WEEK 8 BLOG

Three consequences that I learned about the international early childhood field is that it is not really cared for as it should be, that it is hard to get funding and advocates for early childhood care in other countries. This has made me thankful for the funding and advocates that we have in the US. Second, that early childcare can be overly expensive in other countries and that I should stop helping parents complain about the price of childcare here. Lastly, education is not promised in some countries while here in America it is almost free, it is free for parents who receive vouchers.

I hope that the current advocates for the early childhood field in other countries come to realize how important the first years are when it comes to molding a child and their development. Being that I never got to speak to any of my contacts, I hope that they were busy trying to make early childhood education mandatory in the countries where it is overlooked.