TCHR3001:identify why this is an issue in early childhood education and care and analyze a range of positions highlighted in the literature on this issue: Early Childhood Matters Assignment, SCU, Ireland

Write three critical responses to the issues identified in the first three Modules of Unit Content.

• identify why this is an issue in early childhood education and care

• analyze a range of positions highlighted in the literature on this issue •

present and justify your position on this issue.

The Three Issues

Q1: What does the very recent data from ACECQA about the quality of early childhood education and care services tell you about issues in the early childhood profession?

Q2: You are at a party and you are chatting to someone you don’t know very well. She asks you what you do, and you say you are studying a university course to work in childcare. She responds by saying: “Don’t mean to be rude but why would you need to study at university to look after children?” How would you respond?

Q3: You have a same-sex family, Adele and Kim in your centre who have a 4 year old, Thomas, and a 1 year old Lillian. Adele comes to you to state that their four year old had come home crying that another child, Rex, had told Thomas that you cannot have two mothers because his mother (Rex’s) had said so.

How do you respond at the time and follow up? Rationale for assessment task As an early childhood teacher you will be required to identify and respond to issues that impact upon the early childhood education and care stakeholders, and profession. Marking criteria Obtain a copy of the marking criteria sheet available from the Blackboard site and address the criteria for this assessment item.