The purpose of this survey is to analyze and understand the impact of an interior environment and learning tools on kids in a pre-school. Although qualitative and quantitative analysis has already been done on this topic, it has been restricted to a smaller group of people in a specific geographical area. To further understand the context even better, survey was directed to parents of kids in pre-school in a different part of the globe. It is to understand the impact across geographical distance and also to know if it is consistent across the board. The education board, designers, learning tool manufacturers and parents will definitely be benefited from this survey. It will enable the learning tools manufacturers to come up with more innovative products that are more open ended and that will facilitate kids to get more involved and in turn learn. The variables for this project are definitely independent. The results of this study will be used as a base to interpret how to find a solution for the research question. The measuring scales for my responses are going to be nominal and ordinal. Some responses have an evaluative connotation where as some responses don’t have any kind of evaluative distinction so it is a mix of nominal and ordinal scales. The analysis of the finding from the survey depicts that kids get more involved in activity based courses than the traditional options of reading books or listening to stories or story telling. It reinforces the point the learning tools and open e... ... middle of paper ... ...stipulated time I could get to only thirty people. For implications of future study I would definitely increase the audience group to a larger geographical extent to analyze the perceptions of the group. Furthermore would categorize my survey questions to the parents, teachers , administers and manufacturers of learning tools to get into depth analysis of the importance of affordability of these tools so these could be utilized by every pre-school in the town. Having perspective of the people from distinct backgrounds will facilitate the study on the research question am working towards. It is imperative that kids are being given attention in the very early stages of life because the learning system and education is imbibed from a very early age.
I am a firm believer that the quality of the child care directly affects the child’s development in the classroom. By eliminating the need for competing preschools to continue to improve their curriculum and to remain relevant in the field of early childhood education, we risk falling into the same trap K-12 education has fallen into. In other words, individual classroom freedom will be lost when teachers are forced to follow the governments blanket and mandatory regulations. I choose this concept because I feel it is important to allow a wide variety of options to families in order for them the find the right fit for their
In the 1980s, child care was back on the national agenda due to the education reform movement (Tejada, 2010). Tejada further disclosed that several states even launched pre-kindergarten programs for disadvantaged children. Why the Need for Universal Preschool Two-thirds of 4-year-old children in the United States attend preschool, as well as 40% of 3-year-olds (Tejada, 2010). Half of those are enrolled in a public program, such as state prekindergarten (preK), Head Start, or special education, and the other half are in a private program (Adams, 2009). Despite such a large enrollment of children in these programs, there is still a handful of children who are missing out on obtaining a head start in obtaining a good quality education.... ...
The value of preschool is often overlooked as parents consider it for its utilitarian purposes. Although most preschools do function as a daycare, the merits gained from an early education follow children throughout their entire lives. Children at this ripe age are eager to learn, excited about the buzzing world aroun...
Kotter’s first step is to establish a sense of urgency for the change. This will be done by presenting the current situation of the pre-school, the demand and needs of full time working parents, and the consequences which may occur if the change is not implemented. This presentation would include a snap shot of current revenue and expenses and the effect of increasing cost of operations, on the profit of the pre-school, and show that if the p...
Childhood can be seen as a social status with multiple meanings and expectations attached to it without a clearly defined end or beginning (Montgomery 2009), This essay will introduce different sociological perspectives on what childhood is since childhood is not universal rather is it mobile and shifting this means children experience various childhoods there are local and global variations(Waller 2009), a Childs experience can be influenced by their gender, ethnicity, culture and social class which this essay will expand on. The essay will then move forward to focusing on childhood in local and global countries to investigate the differences they have among each other lastly the essay will go onto ways an professional can help acknowledge all children diversity and create an inclusive environment regardless of their differences (Penn 2008).inclusion provides support to all children so that their experiences in an educational; setting encourages them to be as involved and independent as possible as well as help them understand the differences among their class mates
The modern nursery school has changed the mold from when it was first introduced. It is centered more around education than daycare. After WWI many different universities set up labora...
