Since its inception, the Association has worked diligently to carve out its mission of promoting quality programmes for young children and families through professional development for early childhood educators. AECES promotes professional development through accredited professional development programmes, lifelong learning workshops and courses, practicum supervision, mentorship, research, journal and its website.
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AECES played a facilitative role in the following research work with:
Research Topic: "Exploring teacher beliefs: Social and developmentally appropriate practices in early childhood programmes in Singapore" The University of Nebraska conducted a survey through random sampling. AECES was the coordinating body for the participating child care centres in Singapore. We disseminated the survey forms, called centres to follow up on their returns and mailed the completed forms to the University for analysis. |
Research Topic: "Understanding children’s social skills in their early childhood settings" The purpose of this research was to develop a robust assessment tool to determine children’s social skills. AECES’s role was to contact local child care centres and kindergartens to seek involvement in the research and disseminate the research documents. |
