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2. Child Development Associate - Wikipedia

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   In 1973, the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Administration on Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) funded the Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) to improve the quality of early childhood education (ECE.) The CDA was based on a combination of verified training hours, objective testing, and direct observation of the ...

3. Child development - Wikipedia

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   In the course of development, the individual human progresses from dependency to increasing autonomy. It is a continuous process with a predictable sequence, yet has a unique course for every child. It does not always progress at the same rate and each stage is affected by the preceding developmental experiences.

4. Early childhood education - Wikipedia

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   Physical: the way in which a child develops biological and physical functions, including eyesight and motor skills; Social: the way in which a child interacts with others [19] Children develop an understanding of their responsibilities and rights as members of families and communities, as well as an ability to relate to and work with others. [20]

5. Early childhood development - Wikipedia

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   Early childhood is a stage of rapid growth, development and learning and each child makes progress at different speeds and rates. [13] It is essential to integrate physical training designed in accordance with the anatomical characteristics andage-related characteristics of a child's development, to ensure the normal physical development of ...

6. Gesell's Maturational Theory - Wikipedia

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   The Maturational Theory of child development was introduced in 1925 [1] by Dr. Arnold Gesell, an American educator, pediatrician and clinical psychologist whose studies focused on "the course, the pattern and the rate of maturational growth in normal and exceptional children"(Gesell 1928). [2]

7. Developmental psychology - Wikipedia

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   Parenting roles in child development have typically focused on the role of the mother. Recent literature, however, has looked toward the father as having an important role in child development. Affirming a role for fathers, studies have shown that children as young as 15 months benefit significantly from substantial engagement with their father.