Mississippi Early Childhood Association is a chartered, non-profit, educational organization with affiliates in many local areas. It is an association for all persons concerned about the care and education of young children that exists. I chose this organization because it focuses on the whole child which includes helping people that are genuinely interested in young children to work together, increasing knowledge and understanding of members through educational means, bring relevant issues about needs of children to the attention of the public, encourage development of local associations to support the organization (http://www.msearlychildhood.org/links).
Early Childhood Association (MsECA) is to connect early education professionals to one another on the local level. Affiliate groups of MsECA meet regularly to discuss issues of interest in the areas in which members work. Most of their meetings also offer educational programs which are approved for contact hours for child care licensure. In addition to this grassroots support of early education, each affiliate has representation on the MsECA board. The affiliate president serves as a voting member of the executive board a nd is able to bring a unified voice from the local members into statewide decision making.
The next organization that I chose was Early Childhood Institute. The mission of the Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute is to develop and provide research-based practices and policy recommendations that promote high quality early childhood development and learning for all young children in Mississippi. The motto was very appealing to me. It touches the lives of children, families, professionals, and the community. It serves communities statewide and provides expertise in several counties in Mississippi.
The last organization of interest is Every Child Matters. This organization was established July 20th, 2001. The Every Child Matters Education Fund is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan organization working to make public investments in children, youth, and families a national political priority (http://everychildmatters.org/). I was interested in this organization because it takes a different approach on the well-being of children and families. What makes ECM different is that it focuses on raising the visibility of children’s issues during “elections”. The organization encourages candidates to support, and the public to demand, greater investments in programs that address the needs of America's families.
Job opportunities of interest are strictly the managerial positions for organizations. I like to come up with ideas that help everyone individually and collectively. Skills needed for any job within leaderships requires effective communication, collaboration, enthusiasm, knowledge of the purpose, etc.
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Talisha, The MsECA sounds like a great organization. I like that they get together to talk about local issues in their specialty. I also like that they offer education programs that help get information out there and help get child care licenses. Thanks for sharing! It seems that there are some great organizations in Mississippi.
ReplyDeleteTalisha, I am familiar with the Every Child Matters organization from my last class when I dod research for a paper and I was impresed on the agancy as a whole and what they advocate for quality care for children, there should be more agencies like these.Great resources of imformation.
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