10 Professional ECEC Values
ECEC Value 1: Recognizing childhood as a unique, sacred phase of life that must be nurtured and protected.
ECEC Value 3: Embracing play as the leading activity of development.
ECEC Value 5: Centering care as fundamental to fostering healthy development in the early years.
ECEC Value 6: Celebrating diversity as a vital asset in the lives of young children.
ECEC Value 8: Strengthening collaboration and communicaton beteween families, caregivers, and educators.
ECEC Value 10: Leveraging natuer as an ideal environment for ealry learning and growth.
ECEC Value 2: Valuing children as inherently worthy of respect, dignity, agency, and autonomy without conditions or rewards.
ECEC Value 4: Aligning early childhood practices and policies with research that supports healthy child development.
ECEC Value 7: Supporting children’s development through caring, meaningful relationships with families and caregivers.
ECEC Value 9: Prioritzing joy, peace, love, and secruity as essential to thriving childhoods.