Early Childhood Education

NAEYC Ethical Responsibilities to Families I-2.3—To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program. As educators we should recognize the importance of family members involvement to the education process of the child/children. I-2.4—To listen to families, acknowledge and build upon their strengths and competencies, and learn from families as we support them in their task of nurturing children. It is their strength and self-desire that will get them through. I-2.5—To respect the dignity and preferences of each family and to make an effort to learn about its structure, culture, language, customs, and beliefs. Everyone is worthy to be respected. DEC Code of Ethics Professional and Interpersonal Behavior 3. We shall strive for the highest level of personal and professional competence by seeking and using new evidence based information to improve our practices while also responding openly to the suggestions of others.   We must continu...

              Part 1: Position Statements and Influential Practices 1.     NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap 2.     NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf 3.     NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf 4.     NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on responding to linguistic and cultural diversity. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/diversity.pdf 5.     NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an ef...