Researchers from Sorbonne University in Paris said: “Access to high quality childcare in the first years of life may improve children’s emotional and cognitive development, prevent later emotional difficulties and promote pro-social behaviours.”
Below are some reasons why you should send your child to Nursery instead of home learning
Structured Learning – environment designed for learning
Day nurseries follow the early years foundation stage (EYFS). This provides a structure of learning and care for children from birth to five years old. This means the staff is trained to create a safe and stimulating environment for your child to enjoy and develop in.
At home, activities are usually unstructured and parents usually don’t have knowledge of various different areas of development of a child.
Prepare your child better for school – encourage social skills
In nurseries, Children benefit immensely from mixing with other children. They play together, learn together, do puzzles together and read rhymes together and will therefore be more prepared and better equipped when it comes to starting school.
At home they are only doing activities and play with parents or siblings and don’t encourage social skills
Encourage holistic development
Day nurseries provide various indoor and outdoor activities like gymnastic, dance, languages. Your child will have a chance to play and learn in a group and one-to-one with a member of staff. They will also benefit from playing with other children, as this can help them to gain confidence and develop their social skills.
At home parents cannot provide holistic development because of lack of time and knowledge of various activities covering different areas of development.
Fully equipped toys and resources
Day nurseries provide various resources which specifically encourage development in a particular area. Also in a good nursery resources are presented to child depending on their current level of understanding so they can progress.
At home, you can have only limited resources and toys so learning will be limited.
Further studies and researches
Kathy Sylva, professor of educational psychology at Oxford University, said that in nurseries of an average to high standard, children who start attending under the age of two go on to form better relationships at primary school.
A study carried out by the University of London, and published in summer 2013, found that children who had spent three years or more in nursery education could advance their academic attainment by up to a year over those whose parents kept them at home until the age of five.
