Aistear: the Early Childhood Curriculum Framework presents children’s learning and development using four themes.
These are:
Aistear is based on 12 principles of early learning and development.
These are presented into three groups:
These are:
- Well-Being
- Identity and Belonging
- Communicating
- Exploring and Thinking
Aistear is based on 12 principles of early learning and development.
These are presented into three groups:
- The first group concerns children and their lives in early childhood. [the child’s uniqueness, equality and diversity, children as citizens]
- The second group concerns children’s connections with others. [relationships, parents, family and community, the adult’s role)
- The third group concerns how children learn and develop. [holistic learning and development, active learning, play and hands-on experience, relevant and meaningful experiences, communication and language, the learning environment]