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Playgroup, and why it is essential for a child's development.
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UDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN www.udgamschool.comUDGAM SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN
The place where love for learning is developed for a life time
Early Childhood Education are irrefutable
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Things we know and don’t know about
Playgroup
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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
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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
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Things we know
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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
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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
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Salient features of Playgroup• Enable children to learn and develop the following:
Sharing with othersTeamworkCo- ordination skills
Waiting in turnSocial skillsLanguage skills
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Some of the Activities of PlaygroupDrawing MusicSing Rhymes Constructive ToysShape ColourStory time Language learningReading Dancing Arts/Craft Physical ActivityJigsaws Counting
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Things we don’t know
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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
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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
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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
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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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