Early brain development training helps

March 15, 2011

Researchers of both brain development and child development agree that brain development in children under 3 has the most lifelong impact of any other time in their lives.

On the positive side, very young children’s brains are more open to new learning experiences. On the other hand, young children’s brains are also more vulnerable to harmful environmental influences, such as poverty or neglect.

Early Head Start emerged in 1994 after nearly 30 years of Project Head Start’s success preparing children to learn in public schools and to succeed in life.

According to the National Association for the Education of Young Children, 3- to 5- year-old Head Start graduates outperformed non-Head Start graduates in thinking ability and language development as well as in social skills.

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