The importance of sending your to Preschool? Part 2

Is preschool an important and essential start to your child’s education? This is the question we asked in our last blog. Here are some more arguments on the merits of sending your child to a quality preschool like the Goddard School in Ashburn.

Learning Independence
The preschooler years are the perfect time to instill a spirit of helping others in your child. Responsibility is new to your child and they thrive on helping with even the smallest tasks. Teachers use teachable moments such as setting the table at snack time or feeding the classroom pet build on your child’s interest in helping in the classroom. There are also plenty of opportunities in the preschool classroom to teach personal responsibility for things like hygiene, washing their hands before snack time or keeping track of personal belongings or cleaning up toys in a play area. Preschools play an important role in teaching personal responsibility which will give them a sense of pride and independence

Language and Cognitive Skills
Cognitive skills involve teaching children to express themselves and to understand others by put their feelings into words through language.
The opportunity your child gets in a preschool environment to ask questions, test their ideas or solve a problems as teachers provide a wide range of hands-on activities help strengthen their cognitive skills.

The preschool teacher builds experience over time that allows them to understand that your child’s explanations of what makes the sun rise or why people grow may not be explained in a logical way. But just the task of trying to explain these things represents progress in your child’s development.

Math and Literacy Skills
You may be thinking that there is now way that your child is developing pre-math and pre-literacy skills at this young age but, everyday tasks, such as assembling a toy, or selecting the correct number of coins through games and activities help children acquire the pre- math and literacy skills they need.

Matching games, sorting games, counting games and board games all build children's understanding of number, categories and sequence, which supports later math learning. Putting together puzzles encourages children to notice patterns, plan ahead and problem-solve.

Motor Skills
A challenging and safe playground environment offers a chance for the development of motor skills. High-quality preschool programs like Goddard Ashburn’s provide opportunities for children to run, climb, and play active games. Teachers also provide activities to help children develop fine motor skills, such as threading beads or cutting with scissors. And children are challenged through a variety of activities to build their hand-eye coordination and balance.
But it all depends on you choosing a quality preschool program and facility for your child. Goddard Ashburn has the curriculum, facilities and staff your looking for. Come in and see the difference.