Examining the Codes of Ethics

NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct

I-1.3—To recognize and respect the unique qualities, abilities, and potential of each child.

I – 1.3 is important to me because I realized that all students do not learn at the same pace and that every student is going to enter a school or facility at different levels and with different strengths and weaknesses. Therefore, professionals must respect a child’s individual qualities and abilities and then build and strengthen them in order to help the child reach his or her fullest potential. 

I-1.5—To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and development and that respect their dignity and their contributions.

I-1.5 is also very important to me because in order for children to learn they have to feel a sense of safety and security within a school or facility. Also, it is the provider’s responsibility to ensure the safety of the children that they serve. There have been numerous reports regarding people leaving children in a daycare vans or neglecting and abusing children in a facility. This type of behavior is inappropriate, and it makes the public and parents uncomfortable with sending their children to daycares. Therefore, as professionals, it is our job to make the public and parents feel confident and comfortable with leaving the children at our daycare facilities. 

I-2.3—To welcome all family members and encourage them to participate in the program.

Finally, I-2.3 is important to me because I am aware of the fact that children who have parents and family involved in the educational experience are usually successful in school. Therefore, my facility will have an open door policy, and I am going to welcome all families with open arms. Also, it will be mandatory for my parents to volunteer a minimum amount of hours, each month, in order for their children to be in my program.  

Enhancement of Children’s and Families’ Quality of Lives

4. We shall advocate for equal access to high quality services and supports for all children and

families to enhance their quality of lives.

Ensuring that all children have equal access to a high quality education and services is another priority for me because many times the poor students receive poor quality programs and in order to close the achievement gap all students need to have access to a quality education.

Evidence Based Practices

1. We shall rely upon evidence based research and interventions to inform our practice with children

and families in our care.

Finally, it is my belief that all facilities should be required to use research based teaching strategies and interventions in order ensure that students are getting a quality education. Many schools are still using old and out-dated practices and as a result, children are not learning and developing at their fullest potential. 

References

NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment. Retrieved October 23, 2010, from http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf

The Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved October 23, fromhttp://www.dec-sped.org/

DEC Code of Ethics

Professional and Interpersonal Behavior

5. We shall use individually appropriate assessment strategies including multiple sources of

information such as observations, interviews with significant caregivers, formal and informal

assessments to determine children’s learning styles, strengths, and challenges.

Using appropriate and a variety of assessments is very important. Teacher's must assess a student's prior knowledge before delivering instruction in order to determine what they already know  in order to build upon their previous and current knowledge. In addition, it is also important to determine a child's learning style in order to deliver instruction with the strategies that they will need or methods that best suit the child.