Abstract
To report the experience of students and teachers of a university extension project in the planning and performance of educational workshops on child development with educators of a day care center. Report of experience based on frameworks of The Irreducible Needs of Children and the Bioecological Theory of Human Development. The workshops included eight undergraduate students, two nursing professors from a public university and 24 educators from a day care center located in a region of high social vulnerability in São Paulo. The educational workshops promoted child development in the day care center and the following themes were addressed: child development fundamentals, developmental milestones in the personal and social areas, language, fine and gross motor coordination. Interactive dynamics, didactic games and media resources were used as pedagogical strategies. The educational workshops favored the transfer of knowledge on child development and irreducible needs of children. Extension activities provided a link between the university and the community through the sharing of knowledge among health and education professionals aimed at promoting child development.
Highlights
Investment in early childhood development actions should be a priority in all countries, as the early years of life represent a unique window of opportunities for individuals becoming productive members of society in the future and break cycles of poverty and inequality[1]
The educational workshops favored the transfer of knowledge on child development and irreducible needs of children Conclusion: Extension activities provided a link between the university and the community through the sharing of knowledge among health and education professionals aimed at promoting child development
24 educators, eight undergraduate extension students and two teachers from a nursing school participated in educational workshops on child development in a day care center
Summary
Investment in early childhood development actions should be a priority in all countries, as the early years of life represent a unique window of opportunities for individuals becoming productive members of society in the future and break cycles of poverty and inequality[1]. In Brazil, the Legal Framework for Early Childhood[2] recognizes children as the priority in the formulation of public policies, development of programs and especially the training of professionals aimed at promoting the development of children from birth to six years of age. This federal law establishes that the Union will seek adherence of States, the Federal District and Municipalities for an intersectoral approach by coordinating Health and Education sectors for example, in the fulfillment of children’s rights in the early childhood[2]. Day care centers represent privileged spaces for the promotion of child development and offer valuable opportunities for the promotion of physical, social, emotional and cognitive well-being of children in the first three years of life[1]
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