Practitioner’s skills and values promoting the child-centered and the rights-based approach in ELC

 

It is crucial that the training has communication skills, in order to be able to teach channeled approaches with children and to be able to listen and interpret children in all the means of communication in which they try, whether verbal or non-verbal. The ability to communicate cleanly and sensitively makes it easier to understand children's needs and desires, creating an environment in which children feel safe to express themselves.

There is a need for professionals to have empathy, understand the world of children, always seeking to consider and respond to their emotions, which is essential to create meaningful connections. Empathy allows professionals to understand children's perspectives, creating an environment that values uniqueness and supports emotional development.

Children's active participation requires specific pedagogical skills, this involves creating opportunities for children to participate in day-to-day decisions.

ELC professionals need to know how to consider the importance of integrating the child as an active partner in the educational process, and also know that respect for diversity and inclusion are fundamental to the process.

Professionals must trust and celebrate individual differences, ensuring that the environment is welcoming to all children, regardless of ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status or ability, and it is also included in the requirements that professionals know how to be ethical and have integrity, to that the responsibility to protect the rights and safety of children is promoted in a promising and transparent manner in all interactions.

In short, ELC's professional training and precepts play a vital role in promoting child-focused care and is always based on their rights.

Effective communication, empathy, values such as respect, integrity and professionalism are fundamental for the development of educational environments suited to children's needs, which satisfy them and respect their rights from childhood.

The Early Childhood Education and Care (ELC) professional plays a crucial role in developing an environment that fosters a child-focused, rights-based approach. To execute, it is essential that professionals have the ability and competence to always prioritize the needs and rights of children at the center of their practice.