Young children’s development
This video from the health Guide looks at ‘What is holistic development in early childhood?’ Holistic development refers to a child's development in all areas – physically, socially, emotionally, intellectually and morally/spiritually.
Table of Contents
- Tutorial Video
- Reading Materials
- Laser Learning reading text 'Development'
- ‘Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage’, provided by the Department for Education
- 'What to expect, when' produced by 4Children supported by the Department for Education.
- ‘Normal stages of human development (birth to 5 years)’ from the Child Development Institute
- ‘Rate and sequence of child development’ from Shamina’s Workshop
- ‘How to create spaces that boost learning’ from the Teach Early Years website.
- ‘11 physical needs of a child during the early years’ on the Empowered Parents website
- Presentation
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Development in the first three years'.
- Click to launch this lesson's second presentation on 'Growth and development of young children'.
- Click to launch this lesson's first presentation on 'Environmental issues'.
- Good Practice Example
- Good Practice Example
- Interactive Quiz
- Evidence Opportunities
- Extended Learning
- Click the icon to the left to read an article titled ‘What your baby needs to thrive’ which was published by Babycentre. This article explains the different aspects of caring for a baby.
- Click the icon to the left to read an article titled ‘The ABCs of Child Development: Developmental Milestones for your Child’s First Five Years’ which was produced by America’s Public Broadcasting Service. This article explains the different areas of development and what a parent can expect from a developing child.
- Click the icon to the left to access Tinies’ website looking at ‘Our favourite key stages in child development’.
- This article from the Baby Center looks at different activities that boost physical development.
- This page from the Kid Sense website looks at ‘Child development charts’ for ‘typical development. All the articles relate to the physical, social and language development of children.
- Oxfordshire County Council has produced ‘My space’ which is about creating enabling environments for young children.
- This UK Government article looks at ‘Meeting the needs of all children’. By getting to know your children well, you will notice that children learn at different rates, some may struggle to do some of the things that other children may already be capable of.
- Think And Challenge
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