Three year old kinder: Three-Year-Old Kindergarten

Опубликовано: March 28, 2023 в 11:22 pm

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The Quick Start Guide to Three-Year-Old Kindergarten. – Child’s Play ELC

Kinder is an important step for every child, as it lays the foundations for school and instils a love of learning. In 2018, an independent report explained how kinder sets up children for success and identified that children would benefit from two years of structured kindergarten.  In 2022, Victorian families can enrol in three-year-old kindergarten, and we are encouraging everyone to take up this opportunity.

Here is why two years of kinder starting at age three is so important to your child’s formative education.

The Benefits of Three-Year-Old Kindergarten

1. Structured Play-based learning encourages development

Play-based learning is a holistic approach that encourages exploration, curiosity, risk-taking and critical thinking. When implemented in childcare, children develop a love for learning and are more engaged in the activities. Play-based learning can take form in physical activities, excursions, art projects, made-up games and much more. In this form of learning, children develop and harness necessary skills in a natural and controlled environment. Three-year-old kindergarten utilises structured play-based learning (such as Reggio Emilia) to help children develop independence, confidence, social skills and empathy which are critical to their development.

2. Optimal and Enhanced Development

Three-year-old kindergarten provides children with more opportunities to develop their skills. Research has shown that if children start kinder earlier, they are more likely to understand rules, engage in language development and utilise reflective practices when presented with new problems. With two years of kindergarten, children will reach the Early Years Learning Framework milestones more confidently and retain the practices for future use.

3. Two years are better than one

With more time to learn, children are less likely to be vulnerable or at-risk when put into formal education. In one of the independent reports presented to the Victorian Government, two years of kindergarten had “substantial and sustained impacts on children’s learning, development and wellbeing. ” They were more engaged in the activities but had better self-regulation skills and had a positive attitude towards learning. By developing these skills earlier, children progressed much quicker and were likely to be ahead of their peers by fourth grade.

Three-year-old kinder is also one of the first structured educational environments a child engages in. By providing them with this positive experience early on, children are less likely to fall behind, and this is particularly important for families in low socio-economic areas as it provides every child with a level playing field and the same learning opportunities and experiences.

4. Tailored to your child

Three-year-old kinder is all about enhancing skills and developing new ones. It is facilitated by a qualified teacher and is tailored to meet the child’s needs. Our teachers identify social, cognitive and language skills that need to be developed and plan activities and lessons for our children to participate in. When facilitated by their interests, it has provided children with unique experiences such as learning Chinese at daycare or taking care of guinea pigs.

At Child’s Play ELC, we believe that by exploring their interests and providing them with safe learning environments to take risks, they can develop a love for learning that they will apply in the future.

5. They are school ready.

With three-year-old kinder, our children feel more supported and confident in their skills moving forward. Three-year-old kinder is about introducing skills earlier so that in four-year-old kinder programs, we can focus on structure and social aspects that mimic the relationships they may develop in a school environment. At Child’s Play ELC, we have previously seen great success with our pre-kinder programs and look forward to continuing to enhance your child’s school readiness with three-year-old kinder.

Why enrol in a Long Day Care Centre instead of a government-run program?

Three-year-old kinder is a fully-funded government program that provides five hours a week of kindergarten run by a Bachelor-qualified teacher. For working families it is ideal for this program to be run within a long daycare centre, like Child’s Play ELC, as it means their children can receive the full kindergarten program and they can drop off and pick up their children when they need to. This is particularly difficult for these families in a government-run program as often the program runs one day a week from 9 am to 2 pm.

It is also ideal for the children as they can spend up to forty hours a week engaging with other children their own age, which encourages further development of social skills, empathy and risk-taking behaviour. It is also prepares them for the length of the full primary school day. In the last couple of years, we know that young children have been adversely affected and will lack some necessary social skills. By attending three-year-old kindergarten at a long daycare centre, we can combat these issues and ensure they are completely ready for school when they turn five.

At Child’s Play ELC, you also can contact the teacher directly with any comments, questions or concerns using the OWNA app, which enables greater transparency about the program and encourages parents to collaborate and continue the education at home.

 

Three-Year-Old Kinder now in action!

Our three-year-old kinder programs have already kicked off in 2022. If you want to secure your spot in our Tarneit West or Torquay centres, get in touch with our educators or book a tour today! We look forward to seeing you in our centre very soon.

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Child development calendar: crisis 3 years

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The difficult milestone of one year has passed, there are fewer sleepless nights, have you learned to understand a baby from a half-gesture? Congratulations! From a young parent, you are gradually turning into a parent with parenting experience.

An important period in your baby’s growing up is the well-known “crisis of 3 years”. It is at this age that a child’s personality begins to emerge. Sometimes such changes are accompanied by screams, tantrums and even aggression. Parents in confusion begin to ask psychologists questions: what to do if the baby has become completely uncontrollable?

Lack of obedience at age three is the norm for most children. What matters is your correct reaction to the whims of the child, – says Irina Grigorieva, family psychologist and expert of the site I am a Parent.

Baby development at 3 years old

A three-year-old baby is already a little person: he is quite autonomous, plays independently in the room and with peers in the kindergarten, helps you button up the buttons on your blouse, tie your shoelaces and fasten the zipper on your jacket.

