#early-childhood-education

#early-childhood-education

Labour pledges to create an integrated network of family hubs that would be so popular and entrenched that no future government could dismantle it. This initiative will build on the legacy of Sure Start and aims to close the attainment gap between poorer and richer children.

Research shows that preschool is crucial for lifelong learning and emotional regulation, focusing on whole-child development rather than just academic preparation.

Melanie Smith, nursery manager, notes an alarming trend of children refusing healthy meals, with a significant rise in picky eaters exhibiting neophobia towards new foods.

Five years after Measure C was approved, Alameda County is set to distribute nearly $166 million in emergency funding to child care providers, boosting services.

As a public school teacher, I'm pleading with you, if you're sending a 3 or 4-year-old to school, they don't need to know long division.

Sensory exploration and processing is huge, and we want to give these children lots of opportunities to explore them. Sensory integration focuses on following the children's lead and recognizing the cues they give.

"We don't always speak Spanish with the children, but we do sing Spanish nursery rhymes. We repeat certain words like chair, table and plate, so they are learning the language playfully."

"We could do so much with two jars of Play-Doh and an hour," said Kaitlin Fullerton, who has been a preschool teacher and director for 14 years. "An educator of older children would look at that very differently." As per her insights, the experience can transform a simple playtime into a comprehensive developmental activity. This kind of perspective reflects the distinct learning needs of younger children.