Standards and accountability policies have grown over the years to include early childhood programs. There are national reports and public policy statements that have confirmed the need for standards within early childhood curriculums. Standards provide guidelines by which early childhood administrators and teachers can incorporate developmentally appropriate practices and standards into their curriculum. Early childhoodContinue reading “Standards”
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Infant Primary Caregiver
The role of the primary caregiver is to function as the surrogate parent while the infants are in care. The State of Michigan defines the role of the primary caregiver as the individual directly responsible for the following: verbal and physical interactions, primary responses to the infant’s physical and emotional needs, and ongoing interaction withContinue reading “Infant Primary Caregiver”
Emergent Literacy
Children are eager to learn. When young children gain literacy skills they begin to formulate their opinions and thoughts of the world around them. Children’s emergent literacy skills are directly related to their ability to communicate effectively. To promote emergent literacy within your program you should have: 1) Several activities that revolve around language arts,Continue reading “Emergent Literacy”
Should Men Work with Young Children?
I say yes. They should! Children should have the opportunity to interact with men as well as women in the early childhood classroom. Men have a different approach and insight that women do not have and we are doing children a disservice when men are not recruited or encouraged to work within the early childhoodContinue reading “Should Men Work with Young Children?”
Promoting Diversity within the Early Childhood Classroom
Early childhood classrooms are becoming more diverse in various ways: Cultural, racial, physical, religious beliefs, linguistic (exposing children to various languages), and family dynamics to name a few. However, diversity is not always displayed and shared within the classroom. At this point we as early childhood educators have to ask ourselves why our classrooms areContinue reading “Promoting Diversity within the Early Childhood Classroom”