Is child development the same as early childhood development?

Question

My sister wants to start college and is interested in becoming a teacher aid. So they tell her she has to take early childhood development and others tell her to take child development. Are they the same thing or are they different and how? If anyone can help who knows it will be great and please only serious answers.

Answer 1

They are a continuous process. Early childhood development is the beginning of childhood development and covers the baby through kinder stages.
So early childhood studies just focus in more depth on those early years while child development is broader and covers from baby to teen years.
It's a good idea to study child development first as it gives a broader perspective of the stages a child passes through. This means you can see where the early development is leading & what it is important to achieve as a foundation for future learning.
Then if you want to work with the little ones consolidate with more detail in the early child development courses.

Answer 2

Early child developement generally covers ages 0-5. So, it's likely she'll need to take some college courses that relate to early childhood. The classes are offered at 2-year colleges (less expensive). A 4-year college degree is not required to be a teacher's aide. However, many people work as an aide and attend college at the same time. They use an aide position as a stepping stone to prepare them for a career in education (teacher). Depends on your sister's long-term goal.

Answer 3

They are within the same area of study, but different classes within the specifics. The child dev. class will take you from conception to adolescents. I would highly recommend taking this class as it gives you a great overall understanding of how children develop. I would also take early childhood classes as it is more specific to the age of what is generally considered early childhood (infancy - 8) When you take these classes, expect some overlap but this will happen in a lot of your classes. Knowing some milestones for development and how to facilitate for it in your practices as a caregiver are of the utmost importance. Once you have a good understanding of this, you will be much more in-tune with where your children are at and how they chose to represent themselves. Go visit centers and find a age you might have an affinity for. This will help you be in a place that is suited to you and also offer an emphasis for you to go further into within your studies........Good luck and I hope you get out of this what you are seeking.

Answer 4

Yes they are different it has to do with the age group. First she has to decide whether she want to work as a aid in a daycare to kindergarten age group which is the early childhood. Or does she want to work in Kindergarten I am not sure but let say Fifth grade. What she should do is visit school and see which one she will like better. If she is going for teacher aid why not go for teaching instead.

Answer 5

yes but for different ages

Answer 6

yes

Answer 7

They are the same.