Positive engagement in preschool key to developmental gains

(Society for Research in Child Development) Many interventions and programs designed to improve low-income children's lives focus on providing high-quality early-childhood education. Preschool classrooms that are emotionally supportive, well-organized, and cognitively stimulating can help boost children's learning and development. Yet for the most part, focusing on the quality of early-childhood education has emphasized teachers, often missing the central role that children play in their own development.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news