Advantages of Having Your Child in Preschool

ADVANTAGES OF HAVING YOUR CHILD IN PRESCHOOL EXPLORING ENROLLMENI OF CHILDREN 0-5 ARE CARED FOR BY SOMEONE OTHER THAN THEIR PARENT AT LEAST 1 TIME PER WEEK. 60% 52.8% OF 3–4 YEAR OLDS ARE ENROLLED IN PRESCHOOL. OF CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 2ND GRADE ARE ENROLLED IN AFTERSCHOOL CHILD CARE. 43% PERKS OF PRESCHOOL SOCIAL SKILLS INTERACTING WITH RESPECT, SHARING, AND BELONGINGNESS MAKING FRIENDS OTHER CHILDREN o COGNITIVE CREATIVITY ABCS OF LEARNING INFANTS AND TODDLERS PRESCHOOL AND PREKINDERGARTEN A B ATTENTION BONDING COMMUNICATION ACADEMICS BEHAVIOR CONSTRUCTION TOP 5 BRAIN FACTS o QUALITY PARENTING AND CARE GIVING IS THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT EXPERIENCE #1 FOR ENCOURAGING OPTIMAL BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. 2 A BABY'S BRAIN DOUBLES IN WEIGHT FROM BIRTH TO AGE 3. THE BRAIN IS 75% WIRED BY AGE 1. BRAIN CONNECTIONS BECOME STRONGER THROUGH REPETITION AND ENHANCED LEARNING. BIRTH INTELLIGENCE IS NOT FIXED AT BIRTH. EARLY EXPERIENCES IMPACT BRAIN STRUCTURES, INFLUENCING LEARNING AND FUTURE BRAIN DEVELOPMENT. PHYSICAL FUN PRESCHOOL PROMOTES PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITY. ACTIVE CHILDREN ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE LESS LIKELY TO BE BETTER AT MOTOR LESS LIKELY TO BE ACTIVE AS THEY OVERWEIGHT, OBESE, SKILLS AND OR DEVELOP TYPE SAD OR HAVE LOW GROW OLDER. COORDINATION. SELF-ESTEEM. 2 DIABETES. •PLANT A GARDEN INDOORS OR OUTDOORS. TOP 5 ACTIVITIES TO •BUILD A FORT FROM OLD BOXES OR BLANKETS. KEEP BUSY AT HOME • MAKE A STAGE AND PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW. •READ A BOOK AND ACT OUT YOUR FAVORITE SCENE. • SORT TOYS INTO CATEGORIES BY COLOR, SIZE, OR SHAPE. LEARNING LITERACY PRESCHOOL EXPOSES CHILDREN TO GREAT BOOKS EVERY DAY! 3-6 YEAR OLD CHILDREN'S READING HABITS AT HOME 55% 28% 13% 3% EVERY DAY 3+ TIMES/WEEK 1-2 TIMES/WEEK NO HOME READING 3-6 YEAR OLDS WHO ARE NOT ENROLLED IN KINDERGARTEN ABC ABC ABC TOP 5 BOOKS FOR KIDS' LITERACY •CHARLOTTE'S WEB • GOODNIGHT MOON •A WRINKLE IN TIME •THE SNOWY DAY •WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE 60% CANNOT WRITE FIRST NAME. 68% CANNOT RECOGNIZE ALL LETTERS. 92% CANNOT READ WORDS. WATCH 2.6 HOURS OF TELEVISION PER DAY. INFOGRAPHIC PROVIDED BY: CHILDREN'S LEARNING SOURCES: APVENTURE WWW.SCHOLASTIC.COM/100B0OKS/ LINCS.ED.GOV/FACTS/ECFAMILYPARENT Childcare Centers LINCS.ED.GOV/FACTS/ECSCHOOL LINCS.ED.GOV/FACTS/K-3FAMILYPARENT wwW.CHILDRENS-LEARNINGADVENTURE.COM