{"id":7823,"date":"2022-12-22T14:12:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T06:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/?p=7823"},"modified":"2025-10-09T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T09:17:40","slug":"early-childhood-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/early-childhood-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Childhood Education: Building a solid foundation for a better future"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7823\" class=\"elementor elementor-7823\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1bf9db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1bf9db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8008d87\" data-id=\"8008d87\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d233e8 article-main-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-title happy-addon ha-post-title\" data-id=\"3d233e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"ha-post-title elementor-size-default\">Early Childhood Education: Building a solid foundation for a better future<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e10ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-info happy-addon ha-post-info\" data-id=\"f6e10ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"ha-inline-items ha-icon-list-items ha-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-f7b626c ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/author\/admin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-author\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-post-info__item-prefix\">by<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tadmin\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"ha-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-ec8bafd ha-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/2022\/12\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"ha-icon-list-text ha-post-info__item ha-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 22, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d56622 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-post-featured-image happy-addon ha-post-featured-image\" data-id=\"1d56622\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-225.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-225.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-225-600x413.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\">\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08755a4 gb-post-lnk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08755a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Stimulates brain development<\/b><\/p><p>Research says that the early years of life are crucial for brain development and should be treated as a window of opportunity for learning. At this time in your child\u2019s life, the brain is growing rapidly and new neural pathways are being formed to support learning.<\/p><p>Hence, children need to be exposed to a stimulating environment. They learn and develop best through play, hands-on experiences, and positive interactions with educators and other children.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Enhances social skills\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>Early childhood education teaches children several skills that are the building blocks for social and emotional development. These include learning to take turns with their peers, engaging in cooperative play, and solving conflicts.\u00a0<\/p><p>As they grow into school-aged children, they are increasingly aware of how their actions affect others. As a result, they are more likely to have positive relationships with teachers and peers at school and less likely to engage in activities such as bullying.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b61ae23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b61ae23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1152\" height=\"792\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-226.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18150\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-226.webp 1152w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Mask-Group-226-600x413.webp 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1152px) 100vw, 1152px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3596830 gb-post-lnk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3596830\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Stimulates brain development<\/p><p>Research says that the early years of life are crucial for brain development and should be treated as a window of opportunity for learning. At this time in your child\u2019s life, the brain is growing rapidly and new neural pathways are being formed to support learning.<\/p><p>Hence, children need to be exposed to a stimulating environment. They learn and develop best through play, hands-on experiences, and positive interactions with educators and other children.<\/p><p>Enhances social skills<\/p><p>Early childhood education teaches children several skills that are the building blocks for social and emotional development. These include learning to take turns with their peers, engaging in cooperative play, and solving conflicts.<\/p><p>As they grow into school-aged children, they are increasingly aware of how their actions affect others. As a result, they are more likely to have positive relationships with teachers and peers at school and less likely to engage in activities such as bullying.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30cb12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c30cb12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Article-7-Image-3-scaled-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-11560\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Article-7-Image-3-scaled-1.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Article-7-Image-3-scaled-1-1536x1021.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Article-7-Image-3-scaled-1-2048x1362.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Article-7-Image-3-scaled-1-600x399.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d98b9e4 gb-post-lnk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d98b9e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Fosters independence\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p>For most children, participating in early childhood education is their first step toward independence. Spending time away from the family allows children to gain self-confidence and discover who they are as individuals.<\/p><p>When children are given the opportunity to explore the environment at their own pace, they learn to explore, try new things, make their own choices and develop self-regulation skills. The ability to follow directions, stay focused on a task, and think for themselves are all crucial skills that build on each other in young children.\u00a0<\/p><p><b>Sparks curiosity<\/b><\/p><p>Children have an innate curiosity about the world around them. It\u2019s important to invest in early education that fosters their curiosity by giving them opportunities to learn about how things work, what they do and why they are the way they are. This sparks children\u2019s interest in their environment while helping them discover their interests and passions.<\/p><p>Children learn best when their curiosity is encouraged. The more curious children are, the more likely they are to delve deeply into their interests and develop a lifelong love for learning.<\/p><p><b>Develops self-esteem<\/b><\/p><p>Having a strong sense of well-being is vital for every child. It gives them the confidence, optimism and self-esteem that enables them to explore their talents, skills and interests.<\/p><p>Children who are raised in an environment of love and mutual respect are more likely to trust others and learn how to manage their emotions. Positive relationships with teachers and peers can foster a sense of self-worth that allows children to approach problems and situations with confidence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3085a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3085a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"798\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Image-3-1024x798.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11608\" alt=\"\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2d95d0 gb-post-lnk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2d95d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Maple Leaf Kingsley\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\">International School<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Enriching Your Child\u2019s World<\/b><\/p><p>The early childhood years are a time of great discovery and a good head start can lead to a happy and successful adulthood. At MLKIS, we believe that building a nurturing community around the child helps them become more integrated,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsley.edu.my\/kis\/what-does-happiness-have-to-do-with-education\/\"><strong>confident and happy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0within the school environment.\u00a0<\/p><p>Our Early Years Department aims to foster a positive sense of self and respect for others in all of our children. By providing a safe and supportive environment, each child is encouraged to pursue their own interests, at their own pace.<\/p><p>Our Early Years Programme allows children to develop their fullest potential by creating an environment where differences are recognised, understood and appreciated.\u00a0<\/p><p>We are committed to all-round development of children through Activities both indoor and outdoor activities, using various areas and resources to provide a holistic learning experience.<\/p><p>Our 7 main areas of learning and development include Personal, Communication &amp; Language, Physical, Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world, and Expressive Art &amp; Design.<\/p><p>The early years are vital because they lay the foundation for later life: the right support during these years can make all the difference to a child\u2019s future achievements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f05c65e gb-post-lnk elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f05c65e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClick here to know more about our <a class=\"atricle-txt-lnk\" href=\"\/early-years\/\">Early Years Programme<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4efa4f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4efa4f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df856b7\" data-id=\"df856b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e23fdf2 elementor-align-end elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e23fdf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/articles\/\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-arrow-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Back to articles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early Childhood Education: Building a solid foundation for a better future by admin December 22, 2022 Stimulates brain development Research says that the early years of life are crucial for brain development and should be treated as a window of opportunity for learning. 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