Over the last few weeks of exploring the
Zero to Three website, I have found a lot of information on the website to be
relevant to my current professional development. Currently, I find the section of public
policy to be closely related to this week’s topic. It has also helped me to gain a better
understanding of how and why economist, and the business world have an interest
in supporting the early childhood field.
I found two articles on the Zero to Three website that discussed early
childhood field and Economist and the Business Community. One of the articles discussed ways that
partnerships can be established with business communities, economists and early
childhood professionals so that investments and advocating for infants and toddlers
can be successful (Dugger & Rappaport, 2007). The second article shared tips
and strategies for encouraging businesses to invest (Pearson, 2009). The following two links will take you to the articles.
Partnering
with the Business Community & Economists to Advance a Birth to Five Policy
Agenda (Zero to Three). http://zttcfn.convio.net/site/DocServer/Partnering_with_the_Business_Community_final.pdf?docID=4361
A
Proven Return on Investment: Economist and the Business Community Advance a
Birth to Five Policy Agenda (Zero to Three). http://zttcfn.convio.net/site/DocServer/Return_on_Investment.pdf?docID=9421
Reading these article has furthered my
understanding on why it is important that business and economist invest in the
field of early childhood. After all if
early childhood is not supported then our hopes of a future strong productive economy
and business world may be in jeopardy as the young population is our future of
tomorrow. Further, it is in our best interest to provide our young generations
with the best start possible because it is easier to build it right the first
time than to have to spend large amounts of money trying to fix and repair
later down the road.
References
Dugger,
R. & Rappaport, D. (2007). Partnering
with the Business Community & Economists to Advance a Birth to Five Policy
Agenda. Retrieved from http://zttcfn.convio.net/site/DocServer/
Partnering_with_the_Business_Community_final.pdf?docID=4361
Pearson,
K. (2009). A Proven Return on Investment:
Economist and the Business Community Advance a Birth to Five Policy Agenda. Retrieved
from http://zttcfn.convio.net/site/DocServer/
Return_on_Investment.pdf?docID=9421
Zero
to Three. (2012). Connecting with the
Business Community to Advance Early Education. Retrieved from https://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/50400/t/0/blastContent.jsp?email_blast_
KEY=1222579
Great post. I would be interested in reading those articles. Convincing businesses to invest would be extremely difficult for me I would benefit from that reading. :)
ReplyDeleteRandee,
ReplyDeleteHow great is the ZERO TO THREE website? I have found it is a great resource that I have refereed to professionally and academically. I as well chose the ZEROTOTHREE website to use throughout this course, it was the first website that popped into my head because of all of the useful resources. It is great to read that you value most from the public policy section. I do not refer to it as much as I should but would love to get into a routine of checking over public policies in the field of early childhood. Great idea tying this week’s topic into your professional resource! Could you see yourself using this resource/website as a tool after your schooling is done?
Jacqueline,
DeleteI know that I will always keep this website as a resource. I share this website with others in the field. I have also shared it with parents. It offers so much information for all individuals that may or will have an interest in the early childhood field.
Randee
Great post. I , too am researching Zero to Three. it is very interesting website. it has so much information and resources available. I will continue to use this website throughout the course. It is truly a valuable too to use research and recommendations.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteI agree that it would be challenging to convince businesses to invest in early childhood education. Investing in early childhood education helps conquer poverty. Investing in education will allow families to become self-sufficient.