Ethics In Childcare

As a business that provides services to youth ages six weeks to twelve years, for Peas and Potatoes Child Care Center it is essential for all employees to keep a highly ethical workplace. The owners, employees, and patrons of the childcare center would benefit most from presenting every employee with ethics policies and codes necessary to keep unethical practices at bay; this information is obtainable through the “Code of Ethical Conduct and Statement of Commitment” set forth by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC, 2011). As stated in Essentials of Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management, as a business owner or manager “what you do, how you do it, and what you say set the tone for your employees. The
Taking into consideration one’s personal ethics, or morals, and the regulations set forth by the owners of a business the decisions of unethical practices must be scrutinized in order to follow both positive and natural law. According to Armstrong and Kotler (2015) “a motive is a need that is sufficiently pressing to direct the person to seek satisfaction of the need” (p. 172). Peas and Potatoes Child Care Center is a business that has a high priority in the attainment of knowledge for young people. Therefore, for all employees, the essential necessity is the growth of young minds and the motive is seeking satisfaction from their growth. A goal for all employees of Peas and Potatoes Child Care Center would be to reach not only the minds of today but also those of tomorrow; as well as nurture the growth and development of the youth in the local community. That said the need to distinguish unethical practices among the employees not only benefits the business as a whole by weeding out wrongdoers but the children and families who are provided care through the
These requirements are set in place in order to maintain a safe environment for all employees and patrons of the center. Recertification courses are to include CPR and First Aid, while the employee-training program is concentrated on ethics in the workplace. According to an article by Lisa Mooney (2017), the following embodies a work ethics training program:
A work ethics training program promotes teamwork by instilling trust in co-workers. People are more likely to be amenable to working together when they appreciate and respect one another. Work ethics include the concept of shared commitment to a purpose (Teamwork).
Along with yearly training and continual education courses, all staff is to re-sign the agreement to uphold the code of ethics every three years; the code of ethics is first presented during the application process and signed at the time of hire. By recognition, a code of ethics is “a written statement of the standards of behavior and ethical principles a company expects from its employees” (Scarborough & Cornwall, 2016, p.