A three-year-old child already has the following skills:

  • can express his thoughts clearly;
  • has an extensive vocabulary;
  • easily memorizes new words;
  • can initiate and maintain a dialogue;
  • knows what is “possible” and “impossible”, “good” and “bad”;
  • is familiar with basic counting and can name clothing colors;
  • the baby is aware of his gender;
  • can make crafts, dress himself, connect dots on paper with lines, which indicates fine motor skills.

Why does a 3-year-old child make a “revolt”?

During the crisis of three years, the self-esteem of the little ones is exacerbated. Some psychologists call this period “I myself”.

Therefore, any manifestation of parental control, previously considered the norm for a child, now ceases to be it. The kid starts to break all the rules. This is expressed in different ways: from the desire to dress yourself to the refusal to go to kindergarten or go to bed.

Quite often a crisis is accompanied by a stubborn desire to achieve one’s own at any cost, including with the use of whims and tantrums.

What if your child is going through a three-year crisis?

Crisis 3 years: recommendations of a psychologist

The most important rule of the “crisis of three years” is to encourage the independence of the child. You can read more about this and other recommendations for parents of three-year-old children in the article “How to cope with a three-year-old crisis in a child”

But what if these rules do not help, and the baby is increasingly testing your nerves for strength?

How to stop a tantrum

To prevent tantrums, parents only need to do four things:

  1. Establish clear rules in the family
  2. Report them to the child
  3. Establish, if necessary, a system for recording deadlines
  4. Strictly follow the rules

For example, if you have determined that you can watch cartoons for no more than an hour a day, you should not make exceptions in the future. The same applies to going to bed and other controversial issues. You can explain to your child how a timer or clock works and use it. So he will better understand that the time allotted for entertainment or wakefulness is ending.

If the child still “claims his own” by screaming and crying, you can use three simple tricks:

  1. Take the child to a deserted place if he screamed in front of everyone. The rule works here – the more outsiders, the brighter the “theatrical performance” can be.
  2. To end the tantrum, do something unusual, such as whispering or laughing. From surprise, the baby will calm down for a while, and you can calmly convey your thoughts to him.
  3. Label the baby’s emotions with the words: “Now you are angry”, “You are crying because you are offended.” Empathize with your child about everything they are experiencing: “I know how upset you can be about having to go to kindergarten / get up early / go to bed early.”

How to properly forbid a child of 3 years old

Prohibitions “no” and “no” at this age are perceived especially painfully: you restrict freedom by not giving the child a choice. The kid concludes that mom and dad do not like him.

However, it often happens that prohibitions cannot be avoided. How to set boundaries correctly?

Point out that the problem is not the emotions themselves, but the child’s behavior: “It’s okay to get angry when I make you get up early. It would piss me off too.”

Set limits on the baby’s behavior: “You can be angry when Kolya takes your toy, but it’s wrong to beat him for it.”

Finally, use the reverse principle: tell your child about what behavior you expect to be safe for him.

How to deal with a child’s jealousy?

At about three years of age, children develop an interest in the opposite sex: the child becomes aware of his gender identity for the first time. One of the manifestations of the “crisis of three years” may be jealousy towards the parent of the same sex as the child.

Jealousy is almost always a lack of attention of the parent whom the child is jealous of. In this case, the parent should give the baby more time to play with him.

It is useful for mothers and fathers to tell the child about the correct roles in the family and about how the relationship between parents differs from the relationship between mother and child, father and child.

If you still have questions about raising a three-year-old, you can ask our experts in the “Psychological consultation” section.
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Irina Grigorieva
Psychologist, psychotherapist. Master of Psychology.
More than 5 years of experience as a psychologist.
Main specialization: extreme psychologist, educational psychologist, correctional psychologist.
Certified specialist in the field of extreme psychology, art therapy, relief therapy, training work.
Consultant of Psychological Centers “Art of Harmony”
Expert of the site “I am a Parent”

A three-year-old child joined the club of intellectuals – his IQ is higher than that of 99.

5% of people

The kid learned to read at the age of two, and a year later he went to school.

Teddy Hobbs from Somerset, UK is an amazing kid. He was admitted to Mensa at just three years old, the oldest society of people with a high IQ of , open to anyone who scores better than 98% of the population on IQ tests.

The child learned to read at the age of two. Not satisfied with this skill, the kid moved on to numbers – learned to count to 100 in Mandarin Chinese . “He was always interested in books, so we made sure he had a lot of them. But during the pandemic, he began to show real interest, and by 26 months he was able to read fluently. Then he moved on to numbers and studied the multiplication table,” Teddy’s mom said.

Photo: Beth Hobbs

The family decided to assess the child’s IQ because he really wanted to go to school. The couple approached Mensa, and at the age of three years, seven months, the boy underwent an hour-long online assessment with experts. It turned out that Teddy’s IQ level is higher than that of 99.5% of people .

Other evaluations have shown that a 3 year old recognizes letters and words like an 8 year old . In September 2022, Teddy went to school and received his Mensa certificate. In addition to intellectual activities, the boy is also engaged in swimming and gymnastics. He also enjoys reading to his 15-month-old sister and is considering a career as a doctor when he grows up, writes Somerset Live.

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