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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]
Early childhood development is the period of rapid physical, psychological and social growth and change that begins before birth and extends into early childhood. [1] While early childhood is not well defined, one source asserts that the early years begin in utero and last until 3 years of age.
During this time frame of early childhood growth, there are many immune and developmental pathways that are dependent on environmental factors such as nutrients; malnutrition can disrupt growth and development leading to obesity or malnutrition. [9] During pregnancy, the key microbiota are maternal microbiota and fetal microbiota. [9]
Week of the Young Child recognizes the importance of early childhood education Recently, my child development center, Saint Mary Villa in North Nashville, joined others across the nation to ...
Development of IDELA began in 2011 based on four early childhood development domains, drawn from existing standards for early childhood education: physical, language/literacy, numeracy/cognitive and social-emotional. Over 65 items were considered at first, but these were reduced to 33 during qualitative review.
Early childhood education, also referred to as preschool education or nursery education, encompasses the period from birth until the commencement of primary school. It is designed to facilitate holistic child development, addressing physical, mental, and social aspects.
According to the United States Department of Education, this program focuses on "improving early learning and development programs for young children by supporting States' efforts to: (1) increase the number and percentage of low-income and disadvantaged children in each age group of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers who are enrolled in high ...
Comprehensive programmes addressing health, nutrition and development have proven to be the most effective in early childhood, especially in programmes at very young and vulnerable children. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] This requires a genuine commitment from agencies and individuals to work together, to plan projects collaboratively, and to involve parents and ...