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I have not received my newsletter from the National Black Child Development Institute, but I do know this organization focuses on, “improving child welfare services, making universal early care and education a reality, building family support services, pressing for educational reform and providing vital information regarding children’s health, through educating as well as advocating; methods to better and promote growth in lives of black children and families,” (NBCDI). The Early Childhood Commission in Kingston, Jamaica, is the other organization I subscribed to. This organization, “was established by the Early Childhood 

Commission Act (2003), in keeping with the strategic goal of the Government to improve the quality of early childhood education, development and programs throughout the early childhood sector,” (Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica).  Also, after studying this resource, I subscribed to the Child Defense Fund.  All of these sites, and organizations were created to help educators, and educational administration have a purpose behind their everyday dealings. These organizations provide a resource that allows us to better serve every child and family that we may come across, with, “effective parenting education and support, effective preventative health care, early and effective screening, diagnosis and intervention for children who are ‘at risk, the provision of safe, learner-centered, well maintained ECI facilities, and effective and meaningful curriculum delivery,” (Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica).

Resources

Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica.  http://www.ecc.gov.jm

National  Black Child Development Institute .  http://nbcdi.org

Getting to Know... Part one (International Contacts)

I have been unsuccessful in my attempts to contact the professionals from Jamaica, but when researching poverty in others countries, I found researching China very intriguing.  When thinking about China, I never would have associated extreme poverty with this country. When someone says China, I associate someone who is on top, being in charge, (being that this country holds the majority of our debt). I really assumed that China held the most millionaires than any other country in the world, why I do not really know, I just pictured power.  Even though China has established economic growth, and the health and educational rates are higher than any other country,  the poverty rate that remains in this country is high, and on the rise.  It is disturbing to learn that 4.2 million children in China live in poverty, (CHIPS).   It is truly an eye opener to learn, or have it brought to my attention that poverty does exist in more areas than the U.S. Poverty is an ugly thing that has to be demolished. From other sites, it is explained that children who live in poverty, are more likely to be in poverty as adults. This is very disturbing to know. We must have more individuals who are willing to make that difference and create a better life for those children and families, and provide greater opportunities for their futures. 

REERENCES:

 http://www.childhoodpoverty.org/

http://www.childrensdefense.org/policy-priorities/ending-child-poverty/

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 The newsletter from the NBCDI, addresses multiple topics that all relate into bettering the lives of all black children, and their families. The newsletter provides black history moments/ key points for the entire year, as well as suggestions on how to become a better early childhood educator.  

I also subscribed to receive notifications from the Commission in Jamaica, for Early Childhood Education. There is one portion of this site that addresses caring tips, parenting tips, and one that caught my attention, dealing with parental stress factors. This section caught my attention, because after taking a trip to the wonderful island of Jamaica; it touched me to see how important education is to their communities, and society. It was really moving to visit the schools and see how polite the children were, and how they so much enjoyed being in their educational environment. The teacher there, in Jamaica, explained how they did not have many schools within their communities, and that the children only went for half a day, either in the morning, or the evening, based on the family needs, farm work, house work; the children would do when not in school. She explained how some families had problems with this because if their child was very young, they could not stay home, unattended, by themselves, but the parents still had to figure out a way to work and provide a healthy way of living for their family. When speaking to the educators in Jamaica, I did not associate those stress factors with the stresses within the United States, However, after reading the page on the site for the Commission, and returning back to work, it is very evident to see that our parents face stress factors, that are not identical to those parents in Jamaica, but our families experience them just as well, just in a different nature.

Resources

Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica.  http://www.ecc.gov.jm

National  Black Child Development Institute .  http://nbcdi.org

Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources (Part Two)

Along side of the Commission of ECE in Jamaica, I also subscribed to receive notifications, alerts, and newsletters from the National Black Child Development Institute.   This organization strives in  “improving child welfare services, making universal early care and education a reality, building family support services, pressing for educational reform and providing vital information regarding children’s health, through educating as well as advocating; methods to better and promote growth in lives of black children and families,” (NBCDI).

Resources

Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica.  http://www.ecc.gov.jm

National  Black Child Development Institute .  http://nbcdi.org

Establishing Professional Contacts and Expanding Resources (Part One)

 I was unsuccessful in my attempt to contact the commission for early childhood education, in the country of Jamaica. I did however, request to receive notifications, and enrolled to receive newsletters from their website. The mission for the Commission of ECE in Jamaica is to, “integrate and organize the delivery of  excellent early childhood programs and services, that  supply fairness and access for children who are 0-8 years of age, in healthy, safe, and nurturing environments,” (Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica). There are many individuals on the board within this organization.

Resources

Early Childhood Commission, Government of Jamaica.  http://www.ecc.gov.jm

National  Black Child Development Institute .  http://nbcdi.org