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Developmentally appropriate practice requires early childhood educators to seek out and gain knowledge and understanding using three core considerations: commonality in children's development and learning, individuality reflecting each child's unique characteristics and experiences, and the context in which development ...

When studying development, we often distinguish between three basic aspects or domains of development: physical, cognitive, and social-emotional.

This document identifies and articulates the characteristics of five Key Elements that are fundamental to achieving high-quality experiences and strong outcomes for preschool children: the learning environment, daily routine, adult-child relationships, teaching practices, and family engagement.

The Four Pillars of Learning curriculum model provides a proven teaching method for parents of young children, and for Early Childhood Educators, to beneficially influence a child's development, including physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Group time is an opportunity for the class of children to be introduced to new concepts and ideas, share in learning experiences, to talk together and collaborate. Group time is also a way to create a sense of belonging and togetherness within the class.

ELECT helps clarify these developmental markers for each age group and shows the approximate skills they should be learning at each age group. The domains are Social, Emotional, Communication, language, and literacy, Cognitive, and Physical.

ELECT stands for Early Learning for Every Child Today.