Early childhood education boosts children’s success
Early childhood education boosts children’s success
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Media Source: The Monitor (Uganda)
Date: 26 March 2025
The brain's development is affected significantly by children's experiences and relationships during these early years. Multisensory learning experiences, health and nutrition support, as well as caring relationships that respond to and reinforce childhood development, are instrumental in enabling the positive development of young…
The brain's development is affected significantly by children's experiences and relationships during these early years. Multisensory learning experiences, health and nutrition support, as well as caring relationships that respond to and reinforce childhood development, are instrumental in enabling the positive development of young children. Early Childhood Development (ECD) needs to support four domains of childhood development: physical, cognitive, personal-social-emotional and language, argue Mahmoud Sayani and Doreen Kaumi from Aga Khan Education Services, Uganda. A well-designed and effectively delivered ECD programme – such as the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) programme at the Aga Khan Nursery School, Kampala for ages ranging between two and five years – plays a crucial role in a child’s future success. This stage makes a child fit in the principles categorised as: a unique child; positive relationships; an enabling environment; and learning and development.