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Top tips for babies & kids!
TeaTcihper’s As parents and
carers, we want
the assurance that
our children are
safe, nurtured and
provided with the
best care possible
outside our homes.
It is no wonder then
that searching for
the most suitable
nursery for our
children can be quite
a daunting task!
I t is advisable when in the international best practice treated as equally important mother, baby & child April 2011
process of searching for models in early childhood and that it recognises that rates
the most suitable nursery education reliably indicates that of social, emotional, language,
for your child to ensure that children’s early experiences are physical and intellectual
the primary aim of the nursery crucial to their development. development vary. A system
is to foster, develop and help The research outcomes that advocates active learning
children feel challenged, consistently demonstrate is optimal whereby activities
successful, creative, confident that children thrive and are designed to teach children
and capable in an environment attain their potential when information and skills through
that is stimulating, nurturing engaging in early learning play, exploration, discovery,
and fun. opportunities in integrated, multi sensory stimulation
holistic, comprehensive and and actual manipulation of
Few people would argue developmentally appropriate real, concrete, and relevant
with the above statement, programs and practices that materials.
however, the key question embrace a child-centred and
is “How?” – How does one individualised approach, Since families play a primary
identify a nursery that both thereby promoting learning role in a child’s socialisation and
espouses AND delivers and life exploration at each education, it is best to ensure
programs and services that child’s individual level, with from the beginning that the
aim and achieve the above? sensitivity and awareness about selected nursery is a partner
The best way is to develop a the child’s needs, strengths and with the family in the education
sound knowledge-base on what weaknesses. and socialisation of children
constitutes as a best practice during their early years. It
model in early childhood In terms of educational should offer many opportunities
education. After all, knowledge approaches, it is advisable you for family involvement in a
is power! seek a nursery that adopts child’s educational experience.
the whole child approach to Children, teaching staff, carers
So now onto being armed learning. In other words, all and families all benefit from
with key information… areas of development are these shared activities, learning
Research based on
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