Code of Ethics

DEC Code of Ethics -Professional and Personal behavior

We shall serve as advocates for children with disabilities and their families and for the

Professionals who serve them by supporting both policy and programmatic decisions that

enhance the quality of their lives.

We shall build relationships with individual children and families while individualizing the curricula and learning environments to facilitate young children’s development and learning.

NAEYC-Ethical Responsibility to Children

To create and maintain safe and healthy settings that foster children’s social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development and that respect their dignity and their contributions

These ethics are close to me because of my deep appreciation for individuals who spend their life being advocates for children and their families especially those that cannot speak for themselves and that are in a higher need of assistance. Ensuring that a child’s overall development is what we as educators should strive for daily