{"id":747,"date":"2013-08-27T01:02:48","date_gmt":"2013-08-27T01:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-intro\/?page_id=747"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:45:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T15:45:43","slug":"ec-3-environments-for-children","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/secd-intro\/ec-3-environments-for-children\/","title":{"rendered":"EC 3. Environments for children"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/files\/2011\/11\/AssiniboinePark14-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7962\" title=\"AssiniboinePark14\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Think back to Bronfenbrenner&#8217;s Bioecological Systems Theory (p. 1.1 of this module) and the concept that children are surrounded by a &#8220;system of environments&#8221;. Families define a child&#8217;s home environment &#8211; a home environment is within the public space of a particular neighbourhood and community. Public policies and infrastructure set the stage for communities &#8211; cultural influences shape the environments and the relationships between the &#8220;systems&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on what we know from research about family experiences, early childhood education, early interventions, and neighbourhoods, how can we create the best possible environments for children?<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-reflect-Z2fy2oc wp-block-lazyblock-reflect\"><div class=\"reflect\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can home environments nurture and stimulate young children?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can our public spaces and places delight and engage children&#8217;s curiosity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How can communities support families?<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beginning in the 1990\u2032s, the Al-Azhar park in an historic district of Cairo was created by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture over a 500 year-old former rubbish heap, resulting in a beautiful and much-needed green space in central Cairo. With over two million visitors a year, the park generates enough funds for its own maintenance through gate and restaurant receipts. It has also proven to be a powerful catalyst for urban renewal in the neighbouring district of Darb al-Ahmar, an architecturally and culturally rich low-income area. The agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network have undertaken social, health and education programs that complement the urban renewal activities .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The following video, shows some of the health and education programs in Darb al-Ahmar. As you watch, think about how these programs might affect the lives of children.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript-R3NT0 wp-block-lazyblock-watch-expand-transcript\"><div class=\"watch-expand expand-container context-container\">\n   <div class=\"watch tap-to-expand tap-container\">\n      <div class=\"tap-icon\"><\/div>\n      <div class=\"tap-content\">\n         <span class=\"tap-label\">VIEW<\/span>\n         <span class=\"tap-description\">Supports for young children and their families in Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo, Egypt (15:12)<\/span>\n        \n      <\/div>\n   <\/div>\n   <div class=\"output-content collapse\" style=\"height: 0px;\">\n      <div class=\"vimeo-container\">\n         <iframe webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/90187226?api=1\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n      <\/div><br>\n      <p><a href=\"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/transcript\/transcript-supports-for-young-children-and-their-families-in-darb-al-ahmar-cairo-egypt\/\" target=\"_blank\">Supports for young children and their families in Darb al-Ahmar, Cairo, Egypt &#8211; Text  Transcript<\/a><\/p>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-reflect-fUJJ9 wp-block-lazyblock-reflect\"><div class=\"reflect\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From infrastructure improvements, to prenatal classes to adult literacy, the programs reach people from the prenatal period to adulthood. How do you think these inputs affect the ecology of childhood in Darb al-Ahmar?<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The practices and programs highlighted on the next few pages demonstrate ways of supporting children in a variety of environments &#8211; their homes, early childhood programs, and communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think back to Bronfenbrenner&#8217;s Bioecological Systems Theory (p. 1.1 of this module) and the concept that children are surrounded by a &#8220;system of environments&#8221;. Families define a child&#8217;s home environment &#8211; a home environment is within the public space of a particular neighbourhood and community. 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