UNESCO

One of my goals is to open a home based early childhood education center where the curriculum is student driven.   I believe that home based education is one of the resolutions to the lack of access and quality for all children to ECE.  The UNESCO website states that “Countries often promote alternative services for poor children with limited or no access to mainstream early childhood services which can be cost-effective and pedagogically innovative, but often raise concerns about sustainability and quality.”  ( UNESCO )  I think hoe based centers address the need for access and quality.  because programs are smaller, children can be given more personalized attention.  Teachers can work with parents at a more in depth level than is possible than if they had 30 students in a traditional center.  It would also be easier to govern quality of the program because due to scope and size, flaws would be easier to spot and address.

The website discusses the difficulty of financing ECE services.  They mention that tapping the private sector is an alternative solution.   I don’t agree that this is the path we should go in America.  I think ECE should be placed under the auspices of the Board of Education in each state and funded with the same tax dollars and income streams that currently fund government subsidy programs for daycare.

They also mention the issue of coordination across sectors to ensure a level of consistency and quality in ECE.  Many counters have addressed this challenge by consolidating ECE under a single department, which I agree s the way to approach this issue.  It seems that the more people and departments are involved, the more room there is for error and confusion. 

"Access and Equity | Education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization." Access and Equity | Education | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014. <http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/access-and-equity/>.