How important is Play School for your child?

 

A Child Play School is a school that helps children learn through play. It is an educational establishment or learning space that offers early childhood education to children before they begin compulsory education at primary school. Play helps children develop communication, social, physical, problem-solving, and creative skills. Children can generally go to preschool in the year they turn four. Some states and territories also offer preschool for three year olds.

Preschool helps children:

  • Learn new knowledge and skills – for example, they start learning more about numbers, letters, and words

  • Better their communication and social skills through playing and interacting with other children and adults

  • Interact with new friends and develop new relationships with adults

  • Learn new  skills – for example, children learn to balance on play equipment and practice fine motor skills like drawing with a pencil and cutting with scissors

  • Learn problem-solving and creative thinking skills

  • Learn to take responsibility, independence, confidence, and self-worth through doing things like looking after their own belongings and spending time away from home

  • Develop the habit of the transition to school.

A Child playschool offers both indoor and outdoor learning experiences, as well as opportunities for solo and group play.

Indoor learning experiences often include:

  • painting, drawing, and writing

  • clay or playdough play

  • puzzles and games

  • construction – for example, with blocks or Lego

  • books

  • sensory activities.

Outdoor learning experiences often include:

  • sand play

  • play in the natural environment

  • carpentry

  • water play

  • dramatic play

  • swings and climbing equipment.

Group learning experiences often include:

  • stories and poetry

  • dancing and singing

  • playing with musical instruments

  • drama and acting

  • show and tell.

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