BENEFITS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT

BENEFITS EARLY EDUCATION

Quality early childhood education and care giver children the best start in life. This provides important opportunities for learning and development. Early education and care can help your child make friends, develop independence and learn new routines. We also support school transition.

Children's brains are influenced by genes and environment. Babies are primed to learn and form over a million neural connections every second in their first few years of life. The first year is very important. This is because events in a child's environment and relationships with the people around them have a significant impact on brain development.

Research shows that children who participate in high-quality pre-K programs come to school with the social, cognitive, and emotional skills they need to continue their education. These benefits extend beyond elementary school. Higher levels of education, employment and social skills are associated with moderate levels of participation in high-quality early education.