{"id":9078,"date":"2025-01-03T05:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T05:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/?p=9078"},"modified":"2025-01-03T05:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T05:27:45","slug":"how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development\/","title":{"rendered":"How Important is Early Learning for a Child\u2019s Development?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A child is constantly learning new things and when they reach the age of 3 or 4, the time is right to introduce them to a local early learning program and like regular school, there are learning objectives although they are not academic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development\/#Explore_in_a_secure_environment\" >Explore in a secure environment<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development\/#Developing_social_skills\" >Developing social skills<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development\/#Nurturing_self-confidence\" >Nurturing self-confidence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/how-important-is-early-learning-for-a-childs-development\/#Good_manners\" >Good manners<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Explore_in_a_secure_environment\"><\/span><b>Explore in a secure environment<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One aspect of an early learning program is the ability to explore in a safe setting. Take <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.littlelearnersdaycare.com.au\/tarneit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Tarneit early learning centre<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as an example, they have a soft room where the young children can engage their senses in a safe and caring environment. Activities are diverse and last no longer than 20-30 minutes, as young kids have a very short attention span.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Developing_social_skills\"><\/span><b>Developing social skills<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This is one of the most important goals of an early learning program, as the youngsters mix with others of the same age. Correct behaviour modelled by the teachers and staff and this quickly has a positive impact on the young learners. They learn how to respect others and their property, while good manners are also introduced; it is important that you model this at home, otherwise the child may be confused.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nurturing_self-confidence\"><\/span><b>Nurturing self-confidence<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Self-confidence is important, especially at a young age and the teachers praise the students when they get things right, helping them to develop a positive view of themselves; lack of self-esteem can cause problems in later life.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Good_manners\"><\/span><b>Good manners<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It is important that young children are respectful and teachers and staff do model good manners, which is usually all that is required. The students learn about patience and they are happy to wait their turn during activities; kindness and compassion are important aspects of any early learning program. By the time regular school starts, your child will be well-mannered and polite and this sticks with them throughout their life.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Start with a Google search to locate early learning programs in your area, then browse a few websites and create a shortlist; you can book a visit via their website, it is never a good idea to turn up unannounced. Prepare a few questions to ask the school principal and you will be in a position to make an informed decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/\">https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A child is constantly learning new things and when they reach the age of 3 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9079,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9078","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9078"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9080,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9078\/revisions\/9080"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9079"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newpawsibilities.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}