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ISSN. 1082-3301 (print) 1573-1707 (web) Links. Journal homepage. The Early Childhood Education Journal analyzes issues, trends, policies, and practices for early childhood education from birth through age eight.
Wee Care Nursery School, located in Maplewood, New Jersey, was the subject of a day care child abuse case that was tried during the 1980s. [1][2] Although Margaret Kelly Michaels was prosecuted and convicted, the decision was reversed after she spent five years in prison. An appellate court ruled that several features of the original trial had ...
Early childhood education, in its professional form, emerges in the United States in the early 20th century. In 1926, the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAYEC) was founded, and is still active today. Around this time, we also see the inception of development education standards along with teacher training programs.
Early childhood education (ECE), also known as nursery education, is a branch of education theory that relates to the teaching of children (formally and informally) from birth up to the age of eight. [1] Traditionally, this is up to the equivalent of third grade. [2] ECE is described as an important period in child development.
The History of early childhood care and education (ECCE) refers to the development of care and education of children between birth and eight years old throughout history. ECCE has a global scope, and caring for and educating young children has always been an integral part of human societies. Arrangements for fulfilling these societal roles have ...
The Journal of Early Childhood Research is a triannual peer-reviewed academic journal that covers research on child health, early education, pediatrics, psychology, social work, sociology, and teaching in early childhood. The editor-in-chief is Cathy Nutbrown (University of Sheffield). It was established in 2003 and is currently published by ...
t. e. Pre-kindergarten (also called Pre-K or PK) is a voluntary classroom -based preschool program for children below the age of five in the United States, Canada, Turkey and Greece (when kindergarten starts). [1][2] It may be delivered through a preschool or within a reception year in elementary school. Pre-kindergartens play an important role ...
Curricula in early childhood care and education ( ECCE) or early childhood curriculum [1] address the role and importance of curricula in the education of young children, and is the driving force behind any ECCE programme. It is ‘an integral part of the engine that, together with the energy and motivation of staff, provides the momentum that ...