Exploring and Gathering Ideas/Insights from UNESCO’s “Early Childhood Care and Education”

When I started at Walden University, My first course asked me about my professional goals and I shared three of them:

1. Gain the knowledge I need to become a leader in a child care setting. I would love to be a director or principal that can maintain a school and enrich the services we provide to children by gaining the knowledge and credentials I need from Walden University.
2. Create a supportive and effective organization that implements positive reinforcement and personal/academic achievements for staff members. I want to be a person my staff can depend on to help them further their educations and become more confident in their role as teachers.
3. Provide support to families and children by providing programs appropriately to improve the quality of life and ensure achievement of outcomes.

I am very much still proud of the goals I set out for myself because I am well on my way to achieving the standards that I hope will make me a force in the field of early childhood education.

Looking at the UNESCO’s “Early Childhood Care and Education” webpage (http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/), I am so impressed to see that organization is in sync with my professional goals. They provide so many opportunities for professionals to learn and acquire knowledge through their site. Individuals who what to learn about the needed skills and new developments in the field can access all that information.

One thing that caught my eye was the http://www.unesco-iicba.org/. This organization’s goal is to strengthening teachers in Africa but focusing on the quality of their educations. Their main focus is providing adequate teaching for their children by improving their teacher’s development. They promote educations and literacy for everyone, so no one is left out. There are reaching out to different developmental building in Africa to assist with the challenging nature to promote training, development and recruitment opportunities for all teachers and facilities. The Capacity Building for Teacher Policy Development and Implementation aims to support the togetherness of all teachers to follow the same policies to have a more unified teaching environment and quality.

Another insight, this organization provided me with is the promotion of redistribution of funds in countries that do not provide for the poor children that have limited access to early childhood care and education. The 1990 Jomtien Declaration for Education reminds everyone that education begins at birth and we must do our best to include all children.  This helps because everyone needs to be aware of the importance in education for children and its benefits.

Another aspiring insight is the global affect that this organization promotes. They have Centre and Institutions around the world the help to promote need educational developments in each region, for example:

International Bureau of Education (IBE), Geneva, Switzerland.
Enhancing curriculum development and educational content.

International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), Paris, France and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Helping countries to design, plan and manage their education systems.

UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), (former UNESCO Institute for Education), Hamburg, Germany.
Promoting literacy, non-formal education, and adult and lifelong learning.

Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE), Moscow, Russian Federation.
Assisting countries to use information and communication technologies in education.

International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (UNEVOC), Bonn, Germany.
Improving education for the world of work.

Regional

Africa

International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Strengthening Africa’s educational institutions.

Asia and the Pacific

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development , New Delhi, India

Latin America and Caribbean

International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC), (website in Spanish), Caracas, Venezuela.
Developing and transforming higher education in the region.

These help to promote so much development around the world. Looking at my goals concerning myself and my hopes for professional development, I am certain we share the same focus. I would love to be powerful enough one day to share my knowledge and my support to others that can make a difference. I am here to help our children succeed in life with the right guidance and this organization is on the same path as well. Helping our families and communities see the importance of quality EC programs will help bring more involvement and awareness to the development of our children. Professionals are important to the field of ECE because we help to build the foundation for all involved. I have gained so much knowledge by exploring this website; this is an amazing organization that is dedication the field of education for all.