Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Parents are professionals
I remember well the feelings of guilt and despair at being too ill to drag myself from the sofa to play with my toddlers, too dozy to respond to their laughter, too nauseous to want to cook lunch. But somehow we all managed to survive.
Often we think we are doing a rotten job of caring for our children then suddenly we look again and they are strong healthy adults. We didn't go too far wrong then. My admiration goes out to parents of young children today, the job does not get any easier and I see in you a strong features of professionalism. Take a look at this article by a young mum in America who got sick ...
http://www.proceedc.com/main/page_publish_with_us_parents.html
Labels: Parent are professionals too
Monday, January 07, 2008
Get published!
If you like writing, and you know about the world of Early Years and Childcare, you can write an article and submit it for publication on http://www.proceedc.com/. Sounds like a good idea to me.
Blow Your Own Trumpet
Have you seen the Blow Your Own Trumpet Campain on http://www.proceedc.com/? It's a brilliant way of letting head hunters know how good you are at your job!
Plans for 2008
This is the final year of my PhD. Thank you to all you Early Years and Childcare practitioners who have helped with my research on 'What induces Early Years and Childcare practitoners to remain in Private Day Nurseries. I'll have it all written up by the end of the year!
What are your plans for 2008?
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Make it happen in 2008
Raising the status of the Early Years profession is a bit like being environmentally friendly -
we make a difference when each one of us takes responsibility for our patch.
Together we can make 2008 a good year for the Early Years Workforce. Make it happen!
http://www.proceedc.com