Here is some information that I found to be both interesting and helpful in the early childhood field.
(1.) United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) advocates for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) programmes that attend to health, nutrition, security and learning and which provide for children’s holistic development.
(2.) (Quality) – High quality childcare, particularly for children from disadvantaged backgrounds, promotes motivation, confidence, good cognitive and linguistic development and school readiness. There are no universally agreed criteria for quantifying ECCE quality base useful factors to consider include pedagogy materials, personnel training, service setting and parental education and involvement.
(3.) The Global alliance for Cultural Diversity fosters partnerships between public, private and civil society actors in cultural industries in developing countries. The Global Alliance operates at two levels: it provides information and tools on the partnership through web platform and supports operational projects in the field.
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Allison,
ReplyDeleteQuality schools and child care has been a huge topic in our class discussions. I was wondering if a center was considered not to be of quality, could that also mean they are neglectful or harmful to the children? I was thinking about how that could play into also being not of quality, and that perhaps some parents aren't even aware.
Tina
I like that UNESCO addresses the whole person in the form of social service programs like health, nutrition,security and learning. It is impossible for a child to learn if he is not well, has not had enough to eat or feels threatened.
ReplyDeleteQuality care is a topic with many concerns. I was reading Tina's post and I also wonder about neglect basically because centers can not afford to hire good quality help or teachers. And they can not afford to staff as many workers making the numbers higher for child/staff ratios. It may not be intended neglect just under staffed. But who suffers?
ReplyDeleteAllison,
ReplyDeleteIt's so interesting to me that so many posts this class have been on the quality of child care and the lack of pay for child care workers. Wouldn't you think that our most valuable resource (our children) are being taken care of by some of the lowest paid jobs in the country. Wouldn't you think that we would overpay the people who work so hard to keep our children safe. Thanks for the great post! :)
Allison,
ReplyDeleteI also researched UNESCO, and I love their holistic approach to early childhood care and education. I believe they have the right idea when it comes to ministering to the needs of children and their families. Thanks for the post!
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