Examining Codes of Ethics

Ideals from the NAEYC Code of Ethics

—To appreciate the vulnerability of children and
their dependence on adults


—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early
childhood care and education and to stay informed
through continuing education and training


—To support the right of each child to play and
learn in an inclusive environment that meets the
needs of children with and without disabilities

These ideals are significant to me because I will be an EC educator in an Elementary School. As a teacher it is my ethical duty to be aware of my students' dependence upon me to. I am obligated to stay informed about current events in the early childhood arena in order to be an effective teacher to my students ans well as a channel for information to parents.

Course Resources

• NAEYC. (2009). Developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood programs serving children from birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/dap
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on child abuse prevention. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/ChildAbuseStand.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009). Where we stand on school readiness. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/Readiness.pdf
  
• 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
  
• NAEYC. (2003). Early childhood curriculum, assessment, and program evaluation: Building an effective, accountable system in programs for children birth through age 8. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/pscape.pdf
  
• NAEYC. (2009, April). Early childhood inclusion: A summary. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/DEC_NAEYC_ECSummary_A.pdf
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families. (2010). Infant-toddler policy agenda. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://main.zerotothree.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ter_pub_infanttodller
  
• FPG Child Development Institute. (2006, September). Evidence-based practice empowers early childhood professionals and families. (FPG Snapshot, No. 33). Retrieved May 26, 2010, fromhttp://www.fpg.unc.edu/~snapshots/snap33.pdf
  
  Note: The following article can be found in the Walden University Library databases.
  
• Turnbull, A., Zuna, N., Hong, J. Y., Hu, X., Kyzar, K., Obremski, S., et al.  (2010). Knowledge-to-action guides. Teaching Exceptional Children, 42(3), 42–53. 

• Article: UNICEF (n.d.). Fact sheet: A summary of the rights under the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Retrieved May 26, 2010, from http://www.unicef.org/crc/files/Rights_overview.pdf
   
• Websites:
• World Forum Foundation
  http://worldforumfoundation.org/wf/wp/about-us
  This link connects you to the mission statement of this organization. Make sure to watch the video on this webpage
  
• World Organization for Early Childhood Education
  http://www.omep-usnc.org/
  Read about OMEP’s mission.
  
• Association for Childhood Education International
  http://acei.org/about/
  Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements. 

Selected Early Childhood Organizations

• National Association for the Education of Young Children
  http://www.naeyc.org/
  
• The Division for Early Childhood
  http://www.dec-sped.org/
  
• Zero to Three: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families
  http://www.zerotothree.org/
  
• WESTED
  http://www.wested.org/cs/we/print/docs/we/home.htm
  
• Harvard Education Letter
  http://www.hepg.org/hel/topic/85
  
• FPG Child Development Institute
  http://www.fpg.unc.edu/main/about.cfm
  
• Administration for Children and Families Headstart’s National Research Conference
  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/hsrc/
  
• HighScope
  http://www.highscope.org/
  
• Children’s Defense Fund
  http://www.childrensdefense.org/
  
• Center for Child Care Workforce
  http://www.ccw.org/
  
• Council for Exceptional Children
  http://www.cec.sped.org//AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
  
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  http://www.iwpr.org/index.cfm
  
• National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education
  http://www.ncrece.org/wordpress/
  
• National Child Care Association
  http://www.nccanet.org/
  
• National Institute for Early Education Research
  http://nieer.org/
  
• Pre[K]Now
  http://www.preknow.org/
  
• Voices for America’s Children
  http://www.voices.org/
  
• The Erikson Institute
  http://www.erikson.edu/
     

Additional Resources:

Fisher Price Fun for Kids: A site which offers interactive activities for infant, toddler, and preschool kids.

Fungooms.com: A free website most suitable for preschool age children or children between the ages of two to five. All the games are deigned to be easy to play and are all controlled by mouse only. 

Fun School for Preschool: Coloring Pages, Fishin' Mission, Activity Pages, and MORE

KidsCom Jr.: A Web site for kids and preschoolers: kids' games, educational and learning games, online coloring books, preschool activities and other games for preschoolers.

Little Animals Activity Center: Learning activities for ages 4 - 11; art and design, mathematics, reading, puzzles, spelling and rhyming words, and music and rhymes

Little Fingers Storybooks: Includes storybooks to read online, coloring pages, games and activities.

Maisy's Fun Club: A site that allows preschoolers to explore early learning : colors, numbers,

and MORE

Sprout from PBS: Coloring pages, craft idea, fun activities which feature television's Sprout friends

The World of Victor: A website specially designed to make children ages 2-4 familiar with multimedia while discovering nature and animals

Ziggity Zoom: A fun and educational kids site with interactive activities for toddlers & preschoolers. This kids' site has lots of activities, games, story puzzles, and its own directory of kids' Web sites.

Words of Inspiration and Motivation

My passion for early childhood education stems from my parents and is like a ripple evolving through the years and it grows.-Leticia Lara LCSW 

I became an administrator because I wanted to do more. I wanted to have a larger impact on programs. i wanted to be able to shape programs that would best benefit children and families. -Raymond Hernandez MS Ed

I have long believed that the development of a child does not begin the day he is born - or at age three - but much earlier, during the formative years of his parents. -Edward Zigler, Ph.D

It is important to help children learn as much as possible about parenting to help prevent social problems like premature child bearing, and child neglect and abuse. Now that we know more about brain development in the very young, it is critical that we teach our future parents the important role that parents can play in stimulating and nurturing their children, and in preparing them to reach their full potential in school and in later life. -Edward Zigler, Ph.D

One thing we have learned is that children come to us dramatically different one from the other. Just because nearly all the children in Head Start are poor does not mean that they are all the same. Moreover, development is not linear. - Samuel J. Meisels, Ed.D.

Food for Thought

 A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.
Henry B. Adams (1838-1918)

A Touching Story

I knew a boy whose mother passed away when he was too young to remember her. All of his life he was tossed around from family member to family member due to his father going in and out of jail. The child faced many challenges during the course of his school years both emotionally and economically. Despite those challenges he has gone on to college, joined a very positive fraternity, and has a promising future ahead of him. His favorite line is: I had every reason to fail, but I chose none.

My Favorite Children's Book

This book is about a boy who falls in love with a tree. Every day he would go and eat its apples and swing from its limbs. As the boy grew older he desired more of the tree and the tree gave and gave.

Me at Age 8

I chose this picture because it reminds me of a time when things seemed so simple and people so innocent. Who knew that the little girl in this photo would grow up to be the woman she is today?

Like Mommy

I chose this drawing because it shows growth in a preschool child over the course of the year.

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