Early childhood educators have always realized that the early years in the life of a child are critically important. If these windows are missed, learning opportunities never previously imagined could be lost forever.
Motor development occurs from birth to age five.
The basis for emotional control, vision, and social attachment occurs from birth to age two. The critical period for vocabulary and language development begins at birth and continues through age two and beyond. Circuits for math, logic, and music are most sensitive between the ages of one and three. And that's only the beginning. At birth, the infant's brain has 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons.