Start Strong
Start Strong: The Facts behind Early Childhood Development
There are so many reasons to enrol your child in an early childhood education program before they commence school.
Start Strong
• Achieving an IQ score higher than 90 at age 5( Source: HighScope Perry Preschool Study)
• Developing good health( Immunisations, eye checks, hearing checks, teaching healthy eating)
• Developing visual processing with interesting things to do and see
• Unlocking the brain ' s full potential for growth. A child has 1000 trillion synapses which get pruned down to 500 by adolescence
• Fostering language development and vocabulary
• Providing the building blocks for independence and resilience
• Developing fine motor and sensory skills
• Priming children to be creative with problem solving
• Developing social and emotional skills essential for positive mental health
• Creating a life long passion for learning by developing more sophisticated brain functions
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