EDUC 6358- Impacts on Early Childhood Development


The region I chose is Morroco, which is my parent's country of origin. As I read and analyzed the wealth of information UNICEF provides, I decided to focus my study on a closed topic to my heart, Early Childhood.


According to UNICEF (n.d.), some of the information relating to early childhood in Morocco are:

  • Only 39% of children ages 36-59 months are attending early childhood programs (UNICEF, n.d.). Considering the significant role early childhood programs have on children's social-emotional development and school readiness skills, it is a great challenge that affects the children's well-being and future.

  • Only 21% of children under five have three or more children's books (UNICEF, n.d.). As books expand young children's language acquisition and imagination, lack of books may affect young children's learning.

  • Only 14% of children under five play with two or more toys (UNICEF, n.d.). On many occasions, toys expand the children's imagination and serve as an emotional object for self-regulation.

 

These are only part of the facts that UNICEF presented. According to Derman-Sparks, (2010), young children need caring adults to help them construct a positive sense of self and respectful understanding of others (Derman-Sparks, 2010, p.11). During the early years of children's lives, lay the foundation for their emotional development. Children create bonds and attachments with the people in their lives, practice self-regulation, as it is an essential aspect of their emotional well-being. Reading about the current situation of some of the young children of Morroco is devastating. All children in the world deserve to have a positive and supportive early childhood experience. 


As I Expanded my knowledge about the challenges and the hardship in part of the early childhood in Morroco, I am inspired by the UNICEF organization's commitment to providing long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children worldwide.


References:

Derman- Sparks, L. & Edwards, J. o. (2010). Anti-bias education for young children and ourselves. Washington, DC: National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).

UNICEF, n.d.

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  1. AnonymousFebruary 27, 2021 at 4:42 PM

    I apologize if this is duplicated because I just wrote a comment but it does not seem to have loaded...
    My comment is that the information you posted is interesting and clearly close to your heart as far as important locations with meaning. Having this information is critical in order to be aware of the change that needs to happen in communities that are lacking for young children.

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