Sharing Web Resources

All the information on the National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies web site is relevant to my professional development. It provides information for parents and professionals that assist in helping find quality care for children and their families. The website offer links to online training courses for professionals and child care providers that can help in developing knowledge that is relevant to practices within the early childhood field.

The child demographics portion of the website made me look at issues of poverty, and children not having access to quality care in a new perspective. As we have been studying it is evident that the issues of poverty affect the livelihood of young children and their families. All children should have access to quality care regardless of their economic status.

The public policy information on the websites is encouraging because so many people are on board with what needs to change to improve policies and laws that will enhance the quality of education and make it possible for all children to receive it. The action center link allows us to take action to strengthen child care laws that affect the well-being of children.

On the National Association of Child Care Resource& Referral Agencies website there is a ranking of State Child Care Center Regulations and Oversight “We can do better” conducted on each state, the District of Columbia, and the Department of Defense on 11 required programs and four over site benchmarks. According to the results states are making progress on improving care provided to children, but more work needs to be done.

 

References:

National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies

http://www.naccrra.org/

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