Following some outside sources I
found a article that talks about expanding access to early head start and how
important it is for babies to begin development skill from birth. All babies
need good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences to
foster their healthy intellectual, social, and emotional development.1 Unfortunately,
far too few young children receive the supports they need to build a strong foundation
for future growth. Infants and toddlers living in households under great
economic stress are more likely to face challenges that negatively impact their
development. Research shows that young children growing up in poverty
experience poorer health, higher incidence of developmental delays and learning
disabilities, hunger, and more reported cases of abuse and neglect compared to
their peers.
I found that taking cue from NBC’s recent EducationNation Summit, it occurred that NTI is where the Baby
Education Nation gathers each year. In the large K-12 space of the Summit,
the idea that school readiness starts at birth doesn’t find much room. A
segment and case study of Educare
on the EducationNation website did highlight how high quality services support
early development. But despite the fact that important brain development takes
place during the first three years and many vulnerable babies fall behind
during that period, babies still don’t pull much weight in the big kid
education world. At NTI, babies are front and center in discussions about
development and learning, and giving all children the best possible start in
life is a subject that excites much passion.
The information I found from the website Zero to Three
gave me understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education.
From the two article you can read how negativity can effect children and how it
can delay a child in educational growth verses a child that is not exposed to economic
stress factors. Other insights that I found was how the EducationNation Summit
was so effective and informing everyone who works with children as well as
families about how important development is at the age of birth. I influence a
child way before the public school years.
The information I found from the website Zero to Three
gave me understanding of equity and excellence in early care and education.
From the two article you can read how negativity can effect children and how it
can delay a child in educational growth verses a child that is not exposed to economic
stress factors. Other insights that I found was how the EducationNation Summit
was so effective and informing everyone who works with children as well as
families about how important development is at the age of birth. I influence a
child way before the public school years.
