National/ Federal Organizations

National Child Care Association. (n.d.). Retrieved November 28, 2011, from http://www.nccanet.org/. I choose this organization because they are active in legislation for the early childhood field.  This organization is very concerned about children in Early Childhood centers they help train staff and offer learning opportunities.

Center on the Developing Child (2011). Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/ Leading the design, implementation, and evaluation of innovative program and practice models that reduce preventable disparities in well-being;

Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center  www.fpg.unc.edu FPG scientists study important issues facing young children and their families and use this information to enhance policy and improve practice. Our goal is to ensure that all children have a strong foundation for academic success and full participation as caring and responsible citizens of a multicultural world.

A job that I would be interested in the director of a childcare center.  I feel that being a director would allow me make sure that the children are learning all the things that they need to improve in the early childhood field. To be an early childhood director I need to be knowledgeable of the early childhood field. I also need to be up to date on all codes and regulations.  Keeping in touch with available trainings for staff is also a requirement.

Exploring Roles in the ECE Community

Louisiana Educators Association (LAE), This organization keeps in touch with what law makers and the school board are trying to do. They fight to make sure that teachers are treated fairly. Like this Wednesday, they are organizing a protest at the state capital to fight to new laws that are being proposed about teachers and education. One law in particular is to take a teachers certification if someone feels that they are not meet standards.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is an organization that fights for the rights of children. I have been a part of this organization since college. NAEYC keeps me up to date with new research and breakthroughs in the early childhood field.

National Council of teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) is an organization that I belong to. They have a local conference every year that talks about the latest trends in teaching mathematics. I love to attend and find out new techniques.

A job that interests me currently is a Childcare Worker Trainer. In this job I would be responsible for doing professional development training for workers at childcare centers. To be qualified for the job I would have to take yearly trainings to be up to date on material. I need to have at least a year of working with children under the age of six. A master’s degree in the early childhood field is also a requirement for a higher level trainer position.