When reading through the Early Childhood Australia website, I took note of the interest in improving relationships between families and early childhood programs. Australia seems to have a common desire to increase the quality of early childhood settings and assisting in the transition to primary schools. Another current research topic of interest is providing resources for early childhood professionals regarding child development and health.
One of the links on the website listed the Code of Ethics for early childhood professionals. Each section lists agreements of action for professionals to follow and guide their involvement with the early childhood field. The Code of Ethics for Australia provides a great reference for anyone in the field to follow and use as a directive when working with children and their families.
In one of the statements, I was impressed by the move to viewing children as a person with their own thoughts and contributions to society. I will end my blog entry with this noteworthy statement:
"New research has allowed significant changes in understandings to emerge that reposition children as citizens with entitlements and rights. Increasingly, children are seen as competent and capable and able to participate in the negotiation of their learning and social experiences."
http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/code_of_ethics/early_childhood_australias_code_of_ethics.html
It sounds like they are extremely similar to us in what there are trying to do for early childhood education. It makes sense considering our cultures are also quite similar, we share the same struggles, goals and interests.
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