Week 5 Excellence and Equity in the Early Childhood Field

During this week I explored Working Globally from the Center on the Developing Child Harvard University and my focus was to look at the Science tab and learn more about Neglect in Children. It was mentioned that Science shows that early exposure to maltreatment or neglect can disrupt healthy development and have lifelong consequences.  It was very sad to learn that when adults’ responses to children are unreliable, inappropriate, or simply absent, developing brain circuits can be disrupted, affecting how children learn, solve problems, and relate to others.   

            Working globally is one of the major movements in order to help children develop to their full potential by the age 5 and as many as 200 million children will fail to reach it.  This organization is working to coordinate strategies in support children development across the globe.  They have a partnership with Brazil, Canada, and Mexico.  For example, in Brazil policy makers have partnered with Executive Leadership Program (ELP) to design and build the capacity of leaders in government and civil society to apply the science of  early childhood education.  It was interesting to find out that Brazilian policymakers attend Harvard and take intense weeks of instructions on how to skill-build and project development.  Once they go back home those same participants will work in small groups to refine and develop action plans, so they can implement what they have learned. 

           As I reflect on this week blog, I am content to have learned that there is so much work being done globally for children. As some countries policy makers have partnered with Harvard shows their commitment to provide children with accessible education.

References:

Center on the Developing Child (n.d.). Working Globally Retrieved fromhttps://developingchild.harvard.edu/about/what-we-do/global-work/