...Historical development of early childhood care and educational services The following essay will discuss the philosophical, historical, political, social and economic factors that have contributed to the development of Early Childhood Care and Education services in Australia within a global perspective. Early childhood education (ECE) today consists of a number of crèches, preschools, kindergartens, primary classes and early intervention programs (Woodill, 1992). Educational theory and practice stretches from Ancient Greek philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle (Biggs & Potter, 1999), into the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, on to more recent centuries (McCarthy & Houston, 1980). Among these, three of the most influential in the field of early childhood education are Johann Pestalozzi, Freidrich Wilhelm Froebel, and Maria Montessori. Early ideas have shaped the provision of care and educational services into those currently operating in Australia today. During medieval times very little importance was placed on childhood. As a result, this period was marked with a view of ‘preformationism’. This was a view that saw children “as miniature, already formed adults” (Berk, 1996, p.6). During this time, the idea that children were unique surreptitiously began to emerge when the church defended the innocence of children. The sixteenth century saw a different image of children emerge born out of protestant belief. This belief raised the idea that children were born evil and needed to...
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...another person's work represented as that of the Learner’s without properly citing the source of the work will be considered plagiarism and will result in an unsatisfactory grade for the work submitted or for the entire course, and may result in academic dismissal. | | MKT6005 | Cayce Lawrence, Ph.D. | Marketing Research I | Assignment #8 | Marketing Research Plan: Childcare Choices for Kindergarten Readiness Bonnie Rice Northcentral University Abstract In order to analyze what factors affect the ability for parents to access quality childcare choices that prepare preschoolers for kindergarten, the author’s research plan will discuss applicable marketing theories relating to the issue and results of the hypothesis testing from responses to her questionnaire. The author will also discuss future research and marketing research applications. Keywords: high-quality childcare, Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS), Survey of Income and Program Participation – Event History Calendar (SIPP-EHC), TK/JK (transitional or junior kindergarten, reference parent, kindergarten...
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...The Lack of Early Childhood Education in Minority Neighborhoods Gildon R Turner AIU Online Abstract This country prides itself in being a better place for people to come and work better and to get a better education. We are falling far too short on both counts more so with education. We are still not separated and equal. This paper will talk to you about the differences in the minority neighborhoods and why our government should be taking a closer look at the lack of early childhood education and how this education is an investment into our future. The Lack of Early Childhood Education in Minority Neighborhoods Early childhood education is an investment in our future. Haycock, K (2011) stated that, “In minority neighborhoods there are less early childhood educational facilities and if they exist low-income and minority students are less likely than their white and more affluent peers to have the teachers with the proper academic background to teach the subject matter they are teaching”. Due to the shape of the economy at the present time, it is even harder for minority children to receive this type of education. Most are one parent families and are not making the money it would cost to send their children to a good head start program. “So when black and Latino twelfth-graders perform at about the same level as white eight graders, it is not just a “minority” problem; it’s a national problem...
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...MODULE ASSIGNMENTS · Reading AssignmentResource[->0] Read the following for Module 1: The History of Early Childhood Education: 1. Beginnings and Beyond - Chapters 1 and 2. 2. As you read, ask yourself the following questions: a. Why is the past important? b. How have the beliefs and ideas of great educators influenced early childhood programs? 3. The Lecture Notes and Power Point Presentation found in Course Documents under Lecture Notes Last modified: Wednesday, December 31, 1969, 07:00 PM · Homework Assignments--Chapters 1 and 2, due May 28th (online)[->1] Portfolio Assignment: After reading and studying Chapters 1 & 2 in Beginnings and Beyond, complete the following assignments for each Chapter. As a suggestion, as you complete your work, add the page number where you located your information. The page will be easy to find again if you need to prove the veracity (or accuracy) of your work. · Chapter 1 1. Define and be able to explain Key Terms. (pg. 36) 2. Complete Review Questions #1&4 (pg. 36) 3. Define pedagogic creed and then complete Learning Activity #2. (pg. 37) · Chapter 2 1. Define and be able to explain Key Terms. (pg. 71) 2. Complete Review Questions # 1 thru 4. (pg. 71) Chapter 1: KEY TERMS 1) Professionalism – the competence or skill expected of a professional; in early childhood education, this includes a sense of identity, purpose to engage in developmentally appropriate practices, a commitment to ethical teaching...
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...My paper is about whether or not I should separate my twins in school. They have been together since day one. They started daycare, preschool, and kindergarten together. Now I am faced with trying to make the decision if I should separate them when they start their first grade school year. One of the articles I read online “Reasons to Separate Twins or Multiples Into Different Classes” suggests to separate them so they are not compared to each other in the classroom. Such as if one can read and write better than the other one it could cause pressure for one to feel like they are not a good reader or writer. If they are separated they could develop their learning skills at their own pace and not feel pressured by the other or compared to from the teachers. It also mentioned that they would not be fighting for the attention of the teacher or classmates. The biggest debate on separating twins or multiples seems to be the co-dependency that twins or multiples have with each other, one seems to be the leader the other the follower. Separating them would allow them to develop outside of the shadow of the other one and gain some independency. Another article I read online was “Should Twins be Separated In School”. They stated that in some states it is mandatory for twins to be separated in school for some of the same reasons that I have stated. In other states it is entirely up to the parents whether the twins should be separated. One of the drawbacks...
