable the children to be comfortable in their natural explorations while at the same time being equipped to handle the frustrations that come with taking in new ideas, knowledge and the acceptance of learning in general. Our unique approach achieves its appeal by using recognized learning approaches and integrating them into a safe setting where environmental awareness and respect always point to a better future for all.

Section 2:

EcoCare Vision Statement: Encouraging resiliency in children is at least part of the…...

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Boschee, M. And Jacobs, G., (1998). Ingredients for Quality Child Care, National Network for Child Care. Viewable at http://www.nncc.org/choose.quality.care/ingredients.html.

Food Safety, (n.d.). Food Safety in a child care setting: Self-Learning Module. Viewable at http://www.theeducationteam.com/education/food_safety.htm.

NAEYC, 2008. Teacher-Child Ratios within group size. National Association for the Education of Young Children. Viewable at  http://www.naeyc.org/files/academy/file/Teacher-Child_Ratio_Chart_9_16_08.pdf .

Oswalt, A. (n.d.). Child & Adolescent Development Overviews: Lawrence Kohlberg and Jean Piaget. Gulf Bend Center. Viewable respectively at   and  http://www.gulfbend.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=7929&cn=28 .http://www.gulfbend.org/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=7928&cn=28 

Science may not be able to absolutely determine laws of human social development for all groups. In fact, a large majority of studies focus on a white, middle class population sample and therefore cannot be generalized to the entire population. Science is in itself a social construction, reflecting the biases, values, and beliefs of its practitioners. Because of its role in our society, science also perpetuates existing social hierarchies and power structures.
Postmodern theorists have responded with two suggestions for change. First, educators should include ideas and concepts from multiple disciplines to ensure an expansive set of knowledge and to validate multiple forms of human experience. Second, educators should discuss childhood development in context and with references to social and cultural realities.

Because childhood developmental theories continue to predominate, researchers lack consensus regarding developmentally appropriate practices. Incorporating postmodern theories in early childhood education training can held future educators and current teachers…...

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References

Alloway, N. (1999). Surveillance or personal empowerment? Macro and micro politics of gender and schooling, in B. Kamler (Ed.), Constructing gender and difference: Critical research perspectives on early childhood (pp. 153-166). Cresskill: Hampton.

Browne, N. (2004). Gender equity in the early years. Maidenhead, England: Open University Press.

Goffin, S. (1996). Child development knowledge and early childhood teacher preparation: Assessing the relationship -- A special collection. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 11, 117-133.

Goldstein, L.S. (1997). Teaching with love: A feminist approach to early childhood education. New York: Peter Lang.

Early Childhood Outline
I. Introduction to Early Childhood
II. Definition of Contests in Early Childhood
III. Rules that Govern Contest in Early Childhood
a) How governments and institutions employ different rules
b) Reflection on different perspectives
IV. Contest Action Plan
a. How contest happens in early childhood
b. Managing contests
V. Summary
Early Childhood
Why Contest Early Childhood?
Peter Moss provides an accessible introduction to some alternative narratives and diverse perspectives increasingly heard in this field and discussed the importance of paradigm, politics, and ethics. He introduces readers to thinking that questions the mainstream approach to early childhood education and offers rich examples to illustrate how thinking is being put to work in practice. The key topic discussed includes dominant discourse in today’s early childhood and what is meant by ‘dominant discourse,’ and why politics and ethics act as beginners in children’s education. Reggio Emilia provides a typical case of an alternative narrative that matches the opinion of renowned thinkers, for example, Michael…...

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References

Moss, P. (2019). Alternative narratives in early childhood: An introduction for students and practitioners. Routledge.

This helps both groups understand disabilities and deal with them. Blind children use their remaining senses to navigate their surroundings and interact with others. Some may even rely on seeing-eye dogs that come into the classroom. This can help bond the blind child with the other children, and help them understand disability and rehabilitation. Blind children may also use adaptive devices, such as optical readers, or they may learn Braille. The teacher should explain how these devices work to the other children so they understand how they aid the blind child in the learning process.
Many states offer vision services to help screen children for vision problems at a young age. In addition, there are many Websites with resources for the teacher and blind student. Some of the best include:

American Federation for the Blind:

http://www.afb.org/braillebug/

What Families Need to Know:

http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=8

Early Childhood Services:

http://www.visionconnection.org/Content/Visionehabilitation/VisionehabilitationServices/AnAge-by-AgeGuide/EarlyChildhoodServices.htm?cookie%5Ftest=1

Intervention may include interaction with the family regarding educational resources and…...

