Early childhood in Law n. 13.257/2016 and in Law n. 8.069/1990: protecting the future

Abstract

This article analyzes the protection of early childhood within the scope of the Child and Adolescent Statute (ECA), highlighting the critical importance of this early stage of life and the reasons why it requires priority attention from society as a whole. Early childhood, understood as the period from birth to six years of age, is a fundamental stage of human development, in which the first interactions with the outside world profoundly shape the child's cognitive, emotional, social and physical capabilities. The study aims to present early childhood and the applicability of the principles of Law no. 8,069/1990, splitting with the Early Childhood Framework, provided for in Law no. 13,257/2016, which, without due care, would place children at this important stage of life in extreme vulnerability. The methodology used in this scientific article is qualitative with a deductive approach, based on the premise that early childhood must have priority in the life of human beings and in the Child and Adolescent Statute. It is concluded that the Child and Adolescent Statute promotes priority treatment of early childhood.