Definition of Curriculum In KidzCareHub

Curriculum refers to a specific learning standard used to guide the children to explore their new found world once they are out of a cocooned setting since their birth through; A strategically planned sequence of instruction to meet the age appropriate developmental goals of the children.

KidzCareHub have recognized the importance of few key elements while preparing their curriculum based on a comparative study between the early child development program in the USA and India and extracting the best from both.

Importance of a Wholesome Early Learning Program

It plays a key role in enabling the kind of early learning experiences that research shows are linked with academic achievement in school, higher graduation rates and enhanced productivity in adult life. All of the domains of a child's development —physical, social-emotional, cognitive, language and literacy—are interrelated and interdependent. The more limited a child's experiences with language and literacy the more likely he or she will have difficulty learning to read. Early literacy predictors of reading and school success include oral language, alphabetic code, and print knowledge.

  •   Education is not filling a pail, but lighting a fire.
  •   — William Butler Yeats

Importance of Observation & Evaluation

The word OBSERVATION is a Verb not a Noun—that means it’s a continuous process, not a stagnant state. Observation does involves looking- BUT its beyond just looking. It involves active engagement. So, OBSERVATION is the ability to comprehend and interpret observations. It’s crucial that Parent’s understand the importance of the Observatory Skills of a Caregiver or a Teacher playing a vital role in a child early life, thereby, building a solid foundation for the child's success.

Importance of Assessment

Assessing Early Development Assessment is the process of gathering information about children from several forms of evidence, then organizing and interpreting that information. Assessment of children’s skills must include regular observation and recording of their behavior in their natural setting. Older children may be able to demonstrate their knowledge in structured, test-like conditions, whereas younger children, who have a limited repertoire of behaviors that can be assessed, are best studied through observation. Young children express themselves in actions more than in words, so a test situation may not reveal much of what they know.

Unlike older children and adults, young children do not set aside or hide their feelings or substitute for emotions with other socially approved behaviors, so observing them in action will likely yield more accurate information.

Importance of Documenting and Recording

Monitoring a child’s activity is an important act for the child’s evaluation process. Our CORE ADVANTAGE SOFTWARE is a sophisticated tracking software that documents and records every developmental & behavioral activities of your child. Teachers use our digital classroom features to collect samples of the children’s work much of which is captured in a playful and random setting.

Through careful observation & listening, teachers can truly be “in the moment” with children. Through listening, teachers can spontaneously support and challenge children. Documenting what happens is a kind of visible listening which can be easily shared with parents for setting goals for the child.

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Importance on How Children Learn

No two children learn in the exact same way, but as a rule of thumb all children learn best through their five senses. Hands-on experiences allow children to learn by directly interacting with their environment. There’s a great Chinese proverb that comes to mind when discussing the way that children learn: “Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I’ll understand.”

Importance of Four Focused Areas to Build the Curriculum

Curriculum is not just a lesson plan, field trip, or project. Curriculum is fluid: It moves with the children’s interests and needs. Curriculum as an “organized framework” has four areas of focus:

  •  Content which is what the children should learn.
  •  Teachers who use the knowledge of child development program to dictate the content & process.
  •  Process which is how and when they learn.
  •  The context which is why certain projects and activities are chosen and which.
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