The benefits to enrolling your child in an early childhood education program are proven and enumerable. Studies show children enrolled in early childhood education achieve better GPAs in education of all levels are more likely to lead a successful life.
Early education encourages a lifetime thirst for knowledge that will stay with the child for their lifetime. Younger children are more impressionable because they are so open to learning about the world around them. The wonders of the world to a child are crucial to encourage and there is no better environment to encourage these wonders than an educational environment.
There is no better age than the toddler age to open their eyes to problem solving and spatial reasoning. This is crucial to developing a logical understanding of how to engage the environment and people around them. Beyond this, a norm is established for learning.
Early childhood education allows the child to acclimate to the principle of a classroom learning environment and familiarizes them with the student-teacher dynamic. They are more accustomed to what it means to be in a classroom and more comfortable interacting with their educators than their peers who did not attend early education program. This is in great part why young participants are more like to finish their high school education and are more likely to continue their education in college and even grad school.
With a higher education, not only are people more likely to lead a more fruitful life, they are also less likely to experience depression and even run-ins with the law. Specifically, according to the online edition of Science (June 9, 2011), children who participated in early childhood education programs had a 22% lower rate of felony arrest with a 20% higher level of socioeconomic status.
Children partaking in early childhood education are primed to lead a better life than those not afforded such an advantage. Giving children the tools they need to succeed in life at an early life during their formative years is imperative to giving them a head start in life. Giving your child all the tools possible they will need to succeed and instilling the importance of education are among the greatest gifts a parent can give their child.