Philosophy is a set of beliefs about how children develop and learn and what and how they should be taught. A well-thought-out philosophy helps guide a teacher to ensure that s/he is basing their teaching practices on what they believe is essential for children.

• I believe the purposes of early childhood education are...
• I believe that children learn best when they are taught under certain conditions and

certain ways. Some of these are....

• I would meet these needs by...
• A teacher should have certain qualities and behave in certain ways. Qualities I

think impor