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What Gainesville Preschool Is Al About

By Douglas Turner


A preschool refers to an educational establishment or a space for learning in which early childhood education is offered to children. The children who learn in these facilities usually range in age from three years to five years. This level of education comes before compulsory education in primary school. In Gainesville preschool also goes by several other terms. Some common examples are kindergarten, pre-K, nursery school, pre-primary, and Grade 0 among others.

There was once an era in which schooling was only meant for kids with prior writing and reading skills. The restriction gave birth to the preschool system. Options had to be created for educating orphans and children whose parents worked in factories. To that end, Johann Oberlin and Louise Scheppler established a building to school the children of people who never spent time at home during the day. The facility was established in 1779.

Shortly after Oberlin and Scheppler established their facility, many people in other places also opened similar facilities. Robert Owen was the first individual to establish a globally recognized facility in 1816. Owen established the facility in Scotland to offer good moral education to infants so that they can be fit for work. The system was successful in producing children whose numeracy and literacy levels were very high.

According to findings by several studies, the years immediately after birth are very vital to learning. The human brain has higher ability to absorb information while still young in comparison to later years in life. Partly, this is because brain development is fastest in early years. When children are exposed to quality teachers and preschools, the resultant positive impact in the long-term improves their outcome in life.

Education in preschools covers a wide variety of subjects. Subjects covered tend to vary from one state to another. However, some general subjects covered in almost all preschools include physical development, mathematical awareness, physical health, creative and aesthetic development, teamwork, social skills, and play. Additional subjects include literacy, scientific thinking, world knowledge, listening, talking, communication including sign language, and personal development among others.

Most states have bodies for regulating many areas of pre-schooling. The bodies regulate student-teacher ratio, class size, curriculum assessment, administration, quality of classrooms, child-teacher interaction, and services available. Children at different ages are placed under different curricular. To ensure that facilities adhere to standards set by the government, regular inspections and evaluations are conducted.

Several studies link several beneficial effects to preschools, but not all. Some studies post opposite findings. The University of California Berkeley and Stanford found that preschool is detrimental to children in some ways. The part of development that is affected negatively is cooperation and social development while those that are positively affected are pre-reading and mathematics.

As a result of the detrimental effects of preschool, some parents decide to school their children at home before primary school. Homes offer a better environment to children compared to preschools according to some studies. Methods for teaching vary among schools. Some of the methods used include HighScope, Montessori, Forest kindergartens, Bank Street, Head Start, and Waldorf.




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