In many countries it is even assumed that care is something that is important for children under 3 years of age or for children who are away from their parents for a full day (in day care centres) and education is something for pre-school centres or schools for 4 to 7 year-olds to look after. I (the author) want to dispute that view and say that it is important for both care and education to be incorporated in all early childhood services, no matter how old the child, whether the context is a centre or a home, or how long the child is away from her parents…
Evidence-based educare approaches
Results support the positive impact of responsive teachers and environments providing appropriate support for toddlers’ social and emotional development…
Multisensory experiences, therefore, could be the most natural and familiar way for infants to develop and enhance their cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development as well as a sense of self…
Confident and close relationships between and among the caregivers and children not only encourage children to reach a higher level of social interaction and cooperative play, but they also have positive effects on children’s later cognitive and social development…
Children’s play with objects in their caregiving environment has a long history as a measure of their cognitive activity…