Never Too Early: The Importance of High-Quality Early Education and Care. A White Paper of The Stark Education Partnership

Institution	Stark Education Partnership
Titel	Never Too Early: The Importance of High-Quality Early Education and Care. A White Paper of The Stark Education Partnership
Quelle	(2018), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; Child Care; Educational Quality; Child Development; Brain; Preschools; Montessori Schools; Reggio Emilia Approach; Teaching Methods; Parent Participation; Environmental Influences; At Risk Students; Poverty; Early Intervention + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Kindesentwicklung; Gehirn; Montessori-Schule; Reggio-Pädagogik; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Elternmitwirkung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Armut
Abstract	Early childhood is a time of extensive development in the brain and many of the body's biological systems that are critical for health. Learning and development during these early years can have a critical impact on future educational attainment, which is an important determinant of health. There are also other important aspects of early childhood that can influence health, school readiness and future educational attainment, including experiences, relationships and the environment in which a child grows up. Poverty is often a considerable barrier to healthy development. Recent advances in the science of brain development offer us an unprecedented opportunity to solve some of society's most challenging problems, from widening disparities in school achievement and economic productivity to costly health problems across the lifespan. Understanding how the experiences children have starting at birth, even prenatally, affect lifelong outcomes -- combined with new knowledge about the core capabilities adults need to thrive as parents and in the workplace -- provides a strong foundation upon which policymakers and civic leaders can design a shared and more effective agenda. Despite research demonstrating that high-quality early childhood care and education can be beneficial to children, research has also demonstrated that the majority of children in the United States are placed in low-quality care, some of which may be detrimental to the longterm development of children. This paper will look at traditional preschools and discuss three of the emergent philosophical and value-laden approaches to early childhood care and education that allow districts, teachers, parents, and students greater flexibility in meeting the needs of their children. These are: Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Waldorf. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01