Parents are their child's first and best teacher. From the moment a child enters the world, parents begin teaching them all about themselves, their world, and their place in it. Parents teach their children by what they say, and how they say it. They teach them by nurturing them: picking them up when they cry, changing their baby's diaper when it's messy, and feeding them when they are hungry. But did you know one of the simplest and most effective ways that parents teach their children is by simply playing with them! That's why a great partnership with a child care center that emphasizes the importance of early childhood education makes for a great team. Together, we make up a team of caring, compassionate teachers that knows that children can gain all the tools they need, in all areas of development, and have so much fun doing it that they won't even realize they are learning!
Early childhood education maintains that children learn best through play. It is when they are having fun that they will learn the most, and that this new knowledge will be retained. Focus is placed on all areas of development: motor, social-emotional, speech and language, and cognitive development, and utilizes the natural curiosity of children to help them explore and learn. Through structured play, rather than rote instruction, children develop important skills such as cause and effect, problem-solving, and critical thinking, as they explore and maneuver their way through the activities. Teachers build on the foundation that parents make with their children naturally, giving the child new experiences and challenges to develop build their skills on.
This doesn't mean, however, that early childhood education is a free-for-all play time. It's actually the opposite! In an early childhood education structure, each activity and instruction is specifically chosen to strengthen and improve certain skills that they need. For example, using safety scissors to cut play dough can be a fun and entertaining activity for kids to do, but from an educator's standpoint, it is also building up those little finger muscles, teaching them how to use and control scissors, and cause and effect. Mastery of these skills will help them learn to hold utensils properly, cut with a fork and knife, and hold a pencil with a mature grip. Similarly, kicking a ball back and forth is a learned skill. Children learn eye-foot coordination, balance and control of their body, as well strengthening their muscles to move onto climbing! When it comes to all the fun children can have while learning, the list goes on and on!
As you walk through Bright Start Academy, you can see that we put that same early childhood education practice into play here at our center. Our lesson plans and entire curriculum are fun and exciting, and emphasize interactive learning. We do love to watch the children laugh and play! But even more so, we love to see how much they learn and grow! Partnering with parents to give children a variety of experiences and opportunity is our passion, and it's a partnership that can only lead to success
Early childhood education maintains that children learn best through play. It is when they are having fun that they will learn the most, and that this new knowledge will be retained. Focus is placed on all areas of development: motor, social-emotional, speech and language, and cognitive development, and utilizes the natural curiosity of children to help them explore and learn. Through structured play, rather than rote instruction, children develop important skills such as cause and effect, problem-solving, and critical thinking, as they explore and maneuver their way through the activities. Teachers build on the foundation that parents make with their children naturally, giving the child new experiences and challenges to develop build their skills on.
This doesn't mean, however, that early childhood education is a free-for-all play time. It's actually the opposite! In an early childhood education structure, each activity and instruction is specifically chosen to strengthen and improve certain skills that they need. For example, using safety scissors to cut play dough can be a fun and entertaining activity for kids to do, but from an educator's standpoint, it is also building up those little finger muscles, teaching them how to use and control scissors, and cause and effect. Mastery of these skills will help them learn to hold utensils properly, cut with a fork and knife, and hold a pencil with a mature grip. Similarly, kicking a ball back and forth is a learned skill. Children learn eye-foot coordination, balance and control of their body, as well strengthening their muscles to move onto climbing! When it comes to all the fun children can have while learning, the list goes on and on!
As you walk through Bright Start Academy, you can see that we put that same early childhood education practice into play here at our center. Our lesson plans and entire curriculum are fun and exciting, and emphasize interactive learning. We do love to watch the children laugh and play! But even more so, we love to see how much they learn and grow! Partnering with parents to give children a variety of experiences and opportunity is our passion, and it's a partnership that can only lead to success