Sharing Web Resources-www.zerotothree.org

At www.zerotothree.com, all of the information is relevant to my current profession as a daycare owner/childcare provider.   What stand out the most for me is the early care and education section.  I feel that in order for me to provide quality care, I have to understand the parent’s needs, the children’s needs, and seek out ways to improve the quality of care that I offer.   This section discusses the need for fostering positive social, intellectual, and emotional support for all children including high risk children.

I thought that the section on improving the lives of children in foster care was very interesting.  I have recently begun working with a child and her family from foster care.  This made me think about foster care in a new way.  I can already see that this child has some emotional issues that she and her family are tackling.  As her childcare provider, this newsletter is giving me some new approaches to helping her and her family.  It also makes me feel a little disturbed because apparently, the foster care system understands the need for addressing her and her families need early on.  However, as I speak with her grandmother/foster care mother, the family tells a different story.  They express that unfortunately they aren’t able to receive the intervention and support they need. What I am finding relief in as that at the zero to three web-site, the executive director has presented a challenge to policy makers to improve their services so that they reflect the need and support of foster care families.

The website emphasize on economists and politicians being in position to create policies that reflect children needs.  They also stress the ways the congress have already made steps toward improving the lives of children and families.  The web-site has several links on how the budget is split to help children as well as links to websites that can offer support directly to families.

This website has given me new insight on how everything affects children and their families.  The website and newsletters not only discuss the many issues and trends but ways that I can help to advocate for our youth.