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 * INTRODUCTION & PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION**

My name is Sonia Saunders. I am a mother of two young men, ages sixteen and twentythree. I have been married for two years and I am thankful that my husband allows me to share my talents unconditionally with society. After high school I worked at a bank until 1991. My experience in the corporate world was a learning and politcal experience that I will never forget. I realized in 1990 that I was not happy in the corporate world and needed to redirect my future. I did some soul searching and decided to follow a dream I had as a child, which was to be an educator for young children. On March 6, 1991 I opened my family daycare and surprisingly I was full to capacity that day. Today I have a group daycare center, which focus on Kindergarten Readiness. Through experience and research I've found that early experiences play an important part in the development of young children. And I believe if we provide the tools that are needed for children to be well grounded with a spirit of happiness, as well as a hunger for education they will be ok within a social environment. This is why i felt it was important to do what I could for the community I reside in. Today I am proud and humbled to say that I have made a difference to some of the children who have crossed my path and who are with me today. I collabrate with schools constantly so that my children will have opportunity to continue all that they have achieved in preschool. Parents meet with our staff constantly, they have opportunity to decide and make decisions based on trips, fundraisers, and goals that we try to meet. I will always try to strive to provide a well balance early learning environment, by focusing on areas such as child initiated time, social and cultural activities, art, music, and kindergarten readiness preparation. This is my goal and my untiring dedication.
 * ALL ABOUT ME**



My philosophy of early chilhood education is based on meeting the developmental needs of all children. There are three theorists that help me develop this philosophy. Erik Erikson's theory of eight stages of human development. Children are faced with crisis of all kinds and they must face or challenge. Erikson's theory has supported me with applying healthy solutions to a stage crisis. Piaget's theory states that children actively construct their understanding of the world and go through four stages of cognitive development. His theory helps me design classroom environments, themes, and how to step into a child's mind and try to understand what he/she is seeing or feeling. Urie Bronfenbrenner brings society as a whole to support a child. And I believe that society plays a large role in a child's life. They are faced with direct interactions with people, and these interactions become broader as they grow. Education is a life long journey, that I believe never stops. It is the responsibility of those to share their unique talents to help our society to become the best it can be, in a positive aspect. And it is important that we educate ourselves in order to educate the inquiry minds of the young and our old.
 * Philosophy of Education**