National Association of Child Care
Providers- nccanet.org
This organization is exactly what I need to belong
to. The focus is on creating higher
quality child care with the emphasis on the expertise of providers and
educators as their own entity. I also
like the understanding that child care is essential for the growth and survival
of the community.
NCCA
supports policies that are beneficial to children
“NCCA in conjunction with our members will work to
generate information based upon our years of experience of best practice to
deliver the highest quality along with what is most practical for our members. “
School
Choice
“Competition makes us all better. Parents should
have the options to choose among the best programs for their children’s needs. “
Equal
Participation with regard to funding for all providers of Early Care and
Education Birth through 5
Regulations
should be equitable, across the board, for all providers, public or private.
“Everyone should follow the same rules. Therefore
some ECE providers should not be held to a lower standard than others. “
Right
to work environment for early care and education professionals
“NCCA is committed to a high quality, skilled, and
trained work force with the highest salaries and benefits based upon the free
market place, demographics and competition.”
Career Opportunities: I cannot find information on jobs but emailed
the board president for information concerning National meetings and conferences.
Project
Construct National Center-
projectconstruct.org
For 30 years the national center has focused on
constructivist early childhood education.
Since the first framework was created in the early 90’s the following
guiding principles have driven this focus. I live in Missouri and the National
Center is in Columbia Mo. Because of
this I have reasonable connections to some of the creators of the original
framework including my college instructor who was a part of the original team.
Principle 1. Children have an intrinsic desire
to make sense of their world.
Principle 2. Children actively construct
knowledge and values by interacting with the physical and social worlds.
Principle 3. In their universal effort to
understand the world, children’s thinking will contain predictable errors.
Principle 4. Children’s development is an
interactive and interrelated process and spans the Sociomoral,Cognitive,
Representational, and Physical Development domains.
Job Opportunities: I researched
jobs at the National Center. When the
framework is being revised, there are several additional members of the
revision team. I could not find info on
the office team but emailed the center hoping to get information on the daily
workings of the center.
Council for Professional Recognition-
cdacouncil.org
The council for professional recognition is the council responsible for
the training and certification of child care professionals all over the
US. The
Council recognizes and credentials professionals who work in all types
of early care and education programs - Head Start, pre-k, infant-toddler,
family child care, and home visitor programs.
Job
opportunities: CDA Prof. Development
Specialist
The PD Specialist
works as a private contractor earning $100 per visit. They conduct the observation and review with
candidates for the CDA
Professional
development Specialist Requirements:
To conduct Verification Visits as a CDA Professional Development Specialist, an
individual must meet the following criteria:
TECHNOLOGY
·
Must have a valid email address
·
Must have access to the Internet
PERSONAL
·
Must be able to relate to people of various racial, ethnic, and
socio-economic backgrounds.
·
Must be knowledgeable about local, state, and national requirements and
standards for child care programs serving children aged birth through 5 years.
·
Must be able to schedule and conduct Verification Visits during normal
operating hours of early childhood programs
·
PD Specialists conducting bilingual Verification Visits must be
bilingual.
·
PD Specialists conducting monolingual Verification Visits must speak
the language of the assessment.
EDUCATION
·
MUST hold a minimum of a Baccalaureate or
Associate degree from an accredited college or university in one of the
following disciplines:
- Early Childhood Education/Child Development
- Elementary Education/Early Childhood Education
- Home Economics/Child Development
·
The degree must include, at minimum, 18 semester or 24 quarter hours of
coursework in Early Childhood Education/Child Development, studying children
birth through 5 years.
EXPERIENCE
Option 1For those with a Baccalaureate
degree, two years in a child care setting serving children from birth to 5
years of age to include:
·
One year working directly with children as a caregiver, teacher, child
life worker, social worker, or similar role and one year facilitating the
professional growth of at least one other adult.
Option 2For those with an Associate degree,
four years in a child care setting serving children from birth to 5 years of
age, to include:
·
Two years working directly with children as a caregiver, teacher, child
life worker, social worker, or similar role and two years facilitating the
professional growth of at least one other adult.