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...Market Research Study for Pre-School venture in Lower Manhattan Introduction The price of private education in Manhattan is exponentially increasing. Over the past 10 years, the median price of first grade in the city has gone up 48%, adjusted for inflation, compared with a 35% increase nationally (NYTimes.com, 1/29/2012). Clearly there is a supply and demand crisis, with more students than seats available. Therefore, our team decided to research the possibility of launching a new pre-school in lower Manhattan. We believe there is a desirable opportunity to open a customized pre-school that serves both our own interests and parents’ current unmet needs. To give some color, below are three recent excerpts concerning the topic: “I think the nursery school admissions process is a war zone. It’s parent against parent, it’s toddler versus toddler… Parents are crazy competitive…It’s about getting in, fitting in, it’s about belonging. That’s why people sweat it.” (Parent from “Nursery University” documentary, 2007) “In an entrepreneurial city where even volatile commodities like real estate eventually find their equilibrium, the desire for private school seats has outpaced supply for many years, in some cases by an order of magnitude. “ (nytimes.com, 2010). “When the public school Pre-K selections were announced, we were denied acceptance to ALL 10 schools…out of 12 friends with kids hoping to enter Pre-K in the Fall of 2011, not ONE of them got in. You see, simply...
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...requires written permission from the CDE. C a l i f o r n i a E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e D e v e l o p m e n t T e s t CELDT Released Test Questions — Updated Table of Contents Introduction ..............................................................................................................................1 Released Test Questions Overview ............................................................................................................................. 3 Test Components by Domain ............................................................................................... 6 Released Test Questions by Grade and Domain Kindergarten and Grade One (Reading and Writing) ................................................ 8 Kindergarten Through Grade Two (Listening and Speaking) ................................... 15 Grade Two (Reading and Writing) ............................................................................ 23 Grades Three Through Five (Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing)............... 33 Grades...
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...Child Care Center Feasibility Study Mariposa County November 2009 Prepared by Chevon Kothari, Jill Harry, and Megan Rogers, Consultants, for the Mariposa County Local Child Care Planning Council "Promoting and supporting a community-wide effort that results in a child care system that meets the needs of our children." Table of Contents LCP Mission and Goals -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------iv Age Ranges Defined ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- v Local Child Care Planning Council Member List -----------------------------------------------------vi Introduction ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 Section I: Community Information ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Mariposa County Profile ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 Nature of the Child Care Industry ------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 Existing Child Care Options in Mariposa County ------------------------------------------------ 6 Section II: Survey Data -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9 Summary of the 2009 Child Care Needs Assessment --------------------------------------------- 9 Child Care Needs Survey Results -------------------------------------------------------------------...
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...S MAKING WAVES IN RURAL KENYA w 909A15 Sebastian Herrmann, Glenn Brophey and Denyse Lafrance-Horning wrote this case solely to provide material for class discussion. The authors do not intend to illustrate either effective or ineffective handling of a managerial situation. The authors may have disguised certain names and other identifying information to protect confidentiality. Ivey Management Services prohibits any form of reproduction, storage or transmittal without its written permission. Reproduction of this material is not covered under authorization by any reproduction rights organization. To order copies or request permission to reproduce materials, contact Ivey Publishing, Ivey Management Services, c/o Richard Ivey School of Business, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 3K7; phone (519) 661-3208; fax (519) 661-3882; e-mail cases@ivey.uwo.ca. Copyright © 2009, Ivey Management Services Version: (A) 2009-07-21 With the sun setting over the Rift Valley in Kenya, Sebastian Herrmann walked back to his tent with a head full of questions. He was at a loss as he wondered what kind of marketing campaign would ensure that every family that should use a WaterHarvester received one. If he could answer this question, he could see the potential to significantly improve the living conditions for many of the amazing people he had met over the last couple of weeks during his April 2007 visit. Just yesterday, the first prototype of the WaterHarvester...
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...elementary level; if it is not fostered at that level then graduating from high school is almost an impossible goal to attain. Lake Rim Elementary school is in Fayetteville, NC and was established in March 2000, the school has a student count of 661 students (North Carolina K-12 website 2009). Lake Rim elementary has met the annual adequate yearly progress from 2001-2005, from 2005-2007 they did not meet annual yearly progress but met attendance target (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009). In 2007-2008 the school met high growth and attendance target. Teacher to student ratio is 1:14 (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009) and the state of North Carolina is 1:15 (North Carolina K-12 website 2009) and there are 98 students in kindergarten at Lake Rim Elementary School (Lake Rim Elementary School website 2009). The school, faculty, staff, and parents are responsible for assisting students with their academics to help the school raise it academics scores. The school has adapted a program called Lightspan Achieve Now program. This program was design to assist students with math, and reading and it conducts three times a week in a lab setting for 35 minutes to help student with math and reading. The program...
