Equal Access to Quality Care is what all children deserve regardless of their background or ability. However, this is not the case for many children. Currently, many children are faced with countless obstacles that impair them from obtaining access to quality care. For instance, some of the reasons are because of their background or differences in ability. Luckily, there are those that refuse to accept this and envision all children obtain quality care. They have decided to become the voice for these children and find ways for their voices to be heard. Furthermore, they have selected to advocate and ensure that all children obtain equal access to quality care. This paper will discuss the reason we should advocate for this important matter.
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For instance, I participate in community meetings that discuss hunger and poverty in our community. Also, I participate in my agency to find resources that can help stop hunger and poverty. As early childhood educators, we have an ethical responsibility to “recognize and refer families to the appropriate agencies (Kieff, 2008, p.56). I currently work for a low-income program that has a family resource center. At the family resource center, parents fill out a questionnaire which helps the agency know what resources they need. For instance, many low-income families struggle with hunger so the program connects them with local food banks and organizations that provide nutritional and monetary …show more content…
According to Kieff (2008) “if no one tells them about the negative impact, they will not feel a need to do anything about it” (p.78). They need to know that it is children’s right to have access to quality care regardless of their background or ability. They need to be educated on the associations between childhood poverty and future potential harms. For instance, living in poverty places makes children at risk for difficulties across a variety of domains, including schooling, behavioral regulation, and health. Children raised in this type of environment have “lower rates of learning, behavioral problems, mental health and physical health problems that persist into adulthood” (Barajas, 2007, p. 311). We need to be the voice for these children in an effort to ensure that they receive quality
For instance, I participate in community meetings that discuss hunger and poverty in our community. Also, I participate in my agency to find resources that can help stop hunger and poverty. As early childhood educators, we have an ethical responsibility to “recognize and refer families to the appropriate agencies (Kieff, 2008, p.56). I currently work for a low-income program that has a family resource center. At the family resource center, parents fill out a questionnaire which helps the agency know what resources they need. For instance, many low-income families struggle with hunger so the program connects them with local food banks and organizations that provide nutritional and monetary …show more content…
According to Kieff (2008) “if no one tells them about the negative impact, they will not feel a need to do anything about it” (p.78). They need to know that it is children’s right to have access to quality care regardless of their background or ability. They need to be educated on the associations between childhood poverty and future potential harms. For instance, living in poverty places makes children at risk for difficulties across a variety of domains, including schooling, behavioral regulation, and health. Children raised in this type of environment have “lower rates of learning, behavioral problems, mental health and physical health problems that persist into adulthood” (Barajas, 2007, p. 311). We need to be the voice for these children in an effort to ensure that they receive quality