Early Learning is a process your child begins at birth.

You as a parent plays an important role in your children's early learning and can influence their lifelong learning process as little or as much depending on what you do with your child. This first learning will have an influence on their lifetime development.

 A definition of learning from the MacQuarie Dictionary explains learning as:

 "acquiring knowledge of or skill in something by study, instruction or experience"

From the time they are born children are gaining knowledge and learn new skills from what they see and sense around them.

Children learn everyday, they gain their knowledge and skills through watching what adults and other children are doing and saying around them and by exploring the environment around them.

Early learning is an active process and children being children are always throughly involved in what is happening around them.

It is in these early years that your child learns the most. You've probably heard the expression that their 'brains are like sponges'. Well this is true, it is a time where they absorb the most from all around them. Sometimes, unfortunately, they pick up more than we bargain for.

During this stage, they will begin to develop socially, emotionally, physically and their personality will emerge.

Providing lots of fun experiences, opportunities for play, encouragement, support and unconditional love will help your child in their learning process - leading them to explore, to learn and to grow.

If you believe you have little time to create lots of learning experiences for your child, have a look at KidsLearningisfun's - "Everyday Words" - a product that includes picture cards with words that you can stick around your home and help your child build a vocabulary.

How do we approach learning?

Early learning at home - ideas and things you can do

What is the learning style of your child?