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The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

I chose to explore NAEYC website. The area which seemed particularly relevant to my current professional development was a section regarding "The Profession" Since I am a Pre-K teacher, I was interest in making an investment in the early childhood education profession a national priority. According to NAEYC, "we know that high-quality educators promote high-quality early learning, NAEYC is committed to achieving a vision in which the early childhood profession exemplifies excellence and is recognized as vital and performing a critical role in society" (NAEYC, n.d.). Although my classroom is NAEYC accredited, I want to continue having a classroom that aims for high excellence. I also look at and agreed with NAEYC vision statement mission statement, and beliefs that every child needs to be able to reach their highest potential. I have been very successful with implementing these skills in the classroom and studying ideas that are on NAEYC website for additional resources.

NAEYC for families was one of the topics found while searching. There were many great points made throughout the article, but the one section that made me think about an issue in a new way was all the ideas to help young children. NAEYC has a lot of information about children and how they are developing appropriately. I think that NAEYC has an affect on high-quality child care for children from birth through age 8. Expanding high-quality Pre-K programs would improve quality and expand the number of eligible children served. Refer back to the "strategic direction" to get more information on NAEYC

Lastly, another insight about issues and trends in the early childhood field that I gained from exploring the website is that NAEYC upholds all their values and beliefs for the sake of young children who are going to quality programs.They also break down core values and beliefs stated from the core value recognize that children are best understood and supported in the context of family, culture, community, and society.One of the beliefs is that Equity and Opportunity—We advocate for policies, practices, and systems that promote full and inclusive participation. We confront biases that create barriers and limit the potential of children, families, and early childhood professionals. I am glad that early childhood professionals have all these different websites/organization that promotes a well-being and strong background to help young children achieve their goals and do well in school. References

Lutton, A., & Ahmed, S. (2009). NAEYC revises standards for early childhood professional preparation programs. YC Young Children, 64(6), 88.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/

Vartuli, S. (2005). Beliefs: The heart of teaching. YC Young Children, 60(5), 76.