Both organizationsare commited to the advancement and development of children starting from birth. Reviewing both codes of conduct I will only discuss three points: one from DEC and the other two from NAEYC.
DEC -
Enhancement of Children's and Families' Quality of Lives
2. We shall recognize our responsibility to improve the developmental outcomes of children and to
provide services and supports in a fair and equitable manner to all families and children.I am personally appreciative of this portion of the code because of my best friend's daughter. Moments after she was born, she began to have ceasars that left her without normal speech, and the use of her body as a normal child. Although her mind was that of a normal child, it was EC professionals that were dedicated to her developement that assisted in preparing her to attend grade school with the general population of students. She became a straight A student (with a specialized computer and nurses aid) until she graduated from high school with honors. She has even now decided to move out. EC professionals were her first encounter with formal education.
NAEYC -
Ethical Responsebilites to Colleagues
—To share resources with co-workers, collaborating
I-3A.2
to ensure that the best possible early childhood
care and education program is provided.Responsibilities to Employees
—To encourage and support continual development
I-3C.4
of employees in becoming more skilled and
knowledgeable practitioners.As an administrator these two portions of the NAEYC code stand out for me. Before a child enters the classroom our staffing must be prepared to assist him/her. At one time our center had experienced serious communication issues between the staff members and also between the administration to the staff members. Teachers would carry their materials around and wouldn't share their expertise to assist others. Other instinses were that administration would pass information to the staff but the staff members wouldn't receive it and vice versa. The entire atmosphere of the center was affected by this. It is important that all members of the facility cooperate with each other to complete the goals.
Before this class I felt that each teacher was reponsible for thier own advancement. My thinking was off centered as I was solely relying on them to become more skillful. As I look back over the years, I can see where this mistake may have caused us to lose good teachers. I believe our turnover rate of teachers can be deminished if we help guide teachers to achieve greater skills in the field.
