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Early Childhood Developmental Needs

Online
3-4 hours
Free

Course Content

This child psychology course investigates how early childhood developmental needs influence development and growth. Want to learn how children develop and how to support them in the early years? Our Early Childhood Development course covers the fundamentals of children's physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development. You'll learn about play's importance, heredity and environment, and how positive adult attitudes and developmentally appropriate activities help development. This course helps anyone understand developmental screening. Join us today!

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID195911
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration3-4 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathWhat You Will Learn In This Free Course
• Describe the key characteristics of early childhood development
• Explain how physical development occurs during early childhood
• Analyze the relationship between emotional regulation and social interactions in early childhood
• Compare Piaget’s stages of cognitive development and their relevance to early childhood
• Classify the stages of social development in early childhood
• Apply developmentally appropriate practices to meet children's holistic needs
• Identify Identify common developmental disorders and their key indicators
• Outline the principles of child development and their practical applications
Course Code7303

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