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References

Dunlap, Linda L. An Introduction to Early Childhood Special Education. MA: Allyn & Bacon, 1997.

K. And the U.S. can both learn from these emerging nations and their dedication to improving the lives of their children.
Brazil, for example, leads the E-9 countries in per-capita expenditures for young children (Levin 2005, p. 198). China has committed to the universalization of preschool education (children ages 3-6) in urban areas by 2015, to increasing enrollment in one-year programs in rural areas, and increasing overall enrollment in preschool education. India has likewise committed to improved programs and access for its 3- to 6-year-olds, but has not established a timeframe in which to accomplish its goal. Indonesia has no standardized a preschool program, although there is a curriculum for public kindergartens. Schooling for preschoolers tends to emphasize creativity and good hygiene, and strongly support informal playgroups and parent education (Levine 2005, p. 199). In many ways, these programs do not compare with programs in the U.K. And the U.S. For…...

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Bertram, T & Pascal, C 2002, 'Early years education: An international perspective' International

Review of Curriculum and Assessment Frameworks (INCA). Retrieved from  http://inca.org.uk 

Bracken, B & Crawford, E 2010, 'Basic concepts in early childhood educational standards: A

50-state review' Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 37, no. 5, pp. 421-430.

children and I have been privileged that most of the focus of my work experience has been in this field. At present I have completed my A.A. In early childhood education and I am seeking the deeper and more in-depth understanding of the field that only a four-year undergraduate degree can provide. The Early Care and Education program of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst is ideally suited to my professional needs, orientation, and aptitudes.
The UMass program in Early Care and Education was specifically created to help childcare workers already in the field of practice obtain a degree while still working full-time. Many Head Start and other educational programs for young children now require a B.A. As part of the requirements of the job, or will do so in the future. This is understandable -- it is an acknowledgement of the knowledge needed of psychology, early development, and other…...

Yes, there are several essay topics that can present opposing viewpoints on the use of technology for little kids. Some potential topics include:

1. The benefits and drawbacks of introducing screen time to young children.
2. The role of technology in early childhood education: should it be embraced or limited?
3. The potential impact of excessive screen time on children's development and social skills.
4. The effectiveness of educational apps and games for young children.
5. The debate over whether parents should limit or monitor their children's technology use.

These topics can provide a platform for a lively and informative debate on the use of technology....

Essay Topic 1: The Impact of Technology on Young Children's Development

Viewpoint 1: Technology can hinder young children's development by limiting their physical activity, social interactions, and imaginative play.

Viewpoint 2: Technology can enhance young children's development by providing educational opportunities, fostering creativity, and improving communication skills.

Essay Outline:

Introduction: State the opposing viewpoints and provide a brief overview of the topic.
Body Paragraph 1: Discuss the negative impacts of technology on physical activity, social interactions, and imaginative play. Provide evidence to support these claims.
Body Paragraph 2: Explore the positive impacts of technology on educational opportunities, creativity, and communication skills. Provide evidence....

Outline for an Essay on Youth Empowerment

I. Introduction
Thesis Statement: Youth empowerment is crucial for fostering a brighter and more equitable future.

II. Defining Youth Empowerment
Origin and evolution of the concept
Key characteristics of empowered youth: self-confidence, critical thinking, leadership skills
Benefits of youth empowerment: enhanced well-being, increased civic participation, economic growth

III. Barriers to Youth Empowerment
Systemic inequalities and discrimination
Lack of access to education, healthcare, and resources
Negative societal attitudes and stereotypes
The role of technology in perpetuating these barriers

IV. Strategies for Promoting Youth Empowerment
Investing in early childhood education: providing a strong foundation for future success
Creating safe....

I. Introduction (approx. 200 words)

A. Hook: Begin with a compelling statistic or anecdote that highlights the prevalence and devastating consequences of poverty on child development.
B. Thesis Statement: State the main argument that poverty has a profound impact on child development, affecting various aspects of their physical, cognitive, and emotional well-being.

II. The Negative Effects of Poverty on Child Development (approx. 400 words)

A. Physical Development: Explain how poverty limits access to adequate nutrition, healthcare, and safe housing, leading to malnutrition, chronic health issues, and developmental delays.
B. Cognitive Development: Discuss the impact of poverty on cognitive stimulation, early childhood education programs, and parental....