Havard University's-Global Children's Initiative

The following statement is from Havard University's Global Children's Initiative-We view healthy child development as the foundation of economic prosperity, strong communities, and a just society, and our mission is to advance that vision by using science to enhance child well-being through innovations in policy and practice.  This statement serves an depiction of what society would like for early childhood education to be.  As educators, we would like for the education of our children to be meaningful in a sense that we want them to be prepared for higher levels of learning which in return will allow them to be successful as adults.

Three new insights I gained after reviewing this website:

1.) The strategies that in which the Global Children's Initiative plans on helping young children learn. (educating  high level decision-makers on the importance of early childhood education, global expansion of countries or regions on healthy child development, and diverse cultural education of low and middle income families).

2.) The focus points of the Global Children's Initiative portfolio include activities: early childhood development; child mental health; and children in crisis and conflict situations.

3.) The Global Children's Initiative was formed due to global concerns of young children's health and development.

I found this website to be very informative as far as the global concern for children's well-being.  It serves as a reminder that children from every aspect of the country whether it be the United States, Africa, or China they all have a common concern and that is how they are going to foster the development of young children.  The Global Children's Initiative is a program designed by Havard University to research and educate all countries on early childhood education.

Reference:
Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. (2010). Global children’s initiative. Retrieved from http://developingchild.harvard.edu/initiatives/global_initiative/