Upload
sheelagh-jordan-lucas
View
305
Download
0
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
History of early childhood
Citation preview
Sheelagh Lucas
SPED 435
These children often receive their services in their homes or their preschools
They include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, and Preschool Education Services
These are aimed to teach the child in the Least Restrictive Environment
Children in preschool have
unique needs. They require
additional aid in different
ways than their elementary
counterparts. Many of the
typically functioning
children in preschool are
still developing social skills
and fine and gross motor
skills. Early Childhood
Intervention is aimed at
ensuring the right amount
of aid is given to children in
this age bracket.
Some children are
developmentally delayed
in ways that the just
need a “springboard” to
function typically.
Children who receive
early childhood services
are more likely to obtain
typically functioning
abilities and require
fewer services in
elementary school.
The goals of Early Childhood Nebraska….Children can be receiving some services through age eight. Due to certain guidelines of assessment, children can hold verifications from early childhood, such as a Developmental Delay, until that age.
•develop high quality environments for young children;
•promote equitable access to inclusive programs and services
for all children from birth through age eight;
•facilitate state and community partnerships that address
the needs of young children and their families; and,
•provide professional development, technical assistance
and resources for personnel in early childhood care and
education settings
Early
childhood has
been a long
recognized
age for
educational
need.
1658 - John Amos Comenius, known as the Father of Modern Education and was the first to recognize that the play of childhood was learning, produced the first children's picture book, "The World Illustrated"
1837 - Children's Garden (Kindergarten) started in Germany by Friedrich Froebe
1854 - The Nursery School for
Children of Poor Women was opened
in cooperation with Children's
Hospital of New York City.
1873 - First public school
kindergarten started in St. Louis.
1926 - National Association for the
Education of Young Children is
founded. Now over 100,000
members and 400 affiliates.
1964 - Head Start is funded by the
Economic Opportunites Act
HEAD START
In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared The War on Poverty in his State of the Union speech. Shortly thereafter, Sargent Shriver took the lead in assembling a panel of experts to develop a comprehensive child development program that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. In the summers of 1965 and 1966, the Office of Economic Opportunity launched an eight-week Project Head Start. In 1969, under the Nixon administration, Head Start was transferred from the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Office of Child Development in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Edward Zigler, who had served on the planning committee to launch Project Head Start, was appointed Director of the Office of Child Development. In 1977, under the Carter administration, Head Start began bilingual and bicultural programs in about 21 states. Seven years later, in October 1984 under the Reagan administration, Head Start’s grant budget exceeded $1 billion. In September of 1995, under the Clinton administration, the first Early Head Start grants were given and in October of 1998, Head Start was reauthorized to expand to full-day and full-year services.
•1985 - National Academy of Early Childhood Programs is established by NAEYC
•for voluntary accreditation of center based programs.
•1988 - The U.S. Department of Education establishes Even Start, a parent education/literacy program.
•1990 - Child Care and Development Grant is enacted.
•2001 - The No Child Left Behind Act bill is passed.
The effects of the legislation are beginning to be felt in preschools because policy makers believe that an early start on developing academic skills will help children reach the standards they are expected to achieve in elementary school. They hope also that an early introduction to academics will reduce the gap in achievement between children from economically disadvantaged and more advantaged homes. Preschool teachers are accordinglybeing pressured to begin teaching children the basic academic skills that are assessed under NCLB. -
2013 - President
Obama called on
Congress to
expand access to
high-quality
preschool to every
child in America,
called The
Preschool for All
initiative.
More preschools are being budgeted into public elementary schools.
More families who fall between the gap of Head Start and Private Preschools can afford early childhood.
More children are receiving early childhood services which helps them throughout life
Early childhood education has a direct link to furthering education past high school.
http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/
http://www.childcarelounge.com/articles/milestones.php
http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/no-child-left-behind-comes-preschool