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1. Benefits of Daycare before starting Kindergarten.
Benefits of Daycare before starting Kindergarten
Lots of children spend the majority of their day in daycare from six weeks up to five years of age. This means that these children really get to interact with other kids and adults of all ages as well as become accustomed to spending the day with one set of people and the afternoons and night with their parents. As a result day care has some definite benefits for the child who is about to start kindergarten.
SocializationLearning how to socialize can be difficult for some children who are used to being with mommy or daddy all day long and are not accustomed to sharing or playing with other kids. However, those kids who attend daycare all day long quickly learn what sharing means and that playing with other kids can be a whole lot of fun. As a result these children develop friendships and enjoy spending time with them. This means kids have a social life all their own and appreciate developing these skills and a set of friends they can talk to and play with.
Kids who do not attend daycare before kindergarten may not develop friendships as easily and may be more introverted. They may have a hard time transitioning from play with mommy and daddy to play with several children of the same age. Because of this daycare before preschool, even if it is just a couple a days per week can really prepare your child socially for kindergarten.
Reduced AnxietyHave you ever left your child for a couple hours to go to dinner? Did your child scream and cry the entire time you were gone? If so your child likely suffers from separation anxiety. So, imagine how difficult this will be on your, your child and your childs teacher if you simply drop him off at kindergarten for an entire day with no adjustment period?
If you send your child to daycare for a half day, then three quarters of a day, and finally a whole day and keep this up for a couple days a week until kindergarten starts your child will learn to be happy without you and understand that you will return at a certain hour.
