WELLBEING STRATEGIES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN IN TAIWAN’S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK: A HOLISTIC APPROACH IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

Authors: Chen-Ya Juan, Yi-Huang Shih* & Shih-Chieh Kao

ABSTRACT

In Taiwan’s Early Childhood Education and Care Curriculum Framework (2017), which highlights two foundational principles: supporting children’s holistic development and recognizing the cultural value systems that shape learning. Accordingly, the Framework delineates six interconnected areas of learning that guide curriculum planning and pedagogical decision-making. In line with this structure, the present article discusses wellbeing strategies for young children from two complementary perspectives: the six learning domains and the cross-cutting learning issues articulated in the ECEC Curriculum Framework. This article draws on the Early Childhood Education and Care Curriculum Framework to examine how its learning domains and learning themes embed strategies for promoting young children’s wellbeing.

Keywords: Early Childhood Education and Care Curriculum Framework, six learning domains, wellbeing, young children

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