Why Parents Should Get Involved in Nurseries and How

Parents are children's first and most enduring educators. Parent involvement is number one predictor of success in child’s early education years. Teachers and parents know that pre-school age children need a lot of support and modeling for social, emotional, cognitive and physical development. Today, Abu Dhabi nurseries and day care centers have emphasized more on play-based curriculum and its vital role in developing a child's imagination and social skills. However, involving parents in a child's formative years will result in the better overall development of child. Here’s how parents can get involved in nursery education.

At the elementary level, teachers always welcome extra hands for help during school parties, projects, lunchroom, or as classroom aides. Parents can always sign up for little things such as reading to the class, bringing snacks or helping with a party.

Opportunities for talk with teachers about their child’s learning process may help parents to better understand the needs of their child. Nursery schools often schedule discussions during dropping-off and picking-up times for informal exchange of information about their child.

Pre-schools tend to organise parent and teacher meetings on a regular basis and in a more structured way to enable parents to know what the child has achieved and seek advice for finding out innovative ways of building activities based on their child's current interests and achievements.

Annual events, summer camp and other such occasions are an ideal time to make connections with your child's school. Nurseries schedule special events at various times of the academic year to let parents know the environment their child is growing & developing, and what else can be done for overall growth.

A school's Decision Making Team is one of the most effective means of building trust between parents and schools. When more people get involved, great ideas are generated. When teachers, administrators and parents meet on a regular basis to seek innovative ideas to implement in school that help children to grow faster, become smarter and healthier.

Kids need to see their nursery school as a place where they feel to be loved, cared for and given opportunity to grow. When children feel that their parents and school staff are in the same team, they start seeing school as a place to go every day, have fun and will learn more easily. They get a great sense of security to know parents and teachers are working together to support them. So if your child is studying in Abu Dhabi nurseries or any other place, get involved today, and see the difference!