What is early childhood?
Early childhood is defined as the period of a child's development from birth to eight years. This period of a child’s life is important to their holistic development. During the early childhood years the developing brain of a child is responsive to change and requires a stimulating environment with attentive caregivers.
Defining early childhood development
Early childhood development focuses on children’s holistic development and the primary development task is ‘skill development: physical (gross and fine motor), language, social/emotional and cognitive'. Children progress from being dependent on their caregivers to being independent and being able to attend to their basic needs.
