Reference no: EM133873074

Overview

As early childhood education (ECE) becomes a key focus for state and national government, advocating for young children and families has become increasingly important. Advocacy involves supporting parents and families in providing their children with a good start. Another role of an advocate is building family and community partnerships. Also, advocacy includes ensuring high-quality ECE programs are available in the communities you serve. These advocacy goals are why keeping up to date on trends in early childhood education is so important. As an ECE professional and advocate, keeping an eye on the changes and trends in ECE is a great way to ensure you are providing the highest quality of care to children and partnerships with families.

Scenario

In your local early childhood organization, you have been discussing current trends and events in ECE. Each member has been asked to share a current trend or event that impacts children, families, and communities for your next meeting. The meeting will focus on how advocating for family and community partnerships can help support ECE programs and the families they serve.

Summarizes the selected article, including how the recent early childhood trend or event impacts children, families, and communities.

Discusses your opinion and reaction to the article.

Explains your current practices in building family and community partnerships.

Describes three strategies to advocate for and support family and community partnerships.

Discusses two benefits of family and community partnerships for early childhood education.