Thinking your toddler is too young to benefit from a structured learning environment? On the contrary, giving your child a quality preschool education will set them up for tremendous success in every area of life. 

Their growing-up years are the ideal years for their learning and integral growth. In this stage, children build a strong foundation in emotional, social, pre-academic, and general life skills, giving them a leg up in school and beyond. Especially in social-emotional learning, which we talked about in our previous article. 

Here are seven reasons to consider when deciding if your children should be enrolled in preschool this upcoming school year.

Preschool is an opportunity for growth.

Preschool helps children become happier individuals with greater self-confidence. Besides, let’s remember that a child's brain keeps developing at a very rapid pace between the age of 0 and 6 years. During these crucial years, a lack of effective early education may result in missed chances in school and beyond. 

Children who have access to early education achieve more in life than those who do not. Because for the first time, they are experiencing, learning, socializing, following instructions, understanding structure, and beginning the foundation for learning in elementary school. 

Preschool is an opportunity to learn.

Young children learn, and pick up things from everything around them. If a child's first introduction to classroom learning is in an overwhelming academic environment, they may need to develop a strong sense of curiosity and be turned off from school.

Kids want to explore the environment, touch and feel things to understand them; preschool provides these opportunities to learn in ways that interest them, and also build a positive association with learning. The best preschool programs help children develop a drive to realize what they will take with them throughout school and beyond. Which is the methodology of both of our schools, preparing leaders for the future beyond the classroom.

Preschool helps develop social skills.

In a preschool environment, children often spend extended amounts of time with their peers, but also with their teachers. The environment provides plenty of opportunities to learn how to make friends, cooperate, listen, and start building foundational communication skills. 

But most importantly the importance of being independent and how to do their own tasks. Such as learning to wear shoes on their own, pour things from a glass, eat on their own, and so on.  

Preschool helps develop self-regulation skills.

When toddlers play and engage in activities with their peers, there will almost inevitably be minor conflicts that bring frustration, anger, and other emotional challenges. These conflicts provide opportunities for what we call "teachable moments." 

In these scenarios, teachers must encourage children to notice how their behavior impacts others and practice interpersonal problem-solving skills. Preschool graduates leave class with emotional skills they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.

Preschool boosts pre-literacy skills.

During preschool years, teachers offer a variety of games and activities that help children build pre-literacy skills. Children sing alphabet songs, learn rhymes that help them distinguish between sounds, listen to read-aloud stories, and play with magnetic alphabet letters.

In addition to learning these foundations, children often develop a sense of excitement and motivation to continue learning. Preschool pre-literacy learning occurs during activities that are inherently interesting to children, which builds positive associations with reading.

Preschool builds a foundation for math. 

Preschool doesn't teach children math before they're ready, but it does build the foundations for future success through fun activities and guided play. Children often play matching, sorting, or counting games, as well as board games that help students develop an understanding of numbers and categories.

Preschool nurtures creativity and curiosity.

Young children have active imaginations, and those imaginations can be nurtured to fuel learning and creativity. The preschool environment is the perfect setup to encourage exploration.

At Grupo Academia Internacional, preschool teachers are trained to help children develop their ideas and thoughts. They encourage curiosity, ask questions, and listen to children's ideas rather than pushing "correct" answers or behaviors. 

We believe that in a stimulating environment and proper adult interaction, children are more likely to develop curiosity and creativity more naturally.

Preschool teachers at Grupo Academia Internacional help develop individuality and independence

More than anything else, preschool helps children develop the skills they will need to grow throughout their lives.

Preschool-age children have active imaginations and learn through make-believe play. Imagination fuels learning. The imaginary play area in a high-quality preschool is well-stocked with costumes, "props," and child-size household items such as stoves, sinks, and cupboards. In this activity area, preschool-age children often progress steadily from solitary play to one-on-one play, to complicated group play.

At our two Grupo Academia Internacional locations, we provide a high-quality preschool program. Schedule a tour and learn how your child can benefit by spending their year with us! Our enrollment for 2024 is open, inquire about our admission process and tuition costs.