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Growth & Development


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brain development during the first 3-5 years

PictureProvided by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
The Importance of Ages 0-3 Years
In the first moments, months and years of life, every touch, movement and emotion in a young child’s life translates into an explosion of electrical and chemical activity in the brain, as billions of cells are organizing themselves into networks requiring trillions of synapses between them
.  These early childhood years are when experiences and interactions with parents, family members and other adults influence the way a child’s brain develops, with as much impact as such factors as adequate nutrition, good health and clean water.  And how the child develops during this period sets the stage for later success in school and the character of adolescence and adulthood...
​           Read More  Provided by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
Furthermore, 90% of your child’s brain capacity develops before age 5.  By age three a child’s brain has formed 3 quadrillion connections.  Additionally, brain development between 0-3 years old is the most significant period of development the brain ever undergoes.  Three year old’s have a vocabulary of 900 words, a 3x increase from age 2.  A four year old’s brain is twice as active as an adult’s, but without proper cultivation children can lag behind...
           Read More  Provided by the CDC (Center for Disease Control)

Main Areas of Learning 


  • Social-Emotional – Ability to develop relationships and/or bonds with others. Growth in areas of self awareness, confidence, and the ability to understand and cope with feelings.
  • Physical – Development of fine and gross motor skills (ability to move large and small muscles with coordination)
  • Cognitive – Ability to gain knowledge, reason, and solve problems
  • Speech and Language (Linguistic) – Talking, listening, reading, and writing
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COGNITIVE-LINGUISTIC-PHYSICAL-SOCIAL EMOTIONAL 
(graphs pulled from www.early-childhood-education-degrees.com) 
​​DEVELOPMENTAL MILESTONES BIRTH- 4 YEARS OLD
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     (information pulled from www.cdc.gov)
  • ​2 months
  • 9 months
  • 2 years​
  • ​4 months
  • 1 year
  • 3 years​
  • 6 months
  • 18 months
  • 4 years​
Growth & Development Checklists
(provided by the CDC)
2 Month Checklist
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18 Month
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4 Month Checklist
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2 Year
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6 Month
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3 Year
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9 Month
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4 Year
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1 Year Checklist
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5 Year
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Early Signs of Giftedness Checklist
Birth & Up
Early Signs of Giftedness Checklist
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