Jobs/Roles in the ECE Community: National and Federal Levels

The three National and/or Federal organizations that appeal to me are:

1.      The National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC).  http://www.nafcc.org/

NAFCC is a non-profit organization that represents professional childcare providers throughout the United States and the military.  The primary goal of the NAFCC is to assist family child care providers in strengthening the basis of their programs.

I chose NAFCC as an organization of interest because it has served as an important and invaluable resource for me, in my current family day home.  I have been a member of the NAFCC organization for about 9 years.  It is my belief that perspective families are excited and extremely comfortable knowing that their family day home provider takes the extra steps to ensure that their home in not just a place for their children to be with a babysitter; but that the family day home (FDH) takes the initiative to set a higher standard and be a benchmark for quality education.  http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ohs

JOB OPPORTUNIIES WITH NAFCC:

Early Childhood Professor (college or university)

Minimum Education

Master's degree
State licensure
Doctorate degree (preferred)

Competency Matrix

§  Child Growth & Development

§  IIA: Creating Learning Env & Curriculum

§  IIB: Promoting Physical Dev

§  IIC: Promoting Language Dev & Lit

§  IID: Promoting Cognitive Dev

§  IIE: Promoting Personal & Social Dev

§  IIF: Promoting Creativity & the Arts

§  Assessment & Planning for Needs

§  Interactions with Children & Youth

§  Families & Communities

§  Health, Safety, and Nutrition

§  Program Planning & Evaluation

§  Professional Dev & Leadership 

2.      The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).  http://www.naeyc.org.

 NAEYC is works on behalf of the children.  Their primary focus is working to ensure that each child has the opportunity to reach his/her full potential in life.  They are committed to the development and procurement of high quality education for our children at an early age.  The program is designed to be most effective for children ages birth to 8 years old.

NAEYC is of interest to me because it focuses on children ages birth to 8 years of age and I believe that this is the most cruel point and time in a child’s life.  Children need to know early in life that they are unique in their own right.  Teaching them to learn and respect each other and accept their differences as gifts to be shared with other will foster their developmental growth of appreciation and support.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH NAEYC:

Currently the NAEYC does not have any jobs posted that are of any interest to me.

3.      The National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies (NACCRRA).

             http://www.naccrra.org

 NACCRRA is a program that offers tuition assistance to military families in a NACCRRA approved childcare facility.  The facility must be near a military base and the family must qualify according to NACCRRA criteria.

 My FDH is currently approved to accept stipends for the US Government Military.  I wanted to be able to assist our military families and show my gratitude for their dedication to serving our country every day, for a lifetime.  Although, it is nothing compared to the risk they take and their willingness to lay their lives on the line for us, daily; caring for their children, in their absence, seemed like a great start.  I currently reside within 25 miles of a military naval base.  My neighborhood host some military families and they have found themselves without childcare on a number of occasions.  Taking the necessary steps to assist with their childcare needs was the least that I could do in order to show my support.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES WITH NACCRRA:

There were no job postings listed with NACCRRA at this time.