Category: Early Childhood Education

Physical education is a general education course of study from kindergarten through grade 12 in which students participate in physical activities. The purpose of physical education is to introduce children to the basic elements of exercise and to help them develop a healthy lifestyle. Children can exercise their bodies and improve their mental sports ability…

Introduction In early childhood education, play has been seen as a central concept that underpins the areas of teaching and learning (Fleer, 2013). Play also provides a supportive environment which offers children rich learning experiences that allows them to make sense of their world, to express their thoughts and feeling, as well as extend all…

The world has evolved, and so has the criterion of life. With the invention of technology, which has been the driving force behind recent discoveries, it would be a disgrace if it is not integrated into our daily life. Technology has revolutionized healthcare, agriculture and our transport systems; forever banishing all the mayhem associated with…

Fredrick Froebel Historical Background Fredrick Froebel was born in Germany 1782, as the youngest of his family. Fredrick had a difficult childhood after suffering from the loss of his mother when he was a baby and felt withdrawn from his father. Fredrick decided to live with his uncle, he attended school and excelled in his…

Language and literacy skills are an important and necessary ability required to drive a persons ability to think and learn as without these skills an individuals developmental growth can decline due to their critical thinking and learning skills being reduced. An educator plays a significant role in assisting children in an early childhood environment to…

Language and Literacy development is the foundation of how well the child is going to be at school, in communicating and socialising with others, developing independence, working and many more; hence, it is an important part of a childs development (Morrow, 2012). A child must play with building blocks to further their literacy skills which…

Introduction There are three main reasons why I think this post has added value to the Discussion of topic Reflection. Firstly, I shared an example from my own practice experiences, it will remind my classmates who have read my post to avoid a similar problem occurs in their future practice. Secondly, I did the reflection…

Throughout our adolescence parents teach children the basic essentials to eat, walk and talk with the hopes of becoming self-sufficient. Our parental figures themselves instill in us the philosophies of respect, kindness and humanity. From there we are able to be provided opportunities such as education and extracurriculars. However, as we are afforded these amenities,…

Aim The general aim of the present study is to explore the policy paradigms that support public investment in early childhood education (ECE). Some scholars have made the case that paradigms regarding public investment in ECE have shifted within liberal welfare states to reflect social investment policy thinking (see for example Moss and Dahlberg, 2008;…

As part of this assignment, I am going to reflect on the extent to which engaging in philosophy has led me to rethink my understanding of the nature and purpose of early childhood education and my role as a childcare practitioner in it. Early Childhood Education has a huge role to play in the life…