Sunday, June 10, 2012

Week 6 - Center for the Child Care Workforce

             This week I decided to explore the Center for the Child Care Workforce website again (www.ccw.org). I clicked on the Research and Resources tab to see what resources they had available for parents. I believe I hit the jackpot as a new mother! There was some information on parent outreach. The link on this page that quickly grabbed my attention was Developmental Milestones. As a new mother, I want to make sure my son is on the right track and growing at a steady pace. Nicholas is 4 months old now and according the CDC’s developmental checklist, he is doing everything he is supposed to be doing at 4 months. As a parent, that is wonderful to hear! The CDC’s website also offers FREE materials on developmental milestones and specific disorders. The materials come in English and Spanish. Of course I had to order some information!
Nicholas at his 4 month checkup (June 6, 2012)
Getting prepared for his shots (June 6, 2012)
            The next part of the website I searched thoroughly was the Take Action tab. Under this section I learned about Worthy Wages. The Worthy Wage Campaign is led by all individuals that work directly with children to improve the compensation and work environments for the early care and education workforce. They are building alliances with parents and the community, fostering respect, and promoting accessible and affordable high-quality early care and education. May 1st is recognized as Worthy Wage Day. On this day they build community awareness and highlight the importance of quality care for children and its relationship to worthy wages for child care work. Worthy Wage Tales lists different testimonies from educators about how they celebrated Worthy Wage Day.
             This website clearly contains information related to equity and excellence in early care and education. The Worthy Wage Campaign is a clear example of an organization striving for equity in early care and education. Also, while reading through the newsletter archives, I found in the March/April 2011 newsletter information regarding the Early Learning Challenge Fund. A Pennsylvania Senator introduced the Supporting State Systems of Early Learning Act (http://www.casey.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=63d1e85f-e3db-4ad5-9b4a-23afad9b6142). The point of the bill is so more low-income children, age’s birth to age 5, can have access to high-quality early learning and development opportunities that prepare them for success in school and beyond. The bill attacks many inequities within the early care and education system.
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  1. Amber BinnsJune 10, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    I love the pictures of your son!! The website sounds great because so many parents do worry about how their child is doing and we have a lot of parents that compare their child to others in the program, which doesn't give them a true measure of their child because all children are different. I love the worthy wages campaign because if you pay a quality wage, you will have quality teachers.

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  2. Rosemary DanielsJune 11, 2012 at 4:55 PM

    He is adorable, you really sound excited about finding the web site being that you are a new mom. I agree with you that you want to make sure that he is on the right track but it looks like to me he is very healthy and you are doing the right thing. I agree again good pay good teachers.

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