Childcare Observation

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had the pleasure of observing six four-year-old children at their childcare. I must say it was the most amazing feeling anyone can experience. The time spent on observing children within this age group gave me a firsthand experience on how they develop physically, social/emotionally, cognitively, and how well their language and literacy develops and mature with age. Physical Development
The growth of a young child’s physical abilities is truly amazing. Physical development provides children with the abilities they need to explore the world around them. While I was doing my observation at this childcare, some of the children are small in height compared to the others. All of the children can walk, run,

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