Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator

Doing what’s right for children, families, colleagues, and the community Do you need support and guidance to help you navigate tough ethical issues in your work? The NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct is every early childhood educator’s foundation for moral practice, and this third edition of Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator shows you how to use the Code to guide your actions and responses to challenging situations in the workplace. Here, you’ll find real cases from early childhood programs that illustrate the process of identifying and addressing ethical issues by applying the NAEYC Code. Reflection questions encourage you to think deeply about how your own experiences relate to the examples. Ethical conduct is critical, and the Code and this book are resources you can turn to again and again as you seek to make the right decisions for young children and their families.

This updated third edition informs and guides those who work with children and families through the tough decisions they must confront. Feeney and Freeman provide new, well-chosen examples and questions that not only clarify key points about ethical conduct and decision-making but also stimulate reflection and discussion on critical issues.This updated third edition of the bestselling Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator seeks to inform and guide those who work with children and families through the tough decisions they must confront. Feeney and Freeman provide new, well-chosen examples and questions that not only clarify key points about ethical conduct and decision-making but also stimulate reflection and discussion on critical issues confronting early childhood educators.