Benefits of music in early childhood education
Music helps children to develop their social, physical and communication skills. Discover more about the benefits of music in early childhood education.
At Partou, we know that starting school is a key milestone for children and their family.
There is the element of the unknown as well as the change in routine, environment, and new people to make relationships with and build attachments to. This includes the adults too!
Throughout our nurseries our team members aim to do all they can to support this transition, ensuring that your child is well prepared for their next stage of learning through our ‘Ready for School’ approach.
There are a lot of myths around what a child ‘needs’ to be able to do before moving on to school. One of the biggest being that a child should be able to write their name.
However, most reception teachers say that they don’t want children to start forming letters before they join their class.
There are so many other important skills and development that come first! School readiness is more than being able to write your name…
As early years educators and families, we need to understand the stages of gross motor development and the sequence of learning; of what comes before holding and controlling a pencil. And what comes before expecting a child to write their name.
Providing children with opportunities to push, pull, jump, swing, climb, dance, get dressed, paint, mark make, draw and explore playdough are things that support the later development of writing. These are all things that children have ample opportunities to practice whilst at a Partou nursery.
As published in Ofsted’s ‘Are you ready? Good practice in School readiness’ 2014, a primary school headteacher defined their ‘school’ view of school readiness as follows:
By 4 we would expect children to be ready to:
These skills are all learnt through…. Play!
And your child’s key person supports the development of these skills through your child’s interests.
Learn more about Supporting your child’s transition to school.
Music helps children to develop their social, physical and communication skills. Discover more about the benefits of music in early childhood education.
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