Professional Goals, Hopes and Dreams

Professional Goals, Hopes and Dreams


The issues discussed concerning quality early childhood professionals where I live and work is the transition our state is making to increase education requirements for early childhood educators. However because of insufficient pay, once education requirements have been met most staff seek higher paying early childcare jobs with benefits in public schools. Being a parent coach in the community, this is alarming for parents that i am encouraging to put their children in preschool. The turnover for preschools are high, there is no consistency and when teachers leave it causes the ratio to be inaccurate and longer hours for the teachers that are left. Advocacy is needed.

The opportunities for growth  and a requirement as a parent coach in my organization is becoming certified to teach the curriculum for parents with infants and toddlers. I am certified in both curriculums. Another growth is to become certified as train the trainer of the curriculum. I have went through the training but am not yet certified.

Some of my professional goals related to social equity would be to require all early childhood education staff be trained in cultural competency so that they can begin to be aware of their own biases, and become culturally sensitive. Everyone has biases whether you are African American, Caucasian, Hispanic, Native American or any other race. Another goal is to make sure that I make every child that i come in contact with special.

Some of my professional hopes and dreams is to live in a world where there is only kindness and harmony and people treat each other with dignity constantly. To have child care centers where respect of children and families are mandatory and zero tolerance. To value each child and family and their culture. Another goal is to require parents to go through parental training and learn about the ages and stages of development and how to be responsive to their children needs. This will help their child to succeed in school.

Some of my professional challenges are not taking my work home with me, remembering to self-care, and time management when doing paperwork.

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