Examining Codes of Ethics

From NAEYC Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment, I chose the following ideals,

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. 

 I-2.3—To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program.

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. 

 

From the DEC Code of Ethics I chose the following ideals:  

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. 

 

References:
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
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf