Early Childhood Education

Provides and overview with examples of sociocultural theory, psychosexual development, cognitive development, social learning theory, behavioral child development, and attachment theory

NAEYC’s (National Association for the Education of Young Children) guidelines and recommendations for developmentally appropriate practice are based on the following nine principles and their implications for early childhood education professional practice.

Committed to equity in education, emphasizing problems facing urban schools, particularly issues of race. Social justice themes are frequently addressed.

From Head Start'sEarly Childhood & Knowledge Center, family engagement is a collaborative and strengths-based process through which early childhood professionals, families, and children build positive and goal-oriented relationships. It is a shared responsibility of families and staff at all levels that requires mutual respect for the roles and strengths each has to offer. Family engagement focuses on culturally and linguistically responsive relationship-building with key family members in a child’s life.

The National Education Association (NEA) discusses the importance of play and its comeback in Early childhood education.

Conducts and communicates research to support high quality, effective, early childhood education for all young children.

Think about your classroom. Now picture your students. Chances are that one out of every five has been bullied. As an educator, what can you do about it?

The ACT program is an early prevention intervention focusing on parents and caregivers of young children. Its purpose is to teach positive parenting skills and practices that help create stable, safe, healthy, nurturing environments and relationships that protect children from adverse experiences such as abuse and neglect and their lifelong consequences.

Definition of family engagement from the National Family, School and Community Engagement Working Group (now the NAFSCE Policy Council).

Gender stereotyping in children’s play in early years settings is a much-studied topic. Gender identities – what it is to be a boy or a girl – are a strong feature of children’s play and often impact on their choices of types of play and playmates.

There are many ways parents and educators can promote healthy gender development in children. It helps to understand gender identity and how it forms.

This post explores a few simple ways educators and parents can create welcoming spaces for gender fluid children, including building a diverse classroom, using supportive language, and providing a range of books and toys.

Provides a timeline of the history of early childhood education in North America from 1800-1900

Early childhood education is an important step in educating young minds and offering stimulating opportunities for exploring and learning. Those who contributed to the discipline of early childhood education came from occupations and professions outside the academic domain. What they had in common was an understanding of children. And that is what makes early childhood education unique; it starts with the child and not with the subject matter.

Four ways to validate and affirm young students’ cultures in meaningful ways, which can boost their engagement and motivation.

Discussed the play-based, Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio Emilia Approach and Cognitive-based philosophies of early childhood education.