Why is early childhood education is very important?

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Why is early childhood education is very important? - Based on the research results about 50% of adult intelligence capabilities have occurred when the child was 4 years old, 8 0% there has been a rapid development of the brain tissue when the child is 8 years old and reaches its peak when the child was 18 years old, and after it's done though improved nutrition will have no effect on cognitive development.

This means that the development occurred within the first 4 years of the same magnitude with the developments in the next 14 years. So that this period is a critical period for children, where development acquired during this period is very influential on the development of the next period to adulthood. While this golden age only comes once, so that when the mean finished missed chances.

According to Byrnes, early childhood education will provide preparation for facing children in the future times, the closest is the face of the school year. "Currently, some kindergarten children already ask students who want to enrol there already able to read and count. In the kindergarten had already started to be taught social skills and problem solving. Because of the abilities that was to be established at an early age, "said Byrnes.

Furthermore, according to Byrnes, that early childhood education is important, because at this age the child is the best form of education. At this age children should establish himself facing a period of school readiness and future. The best investment you can give to children is to prepare them in early childhood education. Advertisement