On November 6th‚ I observed a four year-old boy at the UCI Early Childhood Education Center. My observation starts at 4:10pm‚ and it lasts for thirty minutes. At the time I did the observation‚ all of the children woke up from the nap time and started to play outside of the classroom. The playground is at least seventy-five square feet‚ and it has many play stations for children. Three classrooms share the same outside playground‚ and the age groups of those children are from three years old to five
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engineering with the pre-med option. I was not at all interested in chemical engineering but had been told it would look better on my application into medical school if I had a harder major. By the spring I had changed my mind and my major was now early childhood education. It was such a huge change that I basically only realized I had no idea what I wanted to do. I ended taking some time off school to work and figure things out with what I wanted to be since I couldn’t keep saying I would when I grew
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Velma into the delivery room‚ rolling her around the in a squeaking wheelchair through the polished hallways. At 3:23 a.m.‚ the morning of October 28th‚ 1962‚ my father‚ the man the world would know as MLK‚ was born. Now and throughout his youth‚ childhood‚ adolescence‚ and young adulthood‚ he has remained one of the
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Early Childhood Education Past and Present In order to decide how past philosophies‚ theories and educational models have influenced present ideas and practices related to early childhood education‚ we must first decide where we would like to begin. I will start with the ideas of Aristotle‚ because I believe his ideas on “mimesis” or imitations are evident in the evolution of early education‚ and will always be an integral part of effective learning. Once we understand that children learn and practice
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[pic] Name: Arielle Channer School: Mark of Excellence Institution Course: Early Childhood Care and Development Tutor: Mrs. B Curtis- Richards CSEECD0091A Observe Children and Document Findings Study a child between the ages of zero to eight years under the following headings. Use supporting statements to prove your findings. Please bear in mind that before any child is studied a written consent has to be obtained from the
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Makes a Great Early Childhood Program By Juetta E. Potter A great Early Childhood program for infants‚ toddlers‚ preschoolers and school age children would be a program that participates in Kentucky’s STARS for KIDS NOW initiative. This is a one to four star rating system that recognizes centers that go “above and beyond” what licensing and regulations require. This outstanding Early Childhood program would employ only individuals who follow the NAEYC standards for Early Childhood Professionals
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(Ministry of Education‚ Singapore‚ 2003) The set of Desired Outcomes of Pre-school Education that the Ministry of Education(MOE) had put together in 2003 highlighted the significant importance of pre-school education being the platform for lifelong learning. It’s intention were far beyond preparation of these children merely for Primary School curriculum (Wong‚2000). Very much alike to John Dewey (Dewey)’s quote‚ MOE’s take on pre-school education exists similar context. I felt that it challenges the
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Early Childhood Education Programs Early childhood education programs provide parents with an opportunity‚ the opportunity to give their child a head start in social‚ cognitive‚ and motor development. This head start can prepare a child for kindergarten and the future grade levels. According to the National Academy Press (2000) children come into the world eager to learn; the first five years of life are a time of enormous growth of linguistic‚ conceptual‚ social‚ emotional‚ and motor competence
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What are the indicators of quality in an early childhood program? The Early Years Learning Framework suggests educator guidance in sustaining play is essential for learning and development. Just play provides a structure for children to communicate with one another‚ language‚ in turn‚ like dramatic play‚ helps children advance their play skills‚ and help each child feel empowered and connected to the emerging classroom community‚ maximizing their individual experiences. The teacher must be an artist
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James Oglethorpe’s childhood starts off on December 22‚ 1696. He was born in London‚ England. Oglethorpe’s mother was Eleanor and his father was Theophilus. He was born into a big family that lived in a small town. In 1714‚ Oglethorpe attended Oxford University. Soon after‚ Oglethorpe dropped out of school to enroll into a military academy. He never graduated‚ but he did get a special M.A. in 1731 from the college. Oglethorpe soon ran for Parliament and was successful. He occupied a seat in the House
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