“Exploring Roles in the ECE Community: Local and State Levels”

The first organization I chose was the, Division of Family and Children Services. Through this organization they recognize that “more than 470,000 of Georgia’s children under the age of six are in the care of someone other than their parents for as much as 10 hours a day. Children’s experiences during this time determine if their brain architecture will provide a strong or a weak foundation for all future learning, behavior and health. It is critical that parents and child care providers have the tools they need to ensure that Georgia’s children are receiving the highest quality of early care and education. But while experts agree that quality early care and education for children is critical, resources supporting care during this crucial developmental stage are severely limited”

https://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/child-care-provider-resources

 

The second organization I chose was, The American Library Association. This organization is an organization that serve children and youths. “The ALSC Liaison with National Organizations Committee works to build liaison relationships with national organizations who serve children and youth and who share similar goals to ALSC.  Committee members work with these organizations to make them aware of ALSC’s activities and goals, and to involve themselves in the activities of these organizations”. The organization also help other organizations, groups, and community leaders “find links to these national organizations and perhaps find a local chapter that can assist you in your work with children and youth in your area”. Some of these organizations that are involve and committed to being a part of the American Library Association in helping serve children, and youths are organizations such as; Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, matches one child, usually from a single-parent, low-income family, with one adult volunteer, who serves as a mentor, friend and role model. 500 independent locally run agencies provide counseling, referral, and family support services. Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens. A Boys and Girls Club provides: a safe place to learn and grow; ongoing relationships with caring, adult professionals; life-enhancing programs and character development experiences; and, hope and opportunity. Children's Defense Fund exists to provide a strong and effective voice for all the children of America, who cannot vote, lobby, or speak out for themselves. CDF focuses on health, education, child welfare, mental health, child care, adolescent pregnancy, family income, and youth employment.

http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/organizations

My third choice and most important organization was the organization of, Child Care Aware of America. This organization. “Is our nation’s leading voice for child care. They work with more than 600 state and local Child Care Resource and Referral agencies to ensure that families in every local community have access to quality, affordable child care. http://www.usa.childcareaware.org/ through this organization I feel believe I could find local resources, and other important information that would be beneficial to me as an early childhood professional. I also feel this organization would be valuable in helping me accomplish my goals in helping low-income families, and their children within my community, and other communities in helping families find access to quality care for their children.

In looking through the list of job openings that interest me I found that the Division of Family and Children Services had a job opening for an Economic Support Specialist (Childcare Program). Some of the responsibilities are to; Determines eligibility and manages on-going cases for the CAPS Program (Childcare). The Childcare program assists families in receiving safe and affordable daycare assistance in order for the adult to work and/or participate in approved work/school activities. Conducts outreach activities and makes presentations to community organizations, churches, schools, community groups and businesses in an effort to provide education to the public regarding Family Medicaid, Peach Care for Kids and other needs-based programs. Calculates budgets, manually and using appropriate devices. Keys in a high volume of data using standard office hardware and software. Performs other professional responsibilities as assigned by supervisor. Required Qualifications: Education, Experience and Credentials; Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an approved accredited college or university and one (1) year of related experience-or-One (1) year at the lower level or position equivalent (Economic Support Specialist Associate) or-High school diploma or GED equivalent and two (2) years related experience. I also found jobs in Child care aware of America which lead me to a numeral of jobs such as; youth care workers to jobs related to the field of early childhood. Therefore most of the jobs listed consist of qualifications, and experiences that I have now within the early childhood field to be approved as qualified for the jobs description.  However, while I did not find any jobs that interest me within The American Library Association, I could however connect with some of the other organizations affiliated with the organizations that consist of jobs related to the field of working with children, and their families.

Reference

Child Care Aware of America. .Retrieved from http://www.usa.childcareaware.org/

Division of Family and Children Services. .Retrieved from https://dfcs.dhs.georgia.gov/child-care-provider-resources

The American Library Association. .Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/alsc/externalrelationships/organizations