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1 Children’s Well Being: The Measure of our Worth Measuring Early Childhood Development for Prevention and Intervention Symposium February 13, 2008 The first shoot of any plant, if it makes a good start, has the greatest effect in helping it to attain its mature natural excellence. Plato. The Republic “Child development is a foundation for community development and economic development…” 2007. The Science of Early Child Development: Closing the Gap Between What we Know and What we Do Early child development is: The result of a complex interaction between nature and nurture. Integrated Rapid Resilient Natural Eclectic Variable Unpredictable Sometimes uneven Early child development is affected by: Socioeconomic factors Parenting style The language environment Social and cultural context Values and beliefs about children, childhood and childrearing Neighborhood factors and community Early childhood development is complex
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Children’s Well Being: TheMeasure of our Worth
Measuring Early ChildhoodDevelopment for Prevention andIntervention SymposiumFebruary 13, 2008
The first shoot of any plant, if it makes agood start, has the greatest effect inhelping it to attain its mature naturalexcellence.
Plato. The Republic
“Child development is a foundation forcommunity development and economicdevelopment…”
2007. The Science of Early Child Development:Closing the Gap Between What we Know and What we Do
Early child development is:
The result of a complex interaction between natureand nurture. Integrated Rapid Resilient Natural Eclectic Variable Unpredictable Sometimes uneven
Early child development is affected by:
Socioeconomic factors Parenting style The language environment Social and cultural context Values and beliefs about children, childhood
and childrearing Neighborhood factors and community
Early childhood development is
complex
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The social and cultural context of earlychildhood is changing… Accumulating evidence of the value of early
childhood programs Increasing diversity of families More children in non parental learning and
care settings Increased policy focus on school readiness Accountability for developmental outcomes
The BIG picture: A question ofpurpose….
To prepare children for school? To educate children? To improve adult literacy rates? To prevent crime? To give children a good childhood? To improve our economic productivity? To provide parent education? To support families?
The BIG picture: A question ofpedagogy… A new educational paradigm An expanded role for the “educator” Pedagogic relationships with families as well
as with children A multidisciplinary context Integration of care and education
The BIG picture: Measuring early childdevelopment… Early identification Eligibility Accountability Monitoring progress Informing planning Communicating results Assuring quality
Measuring for prevention and earlyintervention… What can be measured? What can’t be measured? What must be measured? What shouldn’t be measured?
Today’s program
Implications Indicators Innovation Invisibility Adequacy Description
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A question of will
Doing what we know is right for children
The last word to Rousseau…
Hold childhood in reverence, give nature timeto work before you take over her business.
Emile
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