My Professional Philosophy Statement

1. My Professional Philosophy Statement
By: Lynsie Mumfrey
The Early Childhood Period of development is special because from Birth to Age Five the
children are learning important and exciting things for each stage of their lives. I believe that they
develop and learn best in a loving, nurturing, empathetic, calm, understanding, safe, fun, and healthy
environment. I think that the most valuable aspects of Early Childhood Care and Education is their
Mental, Physical, and Social Learning Environments.
I have chosen to work with young children because I want help them learn in each stage of
development. The main theme of my approach to working with children and their families is through
my Christian Faith. The most important thing I can do as a teacher/caregiver is to “Train up a child in
the way he should go[and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not
depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Amplified (AMP) Bible. We will pray a short prayer before every meal.
If the children and their families want to know more information about my faith I will tell them
anything they wish to to know. Beyond teaching and learning, I see my role in supporting the growth
and development of children as important because without the support they need in their learning
environments, the children struggle in life and I believe that they should not have to struggle.
My objectives for the growth and development of the children in my care are to help them learn
and gain the necessary skills/knowledge for each stage of their life. The developmental and learning
outcomes that I want the children to achieve include Sign Language, Multicultural Languages,
ABC's/123's, Shapes/Colors, Science/Sensory, Language/Literacy, Creative Arts, Fine/Gross Motor
Skills, Self Concept, Emotional Skills/ Regulation, Social Skills, and Mathematics. My daily schedule,
curriculum, environment, materials, and teaching methods/strategies support my objectives for the
growth and development of the children by providing them with a healthy, safe, fun, nurturing, and
loving educational experience. The teaching methods/strategies I will use include but are not limited to,
singing songs to let the children when to go to the next education station such from choice time to
reading time, using the website ABCmouse.com, and playing teaching games such as match the picture
with the letter it starts with.
To measure my own effectiveness in helping children achieve developmental and learning
outcomes, I will learn from the children while also teaching them, because children can show you
things that you wouldn't even think of and they will surprise you everyday with what they know and
have learned. I will continue to grow my skills and knowledge in working with young children by
continually renewing my CDA (Child Development Associate) Credential. I will consider myself a
successful early childhood teacher/care giver when; children continually show improvement in their
growth and development, and the families and I give each other feedback communicating every
good/bad thing that happens to their children including the improvement of their growth/development.