EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN AGE 0 TO 6 REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY EARLY LEARNING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR CHILDREN AGE 0 - 6 October, 2011 Early LEARNING Development Standards CHILDREN AGE 0-6 CHILDREN AGE This publication was developed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology in Kosovo, with the support of UNICEF Office in Kosovo
[email protected]; www.unicef.org/kosovo Photography: Samir Karahoda Design: www.xhad.net 2 October, 2011 Early LEARNING Development Standards CONTENTS PREFACE ....................................................................................................................................................................................4 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................................................5 WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD 0-6 YEARS OF AGE (ELDS) .....7 VALUES AND PRINCIPLES SUPPORTING ELDS ....................................................................................................................7 DEVELOPMENT AREAS, DETERMINATION OF AGE AND AGE GROUPS INCLUDED IN ELDS ..........................................9 0-6 CHILDREN AGE WHO CAN USE ELDS, WHAT IS ELDS USED AND NOT USED FOR .....................................................................................12 DRAFTING PROCESS OF DEVELOPMENT AND LEARNING STANDARDS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD, 0-6 YEARS OF AGE (ELDS)