1. What issues regarding quality and early childhood professionals
are being discussed where you live and work?
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The link between good training
and quality practice in ECCE.
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The development of quality
early childhood environments (building new schools that meet the needs of all
children)
2. What opportunities and/or requirements for professional
development exist?
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UWI
o
Bachelor of Education (B.E.D.) – Early Childhood Care and Education
o
Certificate in Early Childhood Care and Development
o
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
o
MEd (with concentration in
Curriculum)
o
MPhil and PhD degrees in
Education
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SERVOL
o Skill
Training Programme in Day Care/Pre School
o SERVOL
built a Regional Training and Resource Centre to train teachers, field officers
and administrators for an expanded Early Child Care and Education (ECCE)
Programme.
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UWI-FDCRC
o Early
Childhood Care and Development Programme
·
UWI - Open campus
o Certificate
& Diploma Early Childhood Development and Family Studies
o BEd
Early Childhood Development and Family Studies
o BEd
Educational Leadership & Management
o Certificate
in Early Childhood Care and Education – Teacher
o Certificate
in Early Childhood Care and Education - Administrator
o Certificate
in Child Care
·
Caribbean Nazarene
College
o School Education with emphasis in Early Childhood
Care and Education
3. What are some of your professional goals?
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To develop a professional cadre
of early childhood practitioners
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To create new curricula for the
Caribbean that speaks to our culture and national and regional goals
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To create a site that would
allow for the development of a statistical unit for the Caribbean region
4. What are some of your professional hopes, dreams, and challenges?
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To assist in the professional
development of our staff at the UWI-FDCRC
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Sourcing funding
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Not having timely and adequate
data across the region to assist current research
The professional cadre of early childhood practitioners as well as the new curricula for the Caribbean that speaks to their culture and natural and regional goals is very much so needed.
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