1. Chapter 1
A Developmental Perspective on
Educating Infants and Toddlers

2. Chapter 1Chapter 1
 Introduction
 Taking a Developmental Perspective
 Using a Developmental Profile
 Theories on Child Development
 Current Trends in Development and
Education
 Valuing Cultural Diversity

3. IntroductionIntroduction
 Core body of knowledge
 Standards for quality
Teacher preparation
Programming for young children
 NAEYC standards
 Important: building strong, respectful,
reciprocal relationships

4. Taking a Developmental
Perspective
 Each child’s genetic code interacts
with environmental factors to result
in “full potential”
 From the moment of birth, the child
and the people around the child
affect each other
 Teachers must learn to be mindful
in all of their interactions

5. Magda Gerber
 10 principles of caregiving

6. Four Developmental DomainsFour Developmental Domains
 Physical
 Emotional
 Social
 Cognitive/language
 Learn to recognize the normative
patterns or milestones so you can
easily recognize and honor the
unique patterns each child
demonstrates

7. Sample Developmental Profile
 Page 8
 Chronological Age?
 What areas are the lowest for this
child?
 What areas are highest?
 Name a few activities that could
help in the low areas.

8. Historical PerspectivesHistorical Perspectives
Past theories and viewsPast theories and views
John Locke
Jean-Jacques
Rousseau
Charles Darwin
G. Stanley Hall
Arnold Gesell
Alfred Binet
Sigmund Freud
Erik Erikson
John Watson
B.F. Skinner
Albert Bandura
Jean Piaget

9. Current PerspectivesCurrent Perspectives
Theories and ViewsTheories and Views
 Attachment theory
 Bowlby
 Brain Development
 Ecological Systems theory
 Bronfenbrenner
 Sociocultural theory
 Vygotsky

11. Current PerspectivesCurrent Perspectives
Needs and TrendsNeeds and Trends
 Respect the child
 Microsystem today is very different
Cultural differences: customs, family
structures, parenting styles
 Mesosystem-child care settings
Family grouping, continuity of care,
primary caregiving, partnerships
 Macrosystem-government

12. Valuing Cultural DiversityValuing Cultural Diversity
 Embrace and value diversity
 Cross-cultural curriculum
 Knowledge: personal experience
and educational base
 Need to ‘get to know’ our families
and use that knowledge to create
curriculum