Professionals In Early Childhood Education

Early childhood professionals have the skills and talents to provide services to all children and should not be discouraged from providing these services to certain children, simply because the areas they live in may be low income or have higher incidences of violence. Rather, as early childhood professionals, we should be intentional in providing quality services to children living in poverty. We need to be committed to serving families across the economic spectrum and also to increasing our awareness of the many experiences of families and children in poverty.
Poverty is not just about money. It is a comprehensive life experience, that as professionals in early childhood, we must work towards understanding. Children living in poverty may