The section that seemed most relevant to my professional development in Early Childhood is the Care and Education section. In this section it specifically states the different types of care that children are around while growing up and which have major influence on their growth and development, The first one was Childcare which of course I naturally related to the most because it is the are that I am studying myself. "More infants and toddlers than ever are spending a good portion of their childhood with adults other than their parents" (zerotothree.org). Another part of caring children receive is by either neighbors or family members, each adult that cares for a child at the early stages of their life play a crucial role in their growth and development. School readiness birth to age 3 is also a tool used for early childcare which is mainly for parents and caregivers to learn the tools necessary to prepare children and support their early learning.
The main Idea that got me to thinking about things in a new way even more than before is the idea of targeting children from birth to growth and focusing on their growth and development from the beginning. I have always thought previously before taking any early childhood course that children as babies do not much of what is going on, this may be true but they are definitely growing and developing everyday whether they know it or not and the child may not know how effective and important it is for their development but it is crucial in every moment especially from birth and on. The learning starts as soon as the child is on earth and I more than ever take that a lot more seriously and think about differently than I have before.
"Neuroscientists have documented that even in the earliest days, weeks, and even months of life is a period of unparallelled growth" (zerotothree.org). Their research also displays that health and development is also a reflection of the quality of childcare and the experiences with parents that a child has. This research alone shows how supportive they are for early childcare. It provides us as professionals and parents the information we need to deal with children on a daily basis and also tells us the importance and impact that we actually have on children which changes our approach all together which is very important.
From the website I have learned that creating public policy for the field is important and being able to have the funds to support research and different projects to express the importance of childcare is huge. These organizations spend so much money to fund projects and research to develop quality programs for children which will on help aid families and children even more each year and that to me is amazing.
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