Sinopsis
Child development experts have carried out a lot of research on young children to work out what most children can do at different ages and the rate at which they grow. From this research, milestones of development have been identified. A ‘milestone of development’ refers to the age at which most children should have reached a certain stage of development, for example, walking alone by 18 months, or smiling at six weeks.
Many children will have reached that stage of development much earlier, but what matters is whether a child has reached it by the milestone age. You will also read about average ages for developmental stages, and these will be different. An average age is in the middle of the range of ages when all children reach a certain stage, for example, for walking the range can be from 10 months to 18 months which makes the ‘average’ age for walking 14 months. The important thing to remember is that all children develop at different rates and may be earlier in achieving some aspects of development and later in others.
Content
- Unit 1 Understanding children’s development
- Unit 2 Keeping children safe
- Unit 3 Communication with children and adults
- Unit 4 Preparing and maintaining environments for child care
- Unit 5 Professional development, roles and responsibilities in child care*
- Unit 6 Supporting children’s play and learning
- Unit 7 The development and care of babies and children under 3 years
- Unit 8 Providing support for children with disabilities or special educational needs
