I still have not
heard from any of the early childhood professionals I reached out to. I am not
sure why and I am not sure what to do next. It has been over six weeks and
still nothing. I have made more than one attempt; I have sent emails from my
personal email account as well as my Walden University email account in attempt
start a dialogue with the professional. Nothing has worked thus far. Since I am
unable to correspond with any of the early childhood professionals, I began to
look for theme related articles and research.
Access and Equality
Most counties
agree that education is important and learning starts from birth. They agree that
the poor are normally disadvantaged when it comes to early childhood education.
It is said governments were urged to expand equitable access to quality early
childhood service with the focus on the importance of instituting policies in
favor of the poor (Roe, 2012) . Countries have alternate services for poor. The
programs are mainly to ensure early childhood education is available and affordable
for every child. Even though there are alternative program for early childhood
education to ensure the poor have the same advantages as every other child, the
privileged seem to benefit the most from state investment (Roe, 2012).
Quality
It is agreed that
quality early childhood education is need. It is not just something to help
children successfully transition to formal school, but early childhood education
should emphasis the child’s holistic development. A universal definition for
quality in Early Childhood education is need, but there is not a universally agreed
upon definition of quality. There are a few things that are agreed upon such as
child-centered learning. One of the reasons there is not a universal definition
of quality is because there are so many components to early childhood care and education.
A universal definition is important because without that evaluation of a program
or policies does not guarantee that the program/policy is effective.
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