According to early childhood learning experts, many of the best preschool curricula are nearly invisible. They’re designed to help children learn while they participate in favorite activities like building forts, being read to, coloring with crayons and playing dress-up.
If you’ve recently had to make major changes in your child’s life – from a death, divorce, or marriage – you may find that your child is having trouble adjusting. Being enrolled in a preschool program can provide the stability that will help your child succeed.
The Montessori Method believes that children have the ability to focus and maintain self-discipline if encouraged to pursue areas of learning that interest them.
Welsh reformer Robert Owen advocated for early education for children as part of his ideas for a model factory village. In addition to improving working conditions in his mills, he instituted schools for all children of workers to learn literacy and simple mathematics.
In 1929 Dr. Montessori established the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) to support the swell of Montessori schools, teacher education programs, and national organizations around the world. However, it wasn’t until the 1060s that this method was really established in America.
In preschool, both concepts and processes are emphasized, along with opportunities for active manipulation of relevant concrete materials and interactive experiences. All of this provides a solid foundation for academic achievement down the road.