An Approach To Early Childhood Education Research Paper 2022

Running Head: AN APPROACH TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
An Approach to Early Childhood Education
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AN APPROACH TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION1
The aim of the paper is to conduct a critical analysis of the approaches taken towards
framing the education that would be perpetrated towards thee students in their childhood. As
such the course of the discussion involve in a discussion of the concept of the ‘child’ as it has
been framed by the society as well as on the political and historical perspective. The paper
would also indulge in a discussion of the theoretical perspectives that has been involved in
this respect. As such, the particular concern of the paper would focus upon the approaches
framed by theorists such as Reggio Emilla, perspective of the forest school and the ones of
progressive education. The influence of the approach would be looked into EYLF and
VELYDF. Therefore, the paper would like to analyze the impact of the approaches of
theorists in forming the several frameworks furnished towards the report.
A human being who is biologically present between the stages of birth and the stages
of attaining puberty is referred to as a child. As such, the reference of the child is that of the
minor. While looking at the education required for this age in particular it needs to be noted
that Early childhood education is a set of theories those have aimed at the teaching of the
students both in a formal as well as in an informal way. Sociological perspective of the
education frames it in a way to allow the students to develop their competence to adopt to the
greater society (Landry et al., 2014).
The implication of the early childhood education can be traced back to its beginning
since the period of Enlightenment, particularly noted in the countries located in Europe.
This trend was even more prominent in the countries those have been regarded for their
greater literacy rates. With the growth of the same, the literacy rate had turned out to be the
norm of the western world. However, the contemporary social and political scenario has
experienced a shift in concern becoming the area of concern of the policy and state related
issues as well as the lawmakers at the federal level (Follari, 2015).

AN APPROACH TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION2
Earlier Child education approach included the approach of learning while the children
indulge themselves in play. Such approach can be traced back to the theory of Piaget who
posed the fact that the importance of play is crucial to the development of the child on the
domains of physical development, as well as intellectual, language and emotional
development of the children. The impact is attributed to the inquisitive nature of the child, as
they tend to develop their competence by their curios nature. The process of the children
learning while they are playing also contributes towards the cognitive development of the
children (Gray & MacBlain, 2015).
The aspect of the children of the education in its earliest form can be looked at
through lens of the theory proposed by Vygotsky. The theory of Vygotsky’s known by the
name of the socio-cultural learning. The impact of the theory can be noted in the emphasis
that it places upon the affect created by the factors those are present in the scenario where the
child is growing up. The theory later has been linked with the cognition of the child with the
knowledge gained by the child in comparison to the newer knowledge that was approaching
the childhood. Another of the earlier school of theory as they have been proposed in this
respect includes Kolb’s experimental learning theory. According to the theory, Kolb is trying
to pose the fact that experience is crucial in developing the competence to the factors those
are present around them. As such, the mode of learning as proposed by him puts up a form of
learning where the transformation of the education is important (Vatalaro, Szente & Levin,
2015).
The recent studies in this respect has exhibited the fact the education that a child
receives in the earlier part of their life becomes crucial in developing the attributes of the
children as they sought to enter into the phase of the childhood education. Another
implication of the approach highlights the importance of bringing about a rationalization in
the attribute of the children. The stimulus imparted by the children and the response exhibited