NAEYC AND DEC CODE OF ETHICS

NAEYC CODE OF ETHICS

• Appreciating childhood as a unique and valuable stage of the human life cycle:  In this particular code of ethics, it relates to me personally and professionally because I understand that as an individual that life begins within those primary stages and no one person develops within the same time frame.  We all have a beginning and that beginning has many changes and stages of growth that we experience but through it all, those stages of development and those experiences is what help shape us into the people that we are to become.
• Basing our work with children on knowledge of child development:  As a new person entering into unknown territory, I think that researching children within their early stages of development is going to help me to understand them. 
• Respecting the dignity, worth and uniqueness of each individual: As individuals, it is apparent that we are all different.  We don't react to things the same, nor are we going to agree on every topic that comes up.  We have to remain respectful of race, gender, sexual orientation and anything else that makes us different because after all, we have to work together and live together....we have to coexist in a world that is culturally diverse.

DIVISION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CODE OF ETHICS

• We shall support professionals new to the field by mentoring them in the practice of evidence and ethically based services:  In each field of study, there should be a partnership among the staff to ensure that new individuals are going to be briefed on every aspect of the job.  In order to do the job effectively, these people will have to know and understand how to do the job.  As a professional, I think that collaboration on a job helps to build teamwork and forms successful partnerships.
• We shall continually be aware of issues challenging the field of early childhood special education and advocate for changes in laws, regulations and policies leading to improved outcomes and services for young children with disabilities and their families:  In order to be aware, I feel that professionals should keep up with the laws that govern the field of early childhood education.  Being misinformed could put us in violation of the law.  Also, being informed makes us better able to serve the children and their families.  Originally, I thought that advocating took a lot of time and energy but I have since learned that just by being vocal about a subject that I am passionate about is a form of advocating.  Advocating for families benefit all involved because it brings forth awareness of problems in and around a particular area.
• We shall provide services and supports to children and families in a fair and equitable manner while respecting families' race, culture, language, socioeconomic status, marital status, and sexual orientation: When dealing with chiuldrend and families, one has to be mindful that regardless of who these people are, we have to be prepared to work with them.  After all, as professionals, sometimes, we have to place ourselves in their position and treat these individuals according to how we want to be treated.