Why Is Early Childhood Education Important?
Early childhood education is not babysitting. Daycare is a lot more than a place to leave your kids somewhere you know they’ll be safe, clean, and fed. Most teachers in high-quality early childhood centers are experts with courses and degrees in child development, health, and nutrition instead of a teenager from down the street you call to babysit for a few bucks on a date night. But what does this all mean for a child? The learning environment of a childcare facility is indispensable at a young age. Children learn to sit for longer periods of time, interact and share with other children, and learn the social skills and confidence necessary to help them enter school. Even children who are not yet developmentally ready to read build their literacy and language skills by singing songs and learning the alphabet visually and phonetically. With learning that’s often heavily rooted in a play-based approach and emotional learning, childcare centers lead to increased academic success in the