Early Childhood Education is defined as the knowledge and expertise in classroom teaching for young children between the ages of 3 and 8 years. Early Childhood and Special Needs Education deals with knowledge and expertise in classroom teaching, which caters to children and young adults encountering learning difficulties.
Both require the understanding of the emotional, social and behavioral problems of children, and with providing meaningful and relevant educational programmes and experiences to help them adjust to school and later on, to society at large.