Early Childhood Australia (ECA), a
non-profit and non-governmental organization, serves as the “voice” for young
children. Established in 1938, Early Childhood Australia’s mission, as activist
in early childhood from age birth through eight, is to make certain that issues/trends
that impact healthy developmental well-beings of young learners are combated
with proactive measures that aim to safeguard international research topics
such as endowment, children’s rights, and fairness. Some of the values of ECA
include collaboration and diversity and social inclusion of children.
Exploring the ECA website, I
downloaded the ECA Code of Ethics. These set of principles outlined the
essential moral values respected and
adhered to by the members of their organization. Delving further, I took a look
into the territorial branches that support policies, investments, and issues on
a local and national level.
The resources integrated in this
website were more so intriguing rather than surprising. The ECA website lists a
plethora of resources such as catalogues, journals/magazines, books, curriculum,
and language and literacy. These resources address issues such as children’s
behavior, strategies and techniques on teaching math and science, and best
practice in inclusive/additional needs learning environments. The ECA has it
very own magazine title Every Child
which focuses on the field of early childhood through interesting articles,
pictures, and book reviews. Research in
Practice explores innovative avenues in addressing issue/trends that develop
in early childhood care and education.
Researching the ECA website was
extremely informative. I found it interesting in reading through the resources
available free through the website and how it is identical to our National
Association for the Education of Young Children NAEYC). One topic that I found
noteworthy on the ECA website was the ECA Mental Health Initiative as and
interactive and informative way to educate individuals on mental health and how
it affects children, families, and early care and education.
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Dionna, U enjoyed reading your blog this week. I noticed that you printed off the code of ethics that is used in Australia; having read it already, would you consider using them in your own class, why or why not? I also like the fact that this group has a magazine with familiar topics and stories to include. I would like to have a magazine of such in my center, for the usage of interesting topics and questions and answers and expanding information to share with the families first and foremost, and then the community.
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