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Early Childhood Education: Development, Learning, Policy, and Evidence

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Summary

Early childhood education (ECE) supports children's learning and development from birth through about age eight. This lesson introduces the scope of ECE, its historical development, its place in public policy, and the evidence for investing in high-quality early learning.

Early childhood education is a branch of education theory and practice concerned with the formal and informal teaching of children from birth to age eight, traditionally through the equivalent of third grade. The term early childhood education and care (ECEC) also highlights the care and learning services provided during these years.

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What does early childhood education (ECE) include?
Formal and informal teaching of children from birth to about age eight, traditionally through the equivalent of third grade.
What are the five developmental domains discussed in early childhood education?
Physical, social, emotional, language, and cognitive development.
What is the zone of proximal development (ZPD)?
The range between what a child can do independently and what the child can do with appropriate support.
What are Montessori's four planes of development?
Developmental periods from birth to six, six to twelve, twelve to eighteen, and eighteen to twenty-four.
What did the Perry Preschool Project combine?
Weekday active-learning preschool sessions with weekly teacher home visits supporting parent-child interactions.

Quiz questions

  1. What did Friedrich Froebel call his open-ended materials for encouraging children's initiative and self-expression?Answer: Gifts and occupations
  2. In the Reggio Emilia approach, why do teachers document children's learning?Answer: To make children's thinking visible
  3. In Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, what is the mesosystem?Answer: Connections among a child's microsystems, such as home and school
  4. What early-learning goal is included in the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goal 4?Answer: Universal access by 2030 to quality early childhood development, care, and pre-primary education
  5. How does UNESCO describe a preschool curriculum?Answer: Educational content delivered through daily activities to support development

Based on the Wikipedia article Early childhood education, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Adapted into a summary, flashcards and quizzes.

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