Davie Academy:  PLAY-LEARN-INNOVATE

6-9 months research

  • In children who are 6 to 9 months of age, increased activity in the part of the brain that is occupied with social and emotional issues is noticed
  • Social interaction is the best way for a baby to develop and during 6 to 9 months of age; parents and caregivers should increase verbal interaction with children
  • The frontal lobe, which is the section of the brain used for developing interactions is responsible for forming bonds between people and has increased growth in children during this crucial age
  • Research has shown that the skull is slightly flexible during the 6 to 9 months of age in children because the skull plates have not yet completely fused together. This provides the brain with better protection.
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

9-12 months research

  • According to the National Academy of Science, babies ages 9 to 12 months will continue to strengthen their motor development by trying to pull themselves up onto two feet, roll around and crawl on all fours. Doing these types of activities repeatedly builds their self-confidence. 
  • Self-confidence also strengthens the connections in the brain of the child.
  • Did you know? The quality of the learning process to master the gross motor skills is influenced by the presence of myelin in the brain. The brain infused myelin effects leg strength in the brain to go from crawling to walking. 
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

12-15 months

  • During the period of 12 to 15 months, the hippocampus of your baby is well enough developed to not only store memories but to recall them too. At this point ask your child about things that happened a few hours or even a day before to strengthen their memory.
  • You will start to notice that the walk of your child is becoming less clumsy due to the fact that his or her brain is getting better at learning how to steer and respond. The muscles of your child are becoming better trained with further movement.
  • Your child is affected by the presence of the now thicker layers of myelin in the brain allowing formation of word and sentence structures.
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

15-18 months research

  • During this stage of 15 to 18 months of age you will realize an increase in problem solving skills from your child, who is using all of his or her new physical, thinking and language skills to communicate, learn and grow
  • During this stage children begin to develop the emotion of empathy, as they are developing a sense of self-awareness and can relate to human facial expressions
  • The level of concentration in children ages 15 to 18 months also begins to increase which allows them to play more with their toys for longer sit-time intervals
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

18-21 months research

  • At this stage of 18 to 21 months of age, your child becomes very curious about how things work therefore, he or she will begin to use their language skills to talk and understand sequences of events, as well as patterns in language
  • Your child will begin the process of combining words together to form one to two-line sentences or use more elaborate phrases
  • Your child at the age of 18 to 21 months will begin to copy words you are saying as well as mimic gestures you are making due to having more observational skills 
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

21-24 months research

  • By the time a child is 2 years old, the brain has 100 trillion neural connections or synapses. Synaptic proliferation which plays an important part in the learning process begins to get stronger. This synaptic creation process allows for new impulses to reach the brain; influencing children ages 21 to 24 months to increase motor development, language acquisition and emerging self-awareness to develop new skills and knowledge
  • During 21 to 24 months of age, your toddler will develop the two hemispheres of their brain at a faster pace which promotes your child to experience a vocabulary explosion that quadruples the number of words they will knows by their second birthday. 
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

24-27 months research

  • At the stage of 24 to 27 months of development your child will improve his or her fine motor skills by increasing his or her gripping reflexes through play and fine motor activities such as lacing, tracing and building blocks
  • One of the most challenging behaviors during 24 to 27 months of age in toddlers is constant “WHINING,” reported by O’Brien, M. (1996). Child-rearing difficulties reported by parents of infants and toddlers. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 21(3), 433-446.
  • Whining is extremely common at this age as toddlers are exploring new found independence, language skills and a never-ending world of exploration mentality. 
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

27-30 months research

  • During 27 to 30 months of age, your toddler begins to experience increase in blood pressure as well as maturation of his or her immune system 
  • At this stage the brain of the child develops to 80% to 90% of its adult size.
  • Your child will begin to have an increase in his or her breathing pace while sleeping and awake.
  • At the stage of 27 to 30 months of age, long-term memory beings to be cultivated and your child can remember more events that happened earlier in the day or even from the day before and recite them during conversation
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

30-33 months research

  • Toddlers at 30 to 33 months begin to respond in certain ways. One way is called classic conditioning or learning by association. Another way which toddlers learn at this stage is called operant conditioning or learning by effect
  • Self-control continues to increase, but research has shown that it might be based on gender. Thus 33-month-old girls showed greater self-control than did boys of the same age. Kochanska, G., Murray, K. T., & Harlan, E. T. (2000, Mar). Effortful control in early childhood: Continuity and change, antecedents, and implications for social development. Developmental Psychology, 36(2), 220-232.
  • Another study has found that the temperament of children has some influence on the development of self-control. Children who were more emotionally reactive and those who tended to jump right in to new situations, also tended to show lower levels of self-control. 
  • Children who are more emotionally even-keeled and children who had more difficulty with change tended to show higher levels of self-control. Kochanska, G., & Knaack, A. (2003, Dec). Effortful control as a personality characteristic of young children: Antecedents, correlates, and consequences. Journal of Personality, 71(6), 1087-1112.
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System allows for early childhood care caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children

33-36 months research

  • Children ages 3 years old will begin to develop imagination and complex speech which should be constantly promoted with logical puzzles, language acquisition exercises such as reading books and answering questions as well as imaginary play with costumes and dolls
  • At three years of age adult height can be predicted in children
  • Boys are approximately 53% of the height they will grow to and girls are slightly more than this at 57%.
  • During 33 to 36 months of age the cognitive skills of a child are developing at a rapid speed. Your child can now compare sizes, using words like “bigger,” “smaller,” and “tiny, etc.
  • At this stage of 33 to 36 months of age, 75% of speech in children should be easily understood both to you and other people
  • The DAVIE ACADEMY Preschool System for early childhood care allows caregivers and teachers to nurture sensory, physical, emotional and cognitive development in children