NAEYC and DEC Code of Ethical Conduct

Two ideals that are meaningful to me from the NAEYC code of Ethical Conduct are:

I-1.1—To be familiar with the knowledge base of early
childhood care and education and to stay informed
through continuing education and training.

I-1.5—To create and maintain safe and healthy settings
that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and
physical development and that respect their dignity
and their contributions.

          These are meaningful to me because they focus on the educator’s responsibilities to be informed appropriately so that the children are receiving an environment that foster’s learning.

One ideal from the DEC Code of Ethics that is meaningful to me is:

4. We shall advocate for equal access to high quality services and supports for all children and families to enhance their quality of lives.

          This one is meaningful to me because it focuses on our responsibility to provide resources of high quality services to the families and children we work with. Some parents aren’t aware of their resources and need advocates to help them find these available resources.

A Collection of Professional Course Resources

■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
■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, from http://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. Use the Academic Search Complete database, and search using the article’s title.
■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
■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 media segment 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/ Click on “Mission/Vision” and “Guiding Principles and Beliefs” and read these statements.
■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/
■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/
■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.pewstates.org/projects/pre-k-now-328067
■Voices for America’s Children http://www.voices.org/
■The Erikson Institute http://www.erikson.edu/

Additional Resources:

Reading is Fundamental http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/choosing-books-for-young-children.htm

Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards http://www.pakeys.org/pages/get.aspx?page=career_standards

Office of Child Development and Early Learning http://www.dpw.state.pa.us/dpworganization/officeofchilddevelopmentandearlylearning/index.htm