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The success of the world’s children is the full potential of each nation drawn together to aimed to strive for a better place to live in for more generations. The children must be the top priority of families as they grow to be good members of the community and starts with a child’s academic success. Parental involvement is essential to achieve academic success and throughout adult life as a responsible member of the society and much of this involvement must start from a child’s early learning years. Parental Involvement in the context of education is the degree of participation that a parent commits in his or her child’s education. The positive involvement of parents in the early childhood stage helps in the development of cognitive abilities especially needed in preparing the child for school education. The influence of parents in this early development involves the proper social skills and emotional maturity the child will surely need to cope and adjust to the much complex circumstances in today’s environment.
As an early childhood educator it is my job to ensure that my classroom provides a safe and secure environment that is easily supervised with enrichment activities that are rich in play, teaching, people and experiences for all children within the classroom. Things that need to be considered when building an environment for children include space, equipment used, outdoor space needed and a flexible schedule that allows you to move in and out of the areas with smooth transitions.
Concluding, when the kids of a country start early at school, at 3 or 4 years old because in that age they have the peak of development, this country have more chance to became a develop nation since when the child goes early to school, they can learn about how to prevent diseases, to prepare better to the future, and they have less chance drop out of the school. In that age they have a lot of curiosity they try to demonstrate your imagination over drawing, they also try to demonstrate your fear, happiness, sadness. However this will just happen if the kids have a good environment at your class room with capacity teacher and person who are able to deal with different situation and it is important to emphasize the importance of the family and the school both have to understand the magnitude and importance of the learning that taker place during the early years.
Some people think that pre-school programs only target children from poor families. However, for many years they created an opportunity for children from middle and upper – income families to get free education as well. The reason why they targeted the poor because the government would pay the program more money and it would as be considered a taxed write off. Every child that attends a pre-k program would have a higher graduation rate and a lower delinquency rate. Preschool is not only beneficial to the child but also to the entire country. Forty-eight percent of children from low-income homes are not starting school ready to learn. Seventy-five percent of children from middle- income are starting school ready to learn. Parents whom are well-educated read to their child an extra hour a day than those who are not. Early learning certainly affects a child brain structure and creates an aspiration to learn more past age level. It is a proven fact that they are less likely to need assiantace from the government and drop out of high school. They even are less likely to be in trouble with the law and more like to go to college and become very successful. In low income setting and for children who don’t attend preschool is Thirty percent is most likely to drop out of high school. Forty-five percent is
Does environment really play a significant role in child development? Environment plays one of the most important roles in the development of a child. There are many ways that environment can play a role in developing in a child. What does it mean when we say “environment”? In this case, environment can be any place that children live in or spend time interacting in. The environment that a child is placed in while growing up will affect their physical, social, language, emotional, and cognitive development. The toll that certain environments place on a child can be damaging or beneficial depending on the atmosphere of the environment. Different environments such as the home environment,
The environment that a child enters on their first day of playschool or early education setting is hugely important in the eyes of that child. It is their first impression of life outside of the home place, and it’s the place where they will spend those initial formative years on the first rung of the educational ladder.
Early childhood education plays a key role in a child’s academic development because he or she learns soft skills, job skills, and develop positive traits. Preschool is not like kindergarten, but instead a stepping-stone that prepares young students for the years of schooling they will have later in life. As more schools began to open families wanted to be able to verify that programs would benefit and protect their children. In response, the National Association for the Education of Young Children was made to help families find the best care for their children, by providing the early childhood educators with training and ensuring the quality of children’s daily experiences. (“NAEYC”5).
The purpose of early childhood education is to firstly learn about one’s self and agency, how one’s actions can affect and impact others; to develop a sense of identity; who you are and how you fit into this world. Experience a sense of belonging through interactions with peers and teachers whilst celebrating and sharing diverse cultures whilst embracing others. Children need to have opportunities to explore, experiment, to gain insight and knowledge in numeracy, literacy, science and social structure through innovative and richly supported curriculums (DEEWR, 2009). I have very high expectations of all children as I believe that this assists in building self-confidence and