I subscribed to various
newsletters. I chose different ones because all will help me expand my
knowledge in early childhood education. One newsletter that caught my attention
talks about politics. Issues such as taxpayer’s money and childcare programs
are discussed. An example I retrieved from one of these was the following
excerpt;
On March 2, NBC’s Dateline
aired a shocking story about just how easy it is for convicted felons and those
with a violent history to get a license to provide child care. NBC’s Chris Hansen went
undercover and found child care providers with a history of homicide, arson,
assault and battery, child abuse, as well as drug and drunk driving
convictions. These
providers were licensed and some received taxpayer dollars to care for
children. That’s possible because state background check laws vary greatly and
there is no federal requirement for a background check for child care providers
As a
professional, taxpayer, and mother, these issues interest me and affect me. So
far I have learned that the policies and funds become very intricate and once
you start following these trends you can begin to understand how programs and
funds work. Although the website I chose is the Association for Childhood
Education International most of the issues that are the focus around the globe
are very parallel to the one’s we concentrate on in the United States. These
issues are defending children’s rights and sharing statistics to benefit the
future education field. I like that the website offers many resources and a day
by day calendar with special information for childhood professionals.
The link
for the website is http://acei.org/
Another newsletter
which caught my interest was zero to three because it is very informative and
offers educational tools I can share with parents. The link to the newsletter
is http://www.zerotothree.org/about-us/
Hello Dina,
ReplyDeleteThis is a rude shock and i am afraid very disappointing too. How could we ever let that happen. I had hoped that in countries like yours where data helps put everything in books and records, such a thing could never occur.
What then is the hope for countries like mine that is still trying to get into data systems?
Our children in the trusted care of convicted criminal?
No, we need to do much more than we are doing!
Thanks for sharing; the NBC story is real and unfortunate. It is part of the reason we are clamouring for Universal Standard. Universal standard will uphold professionalism. You don’t just wake up and decide to care for children without appropriate training. In the meantime government should protect children and families by applying stick laws that will guarantee their safety just like other professions. For example, you cannot open a hospital just because you love to treat people when you have not secured the required papers. They are taken advantage of our porous system. Too bad
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