Maria Montessori, and Lev Vygotsky, focused on the active playing and learning child (Singer, 1993).Play and learning go hand in hand in young children. Formal curricula aimed at instruction and the transmission of knowledge are seen as teacher-centered. “Play curricula” were, and are, seen...
UK policy and curriculum frameworks for early years appear to value play for learning; however, its implementation is fraught with misunderstandings and difficulty. It has been suggested that one of the difficulties is due to the language and terminology regarding play used in official documentation ...
Play Care Early Learning Center’s goal is to be the program that families turn to in the Northern Westchester community to provide their children a quality early childhood experience. We recognize these early learning years are crucial in laying the foundation for all future learning environments ...
Social welfare day care emerged as the dominant mode for the under 3's in these countries and for children six years and younger in Sweden and other Nordic countries, also as a result of national policies, public priorities and pressure, but in response to demographic trends as well. In ...
2006. "Teaching and Learning in Preschool and the First Years of Elementary School in Sweden." In Nordic Early Childhood Education: Philisophy, Research,... IP Samuelsson 被引量: 29发表: 2006年 PLAY AND LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SETTINGS : INTERNATIONAL PERS IntroductionIn Sweden, early child...
Early Childhood Education Early childhood education is the formal (正规的) teaching and care of young children. It primarily focuses on learning through playing to encourage the child’s different kinds of development. 71
Early Years: An International Research Journal publishes research papers and scholarly critiques on all issues associated with early childhood education and care. The journal’s overall approach is international and multi-disciplinary, aiming to broaden the cross-national debate by representing a wide ran...
(2014). Statutory framework for the early years' foundation stage. Setting the standards for learning, development and care for children from birth to ... K Howells,C Meehan - 《Early Child Development & Care》 被引量: 0发表: 2019年 The special nature of the outdoors: Its contribution to...
Early learning centres play a crucial role in analysing and maximising brain capacity in young children. These centres deliver an environment created to stimulate cognitive development, which is vital during the early years of your child’s life. ...
Society and child care There are many differences in the organization of early education and care systems. In most OECD countries, early education for children 3-6 years is a shared responsibility between the family and the state and is often free and fully subsidized. The situation is more...