Saturday, July 21, 2012

Sharing Web Resources Week 4


The specific section that chose relevant to my current professional development is the section on poverty. This article states that poverty impairs a child’s emotional, intellectual and physical development, which we have been learning about thought out this course and others. These wind up costing our nation billions of dollars in health care and lost productivity. Below is the hyperlink to this section for anyone that wants to read more.
The resources that made me think about investments differently is that of early childhood programs increasing a child’s chance of avoiding the “prison pipeline”. This is just something I had not thought about in early childhood, something to research and really think about.
This website and newsletter show many resources of dealing with the budget and making sure there are funds available. These programs have well-documented economic and societal value. Studies have shown that investments in quality early education can produce a rate of return to society significantly higher than returns to most stock market investments or traditional economic development projects.
I learned that there are many organizations out there working towards helping children and their families. I looked to see if there is a CDF organization in my state, but there isn’t the closest is in Tennessee. I hope to have something like this in my state so that I can be more involved.

2 comments:

  1. Hi Catherine! My website is the National Head Start Association and they posted a great article on the effects of the economy in early childhood. I agree early childhood begins the foundation of success and the lesser road traveled of the prison pipeline. Again, its the investment we make to our children when they are young that reap the benefits of our future and theirs too.

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  2. You mentioned the prison pipeline. Have you looked in to State associations that partner specifically with early childhood initiatives? IN my State, the State of Michigan, our partnership is titled Fight Crime Invest in Kids. I have had the priveledge to work alongside of them on local campaigns. The research and data can support our cause, greatly

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