Early childhood education


"Early childhood education" covers the education of a child from the period from birth to nine years of age.

Child development

http://www.musd.org/calhills/kidwebs/VeronicaPweb/j161353.gif There are different developmental domains of children: 1. Physical Development - concerns physical growth and the development of both gross and fine motor control of the body. 2. Perception and Sensory Development - how one functions using the senses and the ability to process the information gained. 3. Communication and Language Development - using visual and sound signals, especially in the acquisition of language, also in the exchange of thoughts and feelings. 4.Cognitive Development - concerns how the individual thinks and responds 5. Emotional Development - concerns children's increasing awareness and control of their feelings 6. Social Development - concerns the child's identity, their relationship with others, and understanding their place within a social environment

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Child care centers

Facilities that offer full-day children's programs are often called child care centers. The focus of most of these centers is to provide a safe and secure environment where children can gain the education and experience they'll need to build a strong foundation for years to come. The care is designed to meet the child's basic nutrition, health, and safety needs. The curriculum emphasizes the whole child including his or her social, emotional, cognitive, and physical needs. Most child care centers open early in the morning (as early as 6:00am), and remain open until six or seven o'clock in the evening. Some centers provide care for children 24 hours per day. Most recently, there was an article in the Toronto Star that stated that daycares were offering evening/over night care for children with parents that work night shifts (the world is changing). For information on Getting Ready for Child Care: Steps to Preparing Child and Yourself How do you find and choose proper child care for your child?: Finding & Choosing Childcare Quality Care: A Parent's Role

Education

The curriculum in a Head Start program is designed to meet the needs of each child. One goal is to build self-esteem that will lead to future success in school. Staff encourage self-confidence, curiosity, and self-discipline. A variety of learning experiences are designed to meet the children's needs in the various areas of development. Staff should work as a team to implement the new government issued curriculum and teach children, based on their interest and in a fun way. Parent involvement should be the heart of the program. Preschool children must be provided with early,literacy,awarness and intervention in order to perform better during the later years. This will lead the to success once they enter schools,and put them on the right track by being well prepared with the right and appropriate equipments.

Pedagogy

The philosophy of early childhood education is child-centered education. Therefore, there is a focus on the importance of play. Play provides children with the opportunity to actively explore, manipulate, and interact with their environment. It encourages children to investigate, create, discover and motivate them to take risks and add to their understanding of the world. It challenges children to achieve new levels of understanding of events, people and the environment by interacting with concrete materials. Hands-on experiences create authentic experiences in which children begin to feel a sense of mastery over their world. This philosophy follows with Piaget's ideals that children should actively participate in their world and various environments, so as to ensure they are not passive learners but little scientists who are actively engaged.

References

Order: ISBN 1-56637822-2 See the article on the Reggio Emilia approach for information on a philosophy of early childhood education.

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