Reflection

I have enjoyed learning more about the early childhood field.  Learning about it is different than "living it" with your children.  I am excited to learn more and fulfill my professional goals!

NAEYC/DEC Code of Ethics

NAEYC-
*Appreciate childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle.
DEC-
*We shall recognize our responsiblity to improve the developmental outcomes of children and to provide services and support in a fair and equitable manner to all families and children. 
**I value all the stages of the human life cycle.  I think that all children progress at their own rate with commonalities making it typical.  As a developmental therapist, I will have to determine delay and provide services to make developmental gains.  Improving developmental outcomes is the goal of a developmental therapist. 

References

Websites:
World Forum Foundation
http://www.worldforumfoundation.org/wf/about.php
World Organization for Early Childhood Education
http://www.omep-usnc.org/
Association for Childhood Education International
http://acei.org/about/
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/main/about.cfm
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/index.cfm
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.preknow.org/
Voices for America’s Children
http://www.voices.org/
The Erikson Institute
http://www.erikson.edu/
MY 3 REFERENCES:
CENTRAL INDIANA FIRST STEPS:  www.cibaby.com
The Jackson Center for Conductive Education:  www.thejacksoncenter.org
The Applied Behavior Center: www.appliedbehaviorcenter.org
*I have personal experience with Central Indiana First Steps.  My son's therapists are through First Steps.  It is a wonderful program where therapist come to the home to provide services from birth to age three. 
*My friend's son attends The Jackson Center.  It has been a wonderful experience for them. 
*I worked at a summer program in college at The Applied Behavior Center.  It was a very interesting experience.