
The Science of Early Childhood Education
Author: Rhian Allvin For more than 20 years, neuroscience has confirmed what parents, grandparents and early childhood educators have suspected for a long time. The first five years of life are the most profound period of brain development in the human lifespan. In these years infants, toddlers and preschoolers develop the synaptic connections and foundations for learning and development. This includes their language, cognitive, social, emotional and physical attributes. In fact, a child’s brain at age five is 90% the size of an adult brain. To make the most of this extraordinary time of development, children need to have experiences