Title: Explore federal, state, and local government regulations that affect early childhood development programs.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Maintaining Professionalism

Exploration should include

- researching standards, policies, regulations, and laws
- describing examples of situations that illustrate the effects on early childhood development programs.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How can the early childhood professional influence standards, policies, regulations, and laws related to early childhood education?

Communication

- What values form the foundation of laws related to working with children?

Leadership

- How can one's views be communicated to legislators and policy makers?
- What resources and training are needed to meet federal, state, and local requirements?

Management

- What recordkeeping and management procedures are required by standards, policies, regulations, and/or laws?