HLTC23H3 Chapter : EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT.docx
Document Summary
Many challenges in adult society like mental health problems, obesity, heart disease and criminality, competence in literacy and numeracy have their roots in early childhood. Economists argue that an investment in early childhood is the most powerful investment a ctry can make. Research now shows that children"s early environment has a vital impact on the way their brains develop. Globally those societies that invest in children and families in the early years, rich or poor have the most literate and numerate population. These are the societies that have the best health status and lowest levels of health inequality in the world. Success in promoting early child development doesn"t depend on society and being wealthy but depends on skills of the caregivers and the cost of effective programs varies with the wage structure of the societies. The early years are marked by the rapid development of the central nervous system.