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...NGO - Pratham By Team Mosaic MARKETING MANAGEMENT Team Members NAVYA CHANDRASHEKHAR | 21 | AKSHATA MOTIWALE | 28 | FAISAL SHAIKH | | VISHALAKSHI | 53 | ANIKET POTDAR | | NIKHIL AGGARWAL | 31 | SIES COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES, NERUL Sr.No | Contents | Pg No | 1 | What is an NGO | | 2 | Pratham – An NGO | | 3 | Marketing Mix – Product | | 4 | Marketing Mix – Place | | 5 | Marketing Mix – Price | | 6 | Marketing Mix – Promotion | | 7 | Segmentation & Targeting | | 8 | MIS | | 9 | SWOT Analysis | | 10 | New Product Devlopment | | 11 | Competitors | | 12 | Performance | | 13 | Bibliography Acknowledgement | | What is an NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any form of government. Non-governmental Organization (NGO) is an agency devoted to managing resources and implementing projects with the goal of addressing social problems. NGO are of great importance and value for the modern society and hence comes the need of having a marketing strategy for the NGO. This would help the NGO reach the masses and make the common man aware of the work it does. NGOs are organizations that work in many different fields, but the term is generally associated with those seeking social transformation and improvements in quality of life. Development NGOs is the most...
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...Rashema Jones ECH 125-0101 August 28, 2013 Jennifer Zaur Federal/State Policy Influences Questions | Ms. Smith | Mrs. Whitaker | Mrs. Jackson (Administrator) | 1.The impact of federal and state policy on funding and testing criteria. | It has a great impact on what type of education children receive in each state. Funding is based on the cost of living and test criteria all depends on the children test scores. | Federal and state policy has a great impact of funding and testing criteria. Federal and state looks at different things to say what each state is entitled in having. Testing criteria is | This type of thing do not impact with working in a daycare center. | 2.Demographic information about you (teacher). | Black female, being in the education field for a number of year’s 1st grade teacher. | White female, being in the education field over 23 plus years getting ready to retire 1st grade teacher. | Black female, being working in the education field for 5 years. Still learning more everyday. | 3. The impact of NCLB and Title I inside the school. | The NCLB and Title I has a great impact inside the school. Work very hard to keep the federal government rules about this. | Makes sure that the children get what they need to succeed with there education. The funds are used wisely. | Do not apply to the center. | 4. What challenges do you face as a teacher? | The challenges I face as an teacher is support from parents and keeping students focus during important...
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...Non-Parental Childcare First, we must look at what is non-parental childcare? Non-parental childcare is defined as care a child receives that is not from a mother, father or guardian and includes the use of daycare provider inside or outside the home by relative, non-relative, nursery school or preschool. In this paper the examination of three types of non-parental childcare and the analyzing of the influence non-parental childcare has on psychological, social and cognitive development. In today’s society parent are pursuing their careers and working outside of the homes. There is a demand for children to be taken care of while parents are working in order to provide for their families. When parents have to work in order to provided financially for their family non-parental childcare is needed. Parents seek different types of care, depending on their working hours, affordability, and the quality of childcare offered. Not all non-parental daycare offer the same benefits in hours, rates or quality of care needed. The first two types of non-parental childcare are daycare center providers and family daycare providers where children from six weeks to eleven years of age can attend these facilities. These types of facilities are licensed and monitored by the State and there are certain guidelines and rules that must be followed by either facility. Parents have guidelines that they must follow pertaining to the center expectation from the parent. The staff-child ratio varies...
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...differently in elementary school than girls? “Statistically speaking, there are more boy geniuses than there are girl geniuses; if this is true, then why is there a major disparity in achievement between boys versus girls in school?” (Fioriello 1). In my opinion the disparity lies with some teachers not having enough patience to deal with little boys in the classroom. Nor do they possess proper training to differentiate the fact that; boys are very much different than girls in chemical brain development. Even before my son was born I have always wondered and suspected if boys are treated differently in school than their girl counterparts? This question has been on my mind of years as an afterthought, but once my son entered kindergarten my suspicions were once again aroused. I have always kept abreast of the growing issues of class room disparity among boys and girls; it was always something that interested. Now that I have my son Michael, who by the way entered first grade this year, I am in full battle gear. I am a one woman advocate at this point for boys and learning. Let me point out now, this is not a paper on race disparity in the public school system, it is a paper on gender disparity. Yes, there is a racial discontent among African American and Alston 2 Hispanic boys in the classroom concerning learning and being taught. I refuse to jump on the racial...
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