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Early Childhood Teachers/administrators/assistants - Help!
Asked by L.J. from Norfolk
on January 6, 2012
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I am considering obtaining a degree in early childhood education. Are there any teachers out there that can answer some of this questions to help me with my decision?
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- I asked my mother who teaches early childhood education at a college level if she had any advice for you, and this is what she wrote (and if you have further questions...
- A bachelors degree is required by nearly every agency, school district, child care situation, etc...that you will be applying to. They require this so that they can ad...
- Get a bachelor's degree in ECE first. Love the age group--they are both rewarding and challenging. Then decide what kind of program you want to teach and where. For ex...
Getting a Bachelors in Early Childhood Ed
Asked by M.K. from Chicago
on April 17, 2010
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Hi There
Can you receive a Bachelors in Early Childhood Education and not be certified? Trying to go back to school after 10+ yrs. I'm doing it for personal reasons. ...
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- Yes, you can get your BS in any field in education without getting certified, provided you don't plan to teach in the public school setting. The certification process ...
- Why does it matter? If you have to get certified, you still don't have the teach in a classroom if you don't want to
- You can receive a Bachelors degree in any education field and not get certified by the state. To get certified, you have to register for and take the certification te...
Is a Career in Early Childhood Education Right for Me?
Asked by M.P. from Raleigh
on August 5, 2011
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I am currently considering going back to school to get my degree in Early Childhood Education. I never thought in a million years that I'd want to work with kids, but ...
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- Nope, still hate other people's kids. Okay maybe not everyone's kids but enough to never want to work with kids.
- Other people's children either bore me, or make me want to scream. The love I have for my 5 is absolutely NO indication that I'd be good with other brats. P.S. I ...
- You could try it out by getting a job as a teacher's aide at an early childhood center. In IL you only need 6 credit hrs of ECE classes, or something related. For me...
Ppcd Program
Asked by M.G. from Houston
on September 14, 2010
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ppcd stands for Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities: my boy has a delay on speech and his peditrician wants him to enter this program... Does this stays o...
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- I do not know about this program, but I have a question. If your pediatrician advised antibiotics for your son, would you hesitate because someone might see that as a ...
- Ok, I went to the website for PPCD: http://www.texasprojectfirst.org/PreschoolProg.html I did a quick look through and could find nothing on your question. I wo...
- Doctors will almost always refer you first to the state program. The reason being that if you qualify for services it is MUCH more economical, as in it is free. At 3...
Feingold Program?
Asked by T.M. from San Diego
on February 16, 2008
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Has anyone out there tried the Feingold Program? If you have, how was it? Did your kids show results right away, over time, or not at all?
.......the Feingold P...
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- It's vital to avoid as many useless or dangerous chemicals as you can ... most children i know of had visible results when avoiding processed foods with additives. Mu...
- I have not had personal experience with the total Feingold program but I know some people that have and they were very satisfied with it. Sometimes the change is immed...
- T., My question is, why spend the $ on a program? Just eliminate anything artificial or processed from your boys' diets. Buy only organic food and make everything yo...
Early Intervention
Asked by J.V. from Chicago
on October 18, 2011
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Is early intervention free? Who pays for it? how does it work?
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- taxpayers; you, your neighbors, your mailman, your bank teller, hair dresser, sales clerks, etc...............your are right NOTHING IS FREE
- I think that anyone with "mommy worry" can call to inquire early intervention services. Many times a pediatrician will refer based on their own observations. Your ...
- Yes, it is free for children 0-3 then it transitions to the school. It is government and privately funded. You just contact the local program in your area and ask fo...
ECE (Early Childhood Education) Verses Kindergarten
Asked by C.P. from Bloomington
on April 15, 2010
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My daughter turned 5 years old on February 10, 2010 and is in her 2nd year of ECE. She is mostly in the program for her Speech and has shown great improvements in her...
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- If she is already hitting the Kindergarten benchmarks then send her along. Why hold her back if academically she is ready? She will get bored and then see school as ...
- Kindergarten teachers are used to dealing with a variety of children. It is their job not to let children get lost in the shuffel. If she knows all her letters, and ...
- I would give her a try in Kindergarten.
Early Childhood Classes for 2 Year Old?
Asked by B. from Minneapolis
on April 14, 2006
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Hi --
We're moving SW Mpls after living in NYC for 12 years. I'm trying to find some afternoon pre-school type classes for my 2 year old this fall. Any recommendation...
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- Congrats on your impending move to the twin cities - Welcome! How about ECFE - it's an early childhood family education program that offers parent classes in many d...
- I too would recommend ECFE classes. The Minneapolis ECFE program is great and afternoon classes are generally much easier to get into than morning classes. You can fi...
- Hi B., There are some great classes around the SW Minneapolis area for 2 year olds. The first is ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education). Each town has it's own EC...
Looking for Advice Before Dist 203 Meeting W/ Early Childhood Office
Asked by J.K. from Chicago
on November 19, 2009
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My son is 2 1/2 and is currently receiving speech and physical therapy services from Early Intervention. At our recent team meeting, we were discussing his upcoming t...
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- J. I was an atty for a very large school district in Illinois for over 10 years. I stopped practicing about 1 year ago. if i can offer you some more guidance onh...
- I cannot recommend the http://www.frcd.org/ highly enough; their (free of charge) spec ed seminar is invaluable. I have a five-year-old daughter on the autistic spectr...
- J., LEt me suggest you contact a parent advocate. They know the terms to use and how to work your way through the system. I know a really good one. I think it is great...
Speech Therapy and Possible Childhood Apraxia in My 16 Month Old
Asked by J.F. from San Francisco
on September 29, 2011
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My daughter is about to hit the 16 month mark. She is not saying any words, and barely has any consonants. When we ask her to say a word, for example, "fan" or "push...
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- Our younger son, now almost 6 yr. was diagnosed w/a speech delay at 2 yrs. He was intially assessed thru a regional center & had speech at home. Once he was 3 yrs, h...
- My son, had a speech delay. Not Dysphagia or Apraxia. Just a speech delay. Anyway, thru our local Early Childhood Intervention agency, he got a full developmental a...
- No disrespect, but at 16 months, that is way too young to make assumptions! She is in the babble stage and there is nothing abnormal about a 16 month old not saying wo...
