Early Childhood Floor Moderator for the Early Childhood Floor in Children's House is The Consultative Group on ECCD Welcome to the Early Childhood Floor in Children's House.
Early childhood is the most rapid period of development in a human life.
Although individual children develop at their own pace, all children progress through an identifiable sequence of physical, cognitive, and emotional growth and change. A child's ability to think, form relationships, and live up to his or her full potential is directly related to the syntergistic effect of good health , good nutrition , and appropritate stimulation and interraction with others. Each of the four main sections contains an introduction, a sub-menu linking to further information, and links to related Internet sites . The site also provides information on regional indicators, publications and programs. The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development's site contains an Introduction to International Early Childhood Care and Development, Arguments in Support of ECCD, Benefits of Early Childhood Programs, Complementary ECCD Programming Strategies, The Costs and Affordability of Early Childhood Care and Development Programs and Financing Early Childhood Programs.