Un Buen Comiezo (UBC), “A good
Start,” is a collaborative project in Santiago, Chile, to improve early childhood education through teacher professional development. The idea is to
improve the quality of education offerings four-to-six-year-old, particularly
in the area of language development. The project is also designed to intervene in critical health
area that improve school attendance as well as socio-emotional
development, and it seeks to involve the children’s families in their
education.
UBC, which has received some
funding from the Center on the Developing Child, is an example of the kind of
integrated child development work that is central to the Center’s mission.
UBC also incorporates a comprehensive
evaluation: a cluster - randomized experiment in all 60 schools. This type of longitudinal evaluation in
early education has not been carried out in any other country in Latin America
and will place Chile at the forefront of demonstrating the impact of a
high-quality early education.
As I explored the website of Center on the Development/Global Children’s
Initiative in and explicit effort to build and integrated international
approach to child survival, health, and development in the earliest years of
life (The Developing Child, 2009). They have three articles. I chose “Un Buen
Comiezo,” which means “A Good Start.” The insights I gain from the early
childhood systems in Latin America’s countries have been having issues striving
for excellence. The first Latin America country evaluation will be place on
Chile and a cluster-randomized experiment in all 60 schools. These issues are language, critical health
area that will improve the schools attendance and socio-emotional
development. To have all children learn
to develop language skills, health issue (acute malnutrition), which prevent
some children from attending school, and help improve their socio-emotional
issues. The main focus is to make
equity and excellence in areas that are weak in their public and private early
childhood systems. Giving all children a good start in education.
Hi Tamarah, thanks for your posting, because I often learn new things from my colleagues every week. Undoubtedly, the various inequities and early childhood education are bred and bound by deficiency of national assurance, and an absence of facilities of the organization to assist in program reliability and standard. However, low income helps to limit children and families development, but a sound education can make the chances of emerging from poverty better.
ReplyDeleteJoanne
I reviewed the dame article. The global initiative is really making an attempt at creating equity in other countries.What i found most unique to the program is that it addresses health related issues that may be hindering children from attending school.
ReplyDeleteHow important is to give to the children high quality education, and I enjoy reading about "un buen comienzo" that is a wonderfull program that help people to have a good languae skill,and also support their families.
ReplyDeleteI like to read about organizations that help the well-being of the children.
maria