The Caregiver's Pledge

I will provide a nurturing, emotionally stable environment by:

• Being sensitive to each child's needs.
• Providing an orderly, secure, safe & healthy setting.
• Encouraging self-expression, love of learning & participation.

I will promote positive social behavior by:

• Modeling positive behavior that embraces diversity and differences and demonstrates empathy and compassion.
• Encouraging childhood friendships.
• Teaching children how to resolve conflict.

I will support a child's early learning efforts by:

• Providing activities that challenge children to think and solve problems.
• Fostering curiosity, motivation, self-direction and persistence.
• Responding to each child according to his or her abilities and temperament.

I will create helpful feedback by:

• Offering praise when appropriate and recognizing accomplishments.
• Observing a child's interactions and behavior patterns.
• Keeping routine, open communication with a child's parents and other caregivers.

I will be self-reflective and adaptive by:

• Being sensitive to how my own views, cultural attitudes & experiences influence my caregiving.
• Recognizing that parents as well as children can contribute to the learning process.
• Tailoring my caregiving to fit the learning needs of my children.

I will be ethically responsible by:

• Offering unconditional support and love to all children regardless of physical characteristics, behavior, social or religious status and family income.
• Investing in my professional development and honoring my professional obligations to provide high-quality care, instruction and guidance.
• Sharing my understanding of children with colleagues and parents.