Relationship Reflection

Some of the issues regarding quality in early childhood are teachers not being certified to teach certain subjects. The requirements to become a teacher are rigorous. This causes teacher shortage, because teachers are not paid a high salary. Being a child development teacher is a great opportunity, because there are not state tests to take. There is also an opportunity to become a child development director without being certified. My professional goal is to become a child development director at a university. My professional hope is to make every child and parent feel like they are to participate, give feedback, and learn in the classroom.

While searching online I found the National Head Start Association. The mission and vision of the association is to make sure that the whole child needs are met by working diligently for policy and institutional changes. The National Head Start Association joined forces with The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation in order to teach families how to grow their own fresh produce. Garden grants are granted to head start programs so that educators can purchase garden kits, educational curriculum, and garden training. This grant allows teachers to teach families and children how to grow fresh produce and learn about the health benefits of the produce. This website has a link for teachers to click on in order to apply for a $5,000 grant, and it consist of a link to click on in order to join an upcoming garden webinar or workshop. By viewing this website I gained new insights about the benefits of planting a garden at early head start centers. Children and parents get a chance to have hands ...

By viewing the podcast I learned that positive support from families and friends is important in order for children to develop positive cognitive and social skills. It also allows children to develop good health. The Global Children's Initiative website caught my attention in many ways. The two innovation clusters that caught my attention the most was the Aceleradora de Innovacion para la Primera Infancia in Mexico and the iLab Primeira Infancia in Brazil. The Aceleradora de Innovacion para la Primera Infancia in Mexico consists of researchers, professionals and scientists who focus on the health, living environment, and learning outcomes of young children during their first years of life. Once they find problems that exist in children lives they develop intervention strategies. Some of the problems that exist in children lives consists of academics, environmental stress, and chronic diseases. The iLab in Brazil is a laboratory that focuses on how parents and children interact...