Expository Essay on Early Childhood Education Essay

This essay is on Early Childhood Education. Early Childhood Education is a very important program for children. Without a substantial preschool program children are set up to fail. For those of you who are looking for a way to give your child or children a competitive edge Early Childhood Education is the way to go. Children that go through an Early Childhood Education program will not have to worry about the effects the program has on their future collegiate experience. The lack of preschool experience can lead to â€Å"poor school adjustment outcomes such as school failure, unemployment, and poverty†. â€Å"Studies of a wide variety of programs such as Head Start, Even Start, Flow Through, Learning to Learn and other model programs have shown that one or two years of preschool can improve children’s school readiness, early scholastic achievement, and school competence such as lower grade retention and special education placement. † †Research supports the effects of preschool programs on long term outcomes such as reduced school dropout rates† (Berrueta – Clement, Schweinhart, Barnett, Epstein, & Weikart, 1984; Reynolds 1994; Schweinhart, Barnes, & Weikart 1993) . With such research and evidence I strongly believe Early Childhood Education is the most important way a parent or guardian can kick start a child’s education. Not only does Early Childhood Education affect academics it also affects the economy. â€Å"The conventional view of economic development typically includes company headquarters, office towers, entertainment centers, and professional sports stadiums and arenas. (Art Rolnick Senior Vice President and Director of Research; Rob Grunewald, Regional Economic Analyst Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, 2003)† In laymen’s terms this means that we typically see economic development as anything ranging from company headquarters to professional sports stadiums and arenas. â€Å"Any proposed economic development list should have early childhood development at the top. The return on investment from early childhood development is extraordinary. It results in better working public schools, more educated workers and less crime. † â€Å"High quality early childhood education is essential to a child’s preparation for school. What is more, quality early education is inextricably tied to the workforce—the training, preparation and working conditions of those who provide care. Public policy decisions that prioritize resource availability for developing, implementing and monitoring a high quality early childhood care and education system are almost invariably affected by budgetary and regulatory constraints. † In other words the budget and regulatory constraints decide the priority of early childhood care and education. In my opinion this is how early childhood education affects the economy. Not only does early childhood education have impact on academics and the economy it also has impact on children’s socialization. â€Å"Preschool experiences are designed to provide cognitive and social enrichment during early childhood development. † â€Å"As the pressures on preschools to prepare children for school mount, there is growing recognition that this involves both exposure to pre-academic Social-Emotional Effects of Tulsa Pre-K 2105 learning and support for the range of capacities that enable children to engage in learning, attend to instruction, interact effectively with teachers and peers, and manage themselves with growing independence in the classroom (Raver & Knitzer, 2002). † So this is how I believe early childhood education has an impact on children’s socialization. Going through all of the research on this subject reinforced to me how important early childhood education really is. Early Childhood Education is a very important program for children. Without a substantial preschool program children are set up to fail. Just to refresh your memory the main points in this essay were that early childhood education affects academics, the economy, and children’s socialization. References Fred C. Lunenburg. Center for Research and Doctoral Studies in Educational Leadership Sam Houston State University Gormley Jr. , W. T. , Phillips, D. A. , Newmark, K. , Welti, K. , & Adelstein, S. (2011). Social-Emotional Effects of Early Childhood Education Programs in Tulsa. Child Development, 82(6), 2095-2109. doi:10. 1111/j. 1467-8624. 2011. 01648. x Art Rolnick Senior Vice President and Director of Research Rob Grunewald Regional Economic Analyst Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis (Raver & Knitzer, 2002). † (Berrueta – Clement, Schweinhart, Barnett, Epstein, & Weikart, 1984; Reynolds 1994; Schweinhart, Barnes, & Weikart 1993).