The website for the National Black Child Development Institute has a wealth of information that any educator or educational professional can use for dealing with and working with minority children, in general. Though their main focus is on the African-American child, many of the resources and supports that they utilize can be used for all children. One of the links I clicked on led me to the US Dept of Health and Human Services: Administration for Children and Families Head Start’s National Research Conference webpage. The 11th annual conference is focusing on research on young children and families: effective practices in an age of diversity and change, which is taking place next weekend, June 18th-20th in Washington D.C.
A lot of the areas on this website are not fully developed, leaving me to question what exactly are the goals of ths organization. One of my earlier posts, I stated that I would like to attend the national conference in October, however there’s no insight into their direction, iniatives or goals. When I click on initiatives, I am led to another page with outside links for pre-k education, the head start conference, limited information on a literacy initiative by the NBCDI. My hope is that the organization does more than their website portrays.
There is nothing on this website that speaks to equity and excellence in childcare. Many of the sections of the website speak to advancing development for African-American children but it doesn’t speak to how or why. Furthermore, I have yet to receive a newsletter from this organization. Sadly, I’m a little bit disappointed in what I’ve learned (or have not learned) so far.
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