The Importance Of Kindergarten In Promoting Health

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The importance of kindergarten in promoting healthy child development Contents: 1) INTRODUCTION 2) DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 1) Does accessing kindergarten support children’s development? 2) What are parent’s views on how kindergarten (play based program) promotes children’s development? 3) What are teachers and psychologist’s views on how kindergarten (play based program) promotes children’s development? 3) CONCLUSIONS 4) REFERENCES INTRODUCTION This study relates to the Socio-cultural area of study, as the issue being investigated is how investing in the early years can be beneficial for children’s development, learning and wellbeing (National Early Childhood Development Strategy-Investing in the Early Years). During the first five years of life a child’s brain develops more quickly than at any other time in life (Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations). The aim of this study will be to investigate how accessing kindergarten can be beneficial for children’s development. One assumption made in this study is that play is an important part of the kindergarten program. The focus questions that will underpin the study are the following: 1) Does accessing kindergarten support children’s development? 2) What are parent’s views on how kindergarten (play based program) promotes children’s development? 3) What are teachers and psychologist’s views on how kindergarten (play based program) promotes children’s development? A survey will be used to seek opinions from parents and teachers about how kindergarten supports children’s development in 5 key areas of development (i.e. intellectual, language, physical, social, emotional). All feedback received from parents and teachers will be compared against the five areas of early childhood development measured by the Australian Early Development Index
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