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Child Care News for Parents & Carers
October 9, 2019 |
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Kia ora, this week the rise of nature based early learning services and bush kindies. Also, how early intervention may support the language skills of children displaying early signs of autism spectrum disorder.
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Forest kids and the move towards outdoor learning
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Peppa Pig may be the most famous of the muddy puddle jumpers, however, she's not the only little person getting her gumboots dirty. Around the world, children are immersing themselves in nature play and benefitting from an outdoor learning approach.
The rise of forest schools and bush kindies has brought many benefits for youngsters, and here in NZ, there are at least 40 outdoor early childhood education programmes that encourage children to learn, grow and play in nature.
Many educators and families are embracing forest learning and, this year, thousands of Kiwis signed a petition calling for the government to allow full-time nature-based early childhood education. So, let's explore this wild approach to learning.
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How early intervention can support children with autism
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Although autism is usually diagnosed when a child is two or older, some youngsters exhibit signs of this condition well before their official diagnosis.
Now, a new Australian study suggests that early therapy for autism, from the age of 12 months, can have a positive impact on an infant's developing brain and, in particular, on their language skills.
Here we look at some of the signs of autism, and see how this study offers hope for children exhibiting early autism behaviours.
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