Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National/Federal Level

The first organization I chose was NAEYCE know has “The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) it is a professional membership organization. The reason I chose this was because it works to increase the quality of education for all children from birth through age eight. Accreditation systems are the biggest part of NAEYC's efforts to improve early childhood education; they accept programs to provide the best education experiences for young children and their educators by meeting national standards of importance. Looking through for a job they said was closed. The one I would have like was the Community Manager. http://www.naeyc.org/

The second one I chose is the Head Start Program that has been one program I have thought is great ever since my son went there. It works on making sure that children from low-income families are prepared for school and in life. .  Head Start and Early Head Start programs support the mental, social, and emotional development of children from birth to age 5. I would love to have a teaching position at Head Start and the requirements are Early Childhood Associate Degree, Early Childhood B.A./B.S. or a Bachelor’s or advanced degree and coursework equivalent to a major relating to Early Childhood.

The third one I chose is from Every Child Matters and the reason for this is because it has so many programs going that is focus on children, their families, and education. They want to make sure the government puts children and their families first. They want to make change so every child has the things they need in life and the part I think is important is to make sure that every child has a safe environment in their home, school and neighborhood. They are committed to preventing child abuse, ending deaths due to abuse and neglect, and to reducing gun violence.I would love to work for them but I could not find any job listings or available.

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohs

http://everychildmatters.org/our-issues/safe-kids/

http://www.naeyc.org/

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EXPLORING ROLES IN THE ECE COMMUNITY: LOCAL AND STATE LEVELS

The first program I chose was Early Childhood Alliance. The reason for this is because Early Childhood Alliance has been furnishing programs and services to meet the needs of families and children, in northern Indiana. It is recognized as a leader in the early care and education field.  They use High Scope curriculum, which supports the Foundations for Young Children to the Indiana Academic Standards. They use nationally recognized Daily activities that help children – from infancy through kindergarten – develop physically, socially, and emotionally. The best part is what they call Pathways to quality which has 4 levels.

They have many job openings for teachers full and part time. Depending on which one you choose the requirements are from age 18 or older and at least an associate degree. They have a job opening for pre-k that I apply for and an interested in.

The second one I chose was the Head Start Program. This has always interested me ever since my son went there. They provide a quality education and help the families with many services, like health, nutritional, and other developmental social services to low-income and special needs preschool children and their families. There early learning program teachers prepare them for school through play that is planned or spontaneous instruction. They grow in every area from learning social skills and motor development. They work with the parents in many ways to help them succeed in their home life and relationships with their children.

They are not hiring at this time and you need at least a BA in ECE.

The third one I chose is called the Teaching Tree. I chose this one because it takes infants to school age children. The children are in different classrooms by age. It has a multi-aged preschool classroom.  What they do in this classroom the child will enjoy activities including Music & Movement, circle time, and they have a structured pre-school curriculum. The children also get to talk about things 
that are important to them and the free choice is designed to give the child a sense of control and to learn to make their own decisions.

http://theteachingtree.com/index.html

https://www.ecalliance.org/about-us/

www.brightpoint.org