Teaching and Learning in Early Childhood

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Teaching and learning in early childhood
Introduction
The government of today has given teaching and learning methods in early childhood
great significance. Many of the policies that are written about teaching and learning in early
childhood are often based on how to create a better experience between the teacher and the
learners (Irvin. & Carter, 2018). With the major reforms being aimed at creating an environment
where the neurological growth of the kids is ensured, children are well attached and confident
around their caretakers, a collaborative partnership between the tutors or the school and the kids'
families are in place for effective learning and Ensuring that the safety of the kids is guaranteed.
Researchers today continue to insist on the need for kids to participate in high quality learning at
an early age. This helps in the growth of their brains cells better and faster. This has significantly
increased the urge for parents to go looking for better quality education for their kids. This has
also seen different governments draft along with some policies that govern early childhood
education. Some of the issues discussed in the policies are the following.
Neurological development
Neurological development is the development of brain cells which usually happens from
birth to the age of at least five years.
Neurological development refers to in early childhood refers to the growth of brain cells
for an infant before and after birth, this is one of the most important periods in the lives of any
creature. This makes the early years of a child are one of the most important when it comes to
brain development (Davies and Trinidad, 2013). The pace at which the brain grows may be

determined by the environment in which the kids grow up. This includes the quality of their
childhood education, which influences their academic capabilities later in life. Due to its
importance, some countries have come up with policies that act as guidelines to ensure the best
preschool education that provides the best environment for the development of neurons.
According to an article by UNESDOC early childhood educators have a responsibility to ensure
that kids in their institutions are well taken care of. In Australia, although there have not been
many policies that control and govern early childhood education, there are acts in the law that
provide for guidelines for child development (Grajczonek, 2011). Through the early childhood
education (ECE), which is an organisation that aims at accessibility affordability and
accountability in the early childhood education, all tutors in the early education are supposed to
stick to the framework that mostly insists of learning by play. The Australian policies although
they do not directly mention neurological development in their framework, guidelines help for
good development of neurons. In America, the policies of early childhood education significantly
changed due to the heavy research that is being carried out. The major area of the research is to
enhance the growth and development of neurons for young kids at preschool. Since the
publication of Neurons to Neighborhoods, there has been greater participation in early childhood
as the stakeholders have taken the responsibility to better the education in preschool. One of the
policies that speak about the development of neurons in the US is The federal environmental
policy. In the UK through the early years’ foundation stage (EYFS) which caters for children
from birth to age five, has introduced several childminder agencies give training to parents and
childminders on the best ways in which to bring up a baby (Messenger, 2014).
Attachment-based learning