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The School-Ready Child

How do children become ready for school? It starts at birth, with the support of parents and

caregivers, when young children acquire the social and emotional skills, knowledge, and

attitudes necessary for success in school and life. Some young children face challenges (poverty,

parental unemployment, low birth weight, depression in the family, abuse and neglect, etc.)

that make their development vulnerable. We need public policies to focus on the healthy

development of babies and toddlers as an essential part of preparing children for success.

1. it’s all about Relationships

Babies know their needs will be met when they have healthy relationships with at least one

caring adult. That adult may be a parent, a relative, or another caregiver. More than 6 million

children under age three spend some or all of

their day being cared for someone other than

their parents.

2. Everyday experiences shape early learning

For babies, everyday experiences provide

opportunities to learn how to operate in the world. In

fa t, hildre ’s a ade i su esses at ages 9 a d

can be attributed to the amount of words and talk

they hear from birth through age 3.

3. Emotions

E otio s play a ig role i a you g hild’s apa ity to lear . Emotions are stored at the ore of the rai ’s ar hite ture, surrounded and integrated with higher level brain functioning.

4. The Importance of Play

Through play, babies and toddlers explore and make

sense of the world around them. Play promotes a love for

learning by stimulating and supporting children in their

development of skills, concepts, language,

communication and concentration.

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5. What a School –Ready Child Looks Like

REF:

Betty hart and Todd R. Risley, Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes,

1995.

“a dra Peterse , Approa hes to Lear i g: “upporti g Brai De elop e t for “ hool “u ess. )ero to Three Jour al , o. : -27.

“tepha ie Po ers, Fro Resear h to Pra ti e: “trategies for Pro oti g “ hool Readi ess i Progra s “er i g I fa ts & Toddlers. Jour al of ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers and Families, 33, no 1 (2012): 37-42.

United States Census Bureau. Who’s i di g the kids? Child are arrangements. 2011,

http://www.census.gov/hhes/childcare/data/sipp/2010/tables.html.

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About the Site

Afterschool.ae is the largest dedicated provider of quality on-site after school activities, programs,

tutoring, summer camps, sports and child care services in United Arab Emirates.

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