Competency documents to be considered in the review
of early childhood educator competencies:
Not exact matches
The 2015 report from the National Academies Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation essentially endorsed that trend, recommending that states and other organizations build a system that requires and enables all lead
educators in
early childhood settings to hold a minimum
of a bachelor's degree with specialized knowledge and
competencies in
early childhood education.
He has also played a major role in creating a series
of broadcast quality videos on infant / toddler care and development,
early learning and development standards, preschool program guidelines, best practices for young dual language learners, and
early childhood educator competencies.
With multiple rounds
of responses and engagement, the content outlined in Decision Cycle 1 is based on the central concept that
early childhood educators care for and promote the learning, development and well - being
of children birth through age eight in all
early childhood settings while meeting the qualifications
of the profession and having mastery
of its specialized knowledge, skills, and
competencies.
North Carolina has implemented just such a comprehensive strategy to increase the qualifications and
competencies of all
early childhood educators.