Benefits of Early Childhood Education
- Socialization:
Socialization with people other than the child’s family in a safe environment is an essential foundation element to the below areas… - Concept of Cooperation:
Learning how to share, cooperate, take turns and persevere within a safe learning environment, guided by professionals who have the children’s best interests at heart… - Encouraging Holistic Development:
The approach taken to build a strong foundation for a child’s emotional, social, physical and mental development… - Enthusiasm for Lifelong Learning:
We need to inspire a thirst for learning with eagerness and enthusiasm… - Convey the Value of Education Through Experience:
While parents will always be the most important influence on a child’s early life, introducing [children] to a preschool environment provides them with a new perspective on the importance of education that will remain with them throughout their schooling journey… - Respect:
There is no better place to learn this virtue than in a hectic preschool environment, where everything is shared and civility and manners are both taught and learned organically. - Teamwork:
Demonstrating and instilling the importance of teamwork that can teach respect for the opinions of others, listening, cooperation and equality… - Resilience:
It’s important that early childhood educators and parents work together to develop resilience in children as early as possible… - Concentration:
During preschool years, children explore at every opportunity to discover new experiences, new friends and new environments… - Patience:
Children need opportunities to be involved in an abundance of social experiences, where they can explore and practice the social skill of patience… - Confidence and Self-Esteem:
A strong sense of well-being provides children with confidence, optimism and self-esteem which will encourage children to explore their talents, skills and interests… - Exposure to Diversity:
Valuing difference and diversity are crucial to a child’s early development…
by Vicki Palmer, The Huffington Post, August 6, 2015
