Early Childhood Education Theorists, DCF 40 Hours
Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019),
DCF Certification Test - Rules and Regulations for
Facilities
John Dewey
(Philosophy of Pragmatism/Instrumentalism, Functional Psychology,
Democratic Education)
• Education must engage with & enlarge personal individual
experience.
There must be a balance between delivering knowledge &
accounting for individual interests & backgrounds.
• Learning is based on interaction & environmental contexts; ideas
are tools for experimentation.
• Education is a cornerstone for democracy; instrument for social
change & reform
• All individuals are entitled to a quality education in order to
"share a common life"
• Universal education involves "abandoning habits", thinking
creatively, realizing one's skills, & using those skills for the
greater good.
For children 2 through 3, there must be one staff for every _ children
11
,Erik Erikson
(Psychosocial Theory of Development)
• 8 Stages of Life:
--Trust vs. Mistrust
--Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
--Initiative vs. Guilt
--Industry vs. Inferiority
--Identity vs. Role Confusion
--Intimacy vs. Isolation
--Generativity vs. Stagnation
--Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Communicable Disease
Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
For children 3 through 4, there must be one staff for every _ children
15
,Sigmund Freud
(Psychoanalysis; Psychosexual Stages of Development)
• Believed that personality was strongly influenced by the ways in
which
children learn to expend what he called sexual energy from 1 stage
to the next
• Oral Stage (0-1 Years)
• Anal Stage (1-3 years)
• Phallic Stage (3-5 years)
• Latency Stage (5-11 years)
• Genital Stage (11+ years)
Friedrich Froebel
(Modern Day Kindergarten)
• Referred to as the "Father of Kindergarten"
• First educator to develop a planned, systematic program for
educating young children
• Emphasized the role of mothers in the young child's development
• Emphasized the benefits of childhood play
, Disinfect
To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This
process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all
germs, but by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can
further lower the risk of spreading infection.
Howard Gardner
(Cognitive Theory)
• Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Intelligence is multifaceted &
people have different combinations of strengths drawn from
different intelligences)
--Linguistic (verbal)
--Logical (mathematical)
--Spatial
--Kinesthetic
--Musical
--Interpersonal (between people)
--Intrapersonal (within self)
--Naturalist
--Existential
• Theory of Entry Points (ways to enter into learning)
--Narrational
--Logical/Quantitative
--Foundational
--Esthetic
--Experimental
Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and Nutrition (2019),
DCF Certification Test - Rules and Regulations for
Facilities
John Dewey
(Philosophy of Pragmatism/Instrumentalism, Functional Psychology,
Democratic Education)
• Education must engage with & enlarge personal individual
experience.
There must be a balance between delivering knowledge &
accounting for individual interests & backgrounds.
• Learning is based on interaction & environmental contexts; ideas
are tools for experimentation.
• Education is a cornerstone for democracy; instrument for social
change & reform
• All individuals are entitled to a quality education in order to
"share a common life"
• Universal education involves "abandoning habits", thinking
creatively, realizing one's skills, & using those skills for the
greater good.
For children 2 through 3, there must be one staff for every _ children
11
,Erik Erikson
(Psychosocial Theory of Development)
• 8 Stages of Life:
--Trust vs. Mistrust
--Autonomy vs. Shame/Doubt
--Initiative vs. Guilt
--Industry vs. Inferiority
--Identity vs. Role Confusion
--Intimacy vs. Isolation
--Generativity vs. Stagnation
--Ego Integrity vs. Despair
Communicable Disease
Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
For children 3 through 4, there must be one staff for every _ children
15
,Sigmund Freud
(Psychoanalysis; Psychosexual Stages of Development)
• Believed that personality was strongly influenced by the ways in
which
children learn to expend what he called sexual energy from 1 stage
to the next
• Oral Stage (0-1 Years)
• Anal Stage (1-3 years)
• Phallic Stage (3-5 years)
• Latency Stage (5-11 years)
• Genital Stage (11+ years)
Friedrich Froebel
(Modern Day Kindergarten)
• Referred to as the "Father of Kindergarten"
• First educator to develop a planned, systematic program for
educating young children
• Emphasized the role of mothers in the young child's development
• Emphasized the benefits of childhood play
, Disinfect
To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This
process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all
germs, but by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can
further lower the risk of spreading infection.
Howard Gardner
(Cognitive Theory)
• Theory of Multiple Intelligences (Intelligence is multifaceted &
people have different combinations of strengths drawn from
different intelligences)
--Linguistic (verbal)
--Logical (mathematical)
--Spatial
--Kinesthetic
--Musical
--Interpersonal (between people)
--Intrapersonal (within self)
--Naturalist
--Existential
• Theory of Entry Points (ways to enter into learning)
--Narrational
--Logical/Quantitative
--Foundational
--Esthetic
--Experimental
