| A nursery school is a school for children between | | | | philanthropic, or cooperative. |
| the ages of three and five, staffed by qualified | | | | The framework includes structural (administration, |
| teachers and other professionals who encourage | | | | class size, teacher-child ratio, etc.), process (quality |
| and supervise educational play rather than simply | | | | of classroom environments, teacher-child |
| providing childcare, It is generally considered part | | | | interactions, etc), and alignment (standards, |
| of early childhood education. One of the best | | | | curriculum, assessments) components that are |
| things you can do throughout the child's young | | | | associated with each individual unique child that has |
| years is to make a practice of leaving him or her | | | | both social and academic outcomes. |
| with a babysitter or with another relative, even if | | | | Development area: |
| it's just for a few hours here and there. This | | | | * Personal, social and emotional development |
| means that your child will be used to being in the | | | | * Communication, including talking and listening |
| care of strangers and won't be terrified by the | | | | * Knowledge and understanding of the world |
| idea of someone other than Mum or Dad taking | | | | * Creative and aesthetic development |
| care of them. In some jurisdictions the provision | | | | * Physical development |
| of nursery school services is on a user pays or | | | | * Mathematical awareness and development |
| limited basis while some governments fund | | | | Methods of teaching: |
| nursery school. Other common names for nursery | | | | Some preschools have adopted specialized |
| school are pre-school, playschool, playgroup and | | | | methods of teaching, such as Montessori, Waldorf, |
| nursery. | | | | Head Start, High Reach Learning, High Scope, |
| Nursery school, educational institution for children | | | | When it is time for your child to attend nursery |
| from two to four years of age. It is | | | | school make sure you bring him or her to the |
| distinguishable from a day nursery day nursery, | | | | facility before that first day. Walk him or her |
| Few public school systems include nursery | | | | through the entire building and show them the |
| education; the facilities offered are chiefly private, | | | | toys and other games they can play with. |