Ethics and the Early Childhood Educator by Feeney Stephanie;Freeman Nancy K.;

Author:Feeney, Stephanie;Freeman, Nancy K.;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: National Association for the Education of Young Children
Published: 2019-08-15T00:00:00+00:00

Case 8: Birthday Cake

Olivia is the director of an early childhood program that is committed to serving healthy foods. The center doesn’t serve cookies, cakes, or other foods that are high in sugar, fat, or preservatives. The program’s family handbook describes these policies. It states clearly that birthday cakes are not allowed. The nutrition policy strongly encourages families to celebrate special events with healthy foods, such as berries, watermelon, sliced fruit, vegetable plates, and vegetable pizza. Another important part of the program’s philosophy is to develop close relationships with all the families. Olivia strives to honor families’ values and to warmly welcome children and their families each day.

One morning Mrs. Chang, a mother new to the center who has been shy about participating and whose mastery of English is limited, arrives with a large, elaborately decorated cake to celebrate the birthday of her daughter, Mei-Zhen.

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