playgroup - udgam school for children

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Early Childhood Education are irrefutable


Things we know and don’t know about

Playgroup


Scenario Without Playgroup• Isolated families- less support and advice from

extended family• Kids run around and not much activities to do at home – ‘no purposeful play’

• For new parents – no place to share concerns, ideas and experiences

• Cannot watch the child’s development in different setting

• Child miss out the transition phase to enter kindergarten and beyond


Scenario With Playgroup• ration of days, events and festivals• Colourful environment helps in development of

inquisitive young minds• Comes prepared to learn in Nursery

• Becomes part of Celebration of days, events and festivals

• Colourful environment helps in development of inquisitive young minds

• Comes prepared to learn in Nursery


Things we know


Play Group is good

for Childre

n

Encourage to learn,

create and play

Rich Learning

Environment

Vary from formally-

Structured to casual

social occasion

Wider variety of

play equipment

Use big adventur

e toys

Cope with new

situation and adapt to change

Develops food

habits

From Childs’ Perspective


Play Group is good

for Parents

Facilitator provide

advice and information on parenting

issues

Time to do household

work & have ‘me

time’

know techniques

based around play,

communication skills & behavior

management

Break from the

isolation of being at

home

Develop a

support network

From Parent’s Perspective


Salient features of Playgroup• Enable children to learn and develop the following:

Sharing with othersTeamworkCo- ordination skills

Waiting in turnSocial skillsLanguage skills


Some of the Activities of PlaygroupDrawing MusicSing Rhymes Constructive ToysShape ColourStory time Language learningReading Dancing Arts/Craft Physical ActivityJigsaws Counting


Things we don’t know


Research supports Playgroup Program• Children are able to stimulate and use all their senses

and the educational value is tremendous• 80 % of brain development occurs before age 5 • Profoundly affects a Child’s intelligence and academic

achievement • Will help to recognize and understand more words and

use a broader vocabulary in later preschool


Research supports Playgroup (Contd.)

• Children have different developmental needs at the early stages of childhood

• The influence of early learning is so important• Improves aspiration, motivation, socialization

and self-esteem• Have long-lasting beneficial effects on cognitive,

emotional, and language developments


Having the child attend the same preschool throughout allows….

Develops relationship with the adults-children in familiar environment

Likely to participate in learning

opportunities

Demonstrates less aggressive behaviour, fosters confidence and competency in social setting

Develops child school readiness skills

Long-lasting partnership: Parents-Educators


Strive to make the transition from home to school a smooth journey for your child !!

Admission Open for Playgroup 2014-15

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playgroup - udgam school for children

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