Question By: Our brains change quickly during early childhood. In the earliest stages, children learn to bring order to their world. The right environment can either hinder or help this learning. Research shows that early childhood education is one of the best ways to help your child develop the social, emotional and cognitive skills they need to prepare for primary school and beyond.
Benefits of early childhood education
In order to provide a child with an environment that is supportive, as well as nurturing, it is very important that we understand how crucial these early years are and how we as parents and educators can contribute to making it intellectually stimulating.
Here are a few ways that your child can benefit from child development and early childhood education, now and in the future.
1. They’ll develop good habits
2. They’ll develop literacy and numeracy skills
3. They’ll develop emotional resilience
4. They’ll enjoy a successful future
5. They’ll develop a lifelong love of learning
6. Participation in co-curricular activities
7. Promotes lifelong learning
8. Improves socialization
The importance of early childhood education
There is consistent and strong evidence which shows that:
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Brain development is most rapid in the early stages of a child’s life. When the quality of stimulation, support and nurture is lacking, there can be detrimental effects on overall development.
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Learning delays can be greatly reduced with the help of early intervention. At the beginning stages of Kindergarten early academics, children who did not participate in an Early Childhood Education program lag behind their peers who have attended an ECE program.
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Children who are enrolled in an Early Childhood Education program achieve more success at school. As adults they have better career opportunities, improved health, and lower levels of dependence and crime rates than those who do not attend an early education program.
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Efforts to improve early child development are an investment, not a cost. Investing in ECE helps promote economic growth while also helping to target the development of character and cognitive skills necessary for future success.
At Council Oak Montessori School our role extends beyond teaching specific topics and into increasing the student’s overall potential. The early years of education form the foundation for learning that will stay with each child for a lifetime. Teachers of our older students have an important job as well, but it is in the younger years that we lay the foundation for lifelong learning.
Visit https://counciloakmontessori.org/2020/04/24/early-education-and-lifelong-learning/ for more information.
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