For this assessment you will need to write an essay that evaluates the importance of contemporary approaches and frameworks in relation to teaching, educating, and responding appropriately to infants and toddlers.
• Select one (1) of the following contemporary theories and one (1) of the following contemporary approaches or frameworks as the foundation for your essay.
• Contemporary Approaches or Frameworks:
o Belonging, Being and Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia
o Circle of Security: Attending to a child’s needs
o Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP)
o Zero to three critical competencies for infant-toddler educators
• Contemporary Theories:
o Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory
o Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological systems theory
o Bowlby’s attachment theory
