Access the Whole Child

Today early childhood professionals are using methods which emphasize behavior occuring in natural settings and assessments which studies the whole set of circumstances surrounding the child. These techniques are thought to be more holistic and developmentally appropriate one area in which innovative methods have been emerging in the assessment of children at-risk, including children at-risk because of poverty (Dunbar & Reed, 1999). and/or disabilities (Lee & Kahn. J. 1997). At-risk children may be assessed to screen for (or to evaluate the effect of) fine and gross motor delays, speech and hearing difficulties, and atypical behavior. One example of an innovative method is play-based assessment, which evaluates children's developmental skills and their social interactions, learning styles and behaviors through play (Lowenthal, 1997. p1).

Finland school children don't start school until age 7 but Finland students beats the U.S. in math, reading, and science. The vast majority of students have solid reading and math skills. Finland success is called the "Finish Way." Every child in Finland under age 7 has the right to quality child care and preschool by law regardless of their family income. Day care teachers are of high quality with Bachelor degrees. Political consensus and support help Kiuru says. Kids are in day care working in the same curriculum that aligned with what they are going to learn in school. If you invest in early childhood education, in preschool and day care, that will led (to) better results (Krista Kiuru, 2014).

In the U.S. we need to have a coherent system with quality teachers in every classroom. Early childhood education in the U.S. is fragmented, and the U.S. must come to a national consensus on standards of quality preschool. Finland preschool and day care are free because the they pay a lot more taxes. In Finland, children from poor families have access to high quality preschool. In the U.S. most poor children get poor quality preschool, if they get any at all. Sixty percent of 4 year old in the U.S. get no preschool and because of this most start school 18 months behind. We must now pay more taxes so that our preschoolers can have access to quality teachers and quality education.