EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE.

Running Head: EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE 1
Early Childhood Education and Care
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EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE 2
Table of content
1. Executive summary......................................................................3
2. Introduction................................................................................4
3. Body part which contains part A and part B.......................................
4. Articulation on the sense of agency, self-identity, social responsibility and being,
belonging and becoming for children birth to 5 years............................4-5
5. Importance of the aspects mentioned above.....................................5-6
6. Teaching strategies early childhood teachers need...........................7-8
7. Linkage with a theory.........................................................8-9
8. Conclusion........................................................................9
9. References........................................................................10

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE 3
Executive summary
From the time when children are born, the information and the environment they are
exposed to teach them about who they are. This can be reflected by them performing some
activities which include touching their own body, kicking objects like balls and grabbing things
teach them on the influence of their action in the world. This aspect defines self-identity. As
most of the children are growing, they develop the sense of agency and dependence and this
means that they are able to do most of the activities on their own. In addition to these, it is also
evident that they can explore and express themselves on various aspects happening in the world
(Højholt and Kousholt, 2018). For the children to develop a sense of agency, the teachers and
parents are supposed to allow children to be children so that they can be moulded to be different
people like leaders when they grow up. By allowing children to express their own needs and
power that is what is referred to as self-agency. This means it is the duty of early childhood
teachers and parents to express and also promote a sense of being, agency and offer collaborative
learning so that the children can identify their roles respectively.

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Introduction
Developing self-agency and self-identity in children is very important. This is because
they are able to make decision when they are young and grow with skills. Developing self-
agency on the children at birth to five years it means that they are able to make their choices and
decisions to many events that take place across the world or the environment they are living. By
allowing children to express their own needs and power that is what is referred to as self-agency.
This means it is the duty of early childhood teachers and parents to express and also promote a
sense of being, agency and offer collaborative learning so that the children can identify their
roles respectively.
Part A:
Understanding of self-agency, self-identity, social responsibility and being,
belonging and becoming in early childhood settings
Developing self-agency on the children at birth to five years it means that they are able to make
their choices and decisions to many events that take place across the world or the environment
they are living. When the sense of agency is developed into them they develop interdependence,
they are confident and also increase the chances of being responsible in their own health and also
in the physical wellbeing (Blaustein and Kinniburgh, 2018). For them to develop self-agency the
people living around them should create opportunities so that they can develop the confidence to
explore many concepts in the world. In these, they are curious in many aspects and hence they
ask questions concerning many concepts and strive towards doing most of their things right.
Moreover, they also get to understand that in some instances one can be right or wrong.