NAEYC Code Of Ethical Conduct
NAEYC is the foremost association in all things early childhood education. The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct is the position statement of the association providing guidelines for those who work in any sort of early childhood care. Also provided by NAEYC in this document is their Statement of Commitment which, while not a code, offers specific morals and values that should be acknowledged while working in the early childhood field. By providing practitioners with these guidelines it helps those who care for children make responsible ethical and moral decisions that are not always obvious in this field of work. The code is for anyone working in early childhood education or care and is put in place to help those professionals with the moral
and ethical issues they might face with children and their families from birth through age eight. NAEYC has separated the code into four major categories including, Ethical Responsibilities to Children, Families, Colleagues, and Community and Society. Each section contains ideals that represent the goals of the professionals in the field and principles that guide these professionals in solving moral and ethical problems. The ideals help practitioners become true professionals by promoting an exemplary set of morals that best support an early childhood environment. The principles support this by guiding those practitioners in what should be required, prohibited, and permitted in the field. Above all, the NAEYC Code of Ethics is rooted in the commitment to support and help children as they grow and learn by making these ethical responsibilities clear and easy to reference.
and ethical issues they might face with children and their families from birth through age eight. NAEYC has separated the code into four major categories including, Ethical Responsibilities to Children, Families, Colleagues, and Community and Society. Each section contains ideals that represent the goals of the professionals in the field and principles that guide these professionals in solving moral and ethical problems. The ideals help practitioners become true professionals by promoting an exemplary set of morals that best support an early childhood environment. The principles support this by guiding those practitioners in what should be required, prohibited, and permitted in the field. Above all, the NAEYC Code of Ethics is rooted in the commitment to support and help children as they grow and learn by making these ethical responsibilities clear and easy to reference.