First of all, let's talk about whether early education is needed. Many parents think that the propaganda of early education institutions is too exaggerated, and children don't need to attend classes at all, while others think that children can't lose at the starting line and start classes just after the full moon.
Is the early education class useful? You can change your mind. In fact, early education classes are not only for children, but also help parents study and stay at home more efficiently. Children who have attended early education are smarter than those who have not? Not necessarily. Family is always the best place for early education, parents are always the best teachers, and no one knows your children better than you. In the early education class, parents should be conscientious and take the initiative to learn. For example, the English songs sung by the teacher and some activities taken by the teacher are all aimed at training the development of a baby's ability. Parents should take the initiative to learn for their own use.
Then the problem is coming. How to choose many early education institutions in the market? Here are three factors for your reference.
My first consideration is the distance from home. Like kindergarten, being close to home is a treasure. On the one hand, when children are older, the elderly can take their working days with them, on the other hand, they can ensure the time on the road and not be late. In case of special circumstances, I am familiar with the surrounding environment and my family can arrive soon.
Second, how many kinds of early education are there? Which one is suitable for my baby? At present, there are four kinds of early education classes on the market: American, Japanese, Montessori and Shuiyu.
American early education includes imported mygym, Gymboree, new york International, and domestic building blocks, such as Night Garden and Philharmonic. One advantage of choosing an international early education center is the perfection and standardization of their curriculum system, and another advantage is the strong faculty. Of course, many early childhood classes in China have accumulated good teaching experience in years of development, and the curriculum is similar. Early education in the United States is mainly based on rhythmic music. Parents and babies should follow the teacher, dance, explore freely and practice on various devices, which is a common way of early education.
There are two main types of early education in Japan, one is Qitian Zhen, and the other is Hai. Early education in Japan mainly develops the right brain or the whole brain, which is different from the excitement of early education classes in the United States. Parents basically sit in one place with their children in their arms. The teacher speaks very fast. Through flash cards, abacus, calendars and other teaching AIDS, the baby's attention is attracted at a speed of one link per minute, and the baby's brain development is stimulated. The age of 0 to 3 is three years of rapid development of human brain, and developing the brain is also a very important link.
There are not many early education institutions in Montessori, and Lerong Children's Home is one of them. The curriculum is close to American early education, but Montessori theory is widely used. For example, every class has the observation of baby's behavior, shared by parents, and taught by teachers to do early education at home. Older children also have virtue classes, role-playing social occupations, and increasing their sense of responsibility and love.
Water education classes, that is, swimming classes, are also divided into two types, one is parent-child swimming, and the other is children swimming in the pool by themselves. Parent-child swimming requires high water quality, so parents and children can move in the water together, which has better effect and higher price. Having said that, the kind of baby that suits you should be classified and discussed. Children of different ages have different courses. I suggest you choose a representative category to listen to, depending on the degree of children's input and the teacher's feedback.
Third, of course, we should also consider the hygiene of the school, the price, even the quality of the consultant, the difficulty of making an appointment and so on. You have to check with the early education institution yourself. Generally speaking, newly opened stores have an advantage in price, and there will be more people in old stores.
The above is just my superficial understanding of early education courses. I hope it helps you. Please point out any irregularities.