Current Trends and Challenges in Early Childhood Education

The Current State of the Early Childhood Workplace Sample EEC4485 Section 01 Early Childhood Education Advocacy, Research, and Policy Rasmussen University Professor McKeon Date

Introduction  Workforce: Most educators work in day cares and schools.  Professionalism is vital, especially in the Early Childhood Education field. Educators must deal with many people, including colleagues, children, and families.  Like every workplace, there are challenges with a Family Childcare Providers.  With challenges there are approaches to challenges to help.  To help better childcare centers, we must professionalize family childcare.

Current Workforce Statistics  Approximately, there are 439,000 educators in the Early Childhood Field nationally.  The top industry that attributes is child day care services with approximately 236,000 employees.  The second top industry is elementary and secondary school which employs around 93,000 educators. (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2021).

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Current Workforce Statistics Industry Employ ment Percent of industr y employ ment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Child Day Care Services 236,36 0 29.37 $ 12.40 $ 25,790 Elementary and Second ary Schools 93,210 1.15 $ 15.07 $ 31,350 Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 19,590 1.76 $ 11.34 $ 23,590 Civic and Social Organi zations 16,070 6.15 $ 12.35 $ 25,690 Individual and Family S ervices 12,790 0.48 $ 14.15 $ 29,440

Current Workforce Statistics Note. From Introduction & Policy Recommendations. CSCCE, 2021. https://cscce.berkeley.edu/workforce-index-2020/introduction-po licy-recommendations/key-findings/ In the public domain. • Child Care workers make the least salary in this field.

Professional in ECE Field  Professionalism in ECE:  “This means having high moral and value standards, as well as being legally and ethically proper” (Kile, 2018).  Code of Ethical Conduct: A framework of professional responsibilities in four sections including with children, families, colleagues, and with the community and society.  “Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators” (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2019).  Standards & Competencies & Recommendations for Implementation

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Professional in ECE Field  Code of Ethical Conduct  Responsibilities to children.  I-1.3  Responsibilities to families.  1.2-2  Responsibilities to colleagues  I.3A.1  Responsibilities to the community and society  I-4.3

Professional in ECE Field  Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators  Standard 1-Child Development & Learning in Context  Standard 2-Family-Teacher Partnerships & Community Connections  Standard 3-Childh observation, Documentation, & Assessment  Standard 4-Developemntally, Culturally, & Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices  Standard 5-Knowledge, Application, & Integration of Academic Content in the EC Curriculum  Standard 6-Professionalism as an EC Educator (National Association for the Education of Young Children, 2019). Note. From Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. NAEYC, 2019. https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/P DFs/resources/position-statements/standards_and_competencies_ps.p df In the public domain.

Challenges of Family Childcare Providers  #1 Keeping up with licensing requirements and state standards (Daily Connect, 2021).  New teachers who do know or understand various standards.  Too much paperwork and not enough time to file.  #2 Teacher retention rate and attendance.  Not enough incentives.  No follow-up or reprimand.

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Challenges of Family Childcare Providers  # 3 Family Partnerships  Practical issues with communication: Families and teachers are not happy in how the partnership.  “Parents describe feeling awkward and waiting for a chance to speak in ‘snatched time’ with the teacher who is at the same time managing other children and the environment” (The Education Hub, 2019).

Approaches to Overcome Challenges  #1 Preparation for licensing.  Modeling from a lead teacher.  Licensing standards list.  #2 Employee Recognition & Accountability  Offer incentives and perks including school program, teacher of the month, attendance lunch.  Hold educators accountable through hard conversations or write-ups.

Approaches to Overcome Challenges  #3 Family Partnerships  Provide multiple options for families to have conferences & meeting.  Aim to have two teachers in each class during drop off and pick up (daycares).

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Professionalize Family Childcare  Incentives  Stress various benefits including 401K plan, work/life balance, and discount programs.  Team-bonding & Unification  Create a team to encourage employee inclusion and unification among the center.

Professionalize Family Childcare  Create various methods of communication.  Surveys  Newsletters  Staff meetings

Conclusion  To make more professionals in the ECE field, there must be resources and tools for success.  Professionals must see the challenges and ways to fix those challenges to have a better and community within the center.  Professionalize family childcare to for stability.

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References Daily Connect. (2021, April 27). 6 challenges faced by childcare centers and how to overcome them. https://news.dailyconnect.com/2021/04/27/childcare-center-challenges/ Kile, N. C. (2018, April 17 ). I’m a teacher, not a babysitter!: Professionalism in early childhood . Continued. https://www.continued.com/early-childhood-education/articles/i-m-teacher-not-babysitter-22776#: ~:text=This%20means%20having%20high%20moral,civility%20and%20courteousness%20toward%2 0others National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2011). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment.

References  National Association for the Education of Young Children. (2019). Professional standards and competencies for Early Childhood Educators. https://www.naeyc.org/sites/default/files/globally-shared/downloads/PDFs/resources/position-statements/s tandards_and_competencies_ps.pdf  The Education Hub. (2019). What to try when facing challenges building partnerships in ECE. https://theeducationhub.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/What-to-try-when-facing-challenges-building- partnership-in-ECE.pdf  U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Occupational employment and wages. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399011.htm

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