Brains are built and grow through touch, talk, sight and sound in early childhood experiences. This experiential learning starts long before a child steps foot into kindergarten and is strengthened through regular interaction and stimulation in the home and in quality early learning settings.
During the first five years, a child’s brain is at its most flexible, making this a critical period for learning and growth. Affordable, high-quality early learning and care provides the support children need to build a foundation for a healthy and productive future. Research continually shows that children who receive early childhood educational opportunities are more successful on average as they continue in their educational and professional futures. Many of the social, academic and behavioral skills that children develop in their early years, lay the foundation for how they view education throughout the remainder of their lives.
We, the New London School Readiness Council, encourage supportive, responsive relationships with caring adults as early in life as possible. Often, these relationships exist between parent and child, but many children experience these interactions from other adults, like teachers.
Waiting until kindergarten is too late—children who receive quality early education demonstrate greater cognitive and socio-emotional growth than children who do not.
Enroll in a preschool when your child turns 3!!