There are many different approaches to childhood that most early years practitioners are familiar with. Steiner, Reggio Emilia and Montessori are all built on sound visions of how to improve society by helping children develop to their full potential as intelligent, creative individuals They are also becoming more evident in the training and qualifications content of early years courses.
As a lecturer in early years and early years practitioner, in my opinion, today's society is becoming so pressurised for education, focusing on the younger age range more and more. There always seems to be a box that needs ticking or a form that needs completing in order for children to progress in line with Government guidelines.
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