I-1.1—To be familiar with the
knowledge base of early childhood care and education and to stay informed
through continuing education and training.
In order to offer a quality program
that is up to date, I believe it is very important for me to continuously seek
out educational and training opportunities that will keep me informed of all
the changes occurring in the early childhood field.
I-1.5—To create and maintain safe
and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.
In order for children to thrive it
is important that the environment is set up in a way that the children will
have optimal opportunities to be successful.
Families are a strong key to their
children’s success, therefore, it is important to me that families are involved
in the program as much as possible.
Under
Professional practice:
#2. We shall demonstrate the
highest standards of personal integrity, truthfulness, and honesty in all our
professional activities in order to inspire the trust and confidence of the
children and families and of those with whom we work.
It is of utmost importance to
totally be honest with the families that I work with so they will trust and
support me in providing the best quality care and education that their child is
entitled too.
#5. We shall use individually
appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of information
such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and
informal assessments to determine children’s learning styles, strengths, and
challenges.
A variety of assessment tools
should be used in order to determine what is needed to provide quality care an
education that best meets an individual child’s needs. What works for one child may not work for
another child, all children are unique and have their own needs.
Under
Professional Collaboration
#2. We shall honor and respect the
rights, knowledge, and skills of the multidisciplinary colleagues with whom we
work recognizing their unique contributions to children, families, and the
field of early childhood special education.
Working with other is of great
benefit as they are able to offer ideas and information that I may not know or
have not thought of. Networking allows you to offer more for the children and
their families.
The Division for Early Childhood. (2000). Code of ethics. Retrieved from http://www.dec-sped.org/
NAEYC. (2005). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved from
