The
“Zero To Three is a national nonprofit organization that provides information
to parents, professionals and policymaker; in order to increase their knowledge
and understanding about early development in young children. The Zero To Three
website provides information from behavior/development, care/education to
public policy. Also, on this particular site there is a place where parents can
go to retrieve information about different resources and they can view a podcast, where questions about the early childhood development may be
answered. I like the Zero To Three website and have always used it throughout
my educational career thus far. Not only, is the information provided on this
particular site is reliable, but it is very resourceful to be current with the
changes and policies within the early childhood education/development.
One
focus on The Zero To Three e-newsletter was shared resources for subscriber
about science-based information on how children grow, learn and develop. Parents
are given information on child-rearing issues and challenges, play/activities
that promotes learning and bond between the parent/child and age-based
information on child development. There are
so much information provided to help parents learn much as they can about the
childhood education and what it means to them. As an educator we learn through
scientific studies that the first three years of a child life is crucial,
because the children are developing both their brain and entire body. Therefore
it is so important that we take child development seriously. Another focus about
the issues that’s’ current was on “Working Families” how they are trying to
live the American dream, while providing the best life for their children. Parents
who wants the best for their children find themselves working very long hours
in order to make sure ends meet, but still are finding themselves label as
low-income families.
Resource:
(2012). Zero to Three
National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and
Families. Early Experiences Matter. Retrieved from http://
www.zerotothree.org/about-us/
Families. Early Experiences Matter. Retrieved from http://
www.zerotothree.org/about-us/
Hi Latonya,
ReplyDeleteI find the wealth of information on the Zero to Three website reliable also. I agree that it is a resourceful organization and helps parents, professionals, and policymakers to stay abreast of current information in the early childhood field. The Working Families Infographic does shed light on families’ incomes not being sufficient to make ends meet. In having to work long hours or irregular hours, parents are not able to spend quality time with their children. As you know, this can effect a child's development.
Hi Latonya,
ReplyDeleteI see that a lot of people are wanting to learn more about this website and that is great because it is very resourceful! I refer to this website very often and refer my parents and staff to it as well.