Nursery / Preschool – Age 2 – 5 years
As a Stay Home Parent I became the prime caregiver of my children. When they turned two years old we decided to enrol them at Nursery School for half day. The idea was to help them develop their social and emotional growth. We registered them early as they were already toilet trained and they were tired of solitary play.
As an ECD Teacher, I know how beneficial Preschool Education is for any child.
The Benefits of Preschool Education
Social interaction
Cognitive & Physical development
Learn about their environment
Verbal communication
Express themselves
Share & Follow rules
Proper hygiene
Sleep during naptime
Lunchtime & Playtime
Arts & Crafts
Dress up & Creative thinking
Listening to music & instruments
Develop motor skills
Language development, talking, reading & singing
Identify the letters of the alphabets & trace them
Write their full name
Beginning of phonics
Identify basic shapes
Names of colours
Recognize different sizes
Count to 100
Trace number from 1-10
Simple adding & subtracting
Weather & Seasons
Names of animals
Different jobs people do
Preschool Services
Accepts toddlers from 18 months to 5 years
Private Sector
Half day Timetable
Aftercare Facilities
Qualified ECD Teachers
School fees separate from Aftercare fees
Toddlers must be toilet trained
Provide your own snacks
Toddlers Learn through free play
Activities are supervised
Preschool Requirements
Provide Safety & Security
Adequate nutrition time and proper healthcare
Immunizations checks
An adult with whom to form an attachment
An adult who can understand and respond to their signals
Things to look at, touch, hear, smell, taste
Opportunities to explore their world
Appropriate language stimulation
Support in developing their motor neurons, language and thinking skills
A chance to develop some independence
Help in learning how to control their behaviour
Opportunities to begin to learn to care for themselves
Daily opportunities to play with a variety of educational objects
By the end of preschool, children will know their full name, address, home phone number, know their parents/guardians name, together with naming the days of the weeks & months.
