4. Mother Care, Other Care: Children's development in the context of early education and care Flashcards
(25 cards)
what is the main influence of behaviour and attachment in children?
what goes in in the environments of care (e.g. home, childcare)
what is the main influence on a child’s development?
their experience
what are the parental forms of early childhood education and care?
antenatal care and parenting
what are the categories of non-parental early childhood education and care?
formal and informal
what are types of formal non-parental care in early childhood education and care?
group day care, family day care, kindy
what are types of informal non-parental care in early childhood education and care
Relative, friend, Nanny
what are the roles the early childhood education and care play in child and parent’s lives?
enables workforce participation of parents and potentially promotes children’s developments
what are the two systems and early childhood education and care?
child care and education
what does child care allow for the parent?
enables them to work and it is of a minimum standard and low cost
what does education provide for a child?
promotes learning and development and high quality and resources
how many children are there in childcare?
approximately 1000000. by the time children enter school 96% children in australia will have attended early childhood education
how much is spent on early childhood education and care each year?
$10 billion - $7 billion by gov the rest by parents
what has developmental science indicated about the relationship between early life and adult outcomes?
positive early caregiving –> better life changes. Early experiences predict outcomes in adult life: health, well-being, productivity
what does establishing positive pathways of development result in?
marginal gains through higher levels of social and human capital
what are the three developmental tasks of childhood?
Regulating emotions and feeling secure, getting on with and learning about others, learning the think and learning to talk
what is the process to regulating emotions and feeling secure?
responsive and calm interactions -> regulating emotion, being in control -> positive and confident behaviour
that is security of attachment?
individual variation in the child responses to relationship with attachment figure
what are the measurements of security attachment based on
separation from other Strante situations
What is the relation between Stress and early childhood care?
control levels in and out of group care situations suggest differing patterns throughout the day
what is the process children take to get on with and learn about other?
being with others -> sharing, asserting, negotiating -> social success
what is involved in social learning and behaviour?
getting on with others, understanding others, following social rules, measures based on parent and teacher report and observation
what is the main place of social inclusion in early childhood?
childcare centers - becomes a space where intrinsic values of each person is recognised, where democratic participation is promoted, as well as, respect for our shared environment
what is the process of learning to think and talk?
exploring and talking -> Discovering and learning -> educational succeess
who are the main scaffolders of learning for children?
adults - tasks achieved through support and interaction with adult
