Meanings
nounearly childhood education (uncountable)
- uncountableThe formal teaching and care of young children by people other than their family, or in settings outside of the home, before the age of normal schooling.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 兒童早期教育學 /儿童早期教育学, 兒童早期教育 /儿童早期教育
- 兒童早期教育學 /儿童早期教育学 (értóng zǎoqī jiàoyùxué)teaching and care of young children
- 兒童早期教育 /儿童早期教育 (értóng zǎoqī jiàoyù)teaching and care of young children
- 早期教育 (zǎoqī jiàoyù)teaching and care of young children
- 學前教育 /学前教育 (xuéqián jiàoyù)teaching and care of young children
- 幼教 (yòujiào)teaching and care of young children
- 幼兒教育 /幼儿教育 (yòu'ér jiàoyù)teaching and care of young children
- 早教 (zǎojiào)teaching and care of young children
Finnish esiopetus
- esiopetusteaching and care of young children
German Frühpädagogik
- Frühpädagogikteaching and care of young children
Polish edukacja wczesnoszkolna
- edukacja wczesnoszkolnateaching and care of young children
Portuguese educação pré-escolar
- educação pré-escolarteaching and care of young children
Swedish förskollärarexamen, förskoleexamen
- förskollärarexamenteaching and care of young children
- förskoleexamenteaching and care of young children
Cite this entry
APA
early childhood education. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood%20education
MLA
“early childhood education.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood%20education. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “early childhood education,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early%20childhood%20education.
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