I pushed on a button that says "Find it Fast" and all of these different subjects came up. I decided to push on "Reflective Practice and Program Development" because it kind of has to do with our topic this week. We need more state funded early childhood programs for the less fortunate. The article on the website said "Over the past decade the science related to developing and identifying evidence-based programs and practices for children and families has improved significantly. However, the science related to implementing these programs in early childhood settings has lagged far behind." (zerotothree.org) It is sad that we can think of the good things to do for these children but when it comes to action nothing really ever gets done.
It talks about helping the programs and what we need to start doing to get things moving for our programs and the less fortunate children. "Sustainability planning and activities need to be an active component from the initial stages of implementation. To sustain an initiative, both financial and programmatic sustainability are required. Financial sustainability involves ensuring that the funding streams for the new practice are established, reliable, and adequate." (Active Frameworks for Program Success 2012)
Aloha Jamie,
ReplyDeleteI agree that we need more state funded programs for less fortunate children and their families. I find our currently economic crisis as just heartbreaking and all the children that will suffer if this standstill continues. Unfortunately without a steady flow of financial stability we can't do must to ensure better quality of care and programs. We simply have to do better with less. Thank your for sharing your resource into zerotothree.org.