The roles and benefits of physical presence in kindergarten
The first years of a child's life are about attachment, affection, unconditional love, security and exploration. We already know that every child is unique in his own way and that he is the one who always guides us in his learning process. However, in the current context of the COVID-19 pandemic, there are times when parents make important decisions such as whether it is better to re-start kindergarten or not.
The period of childhood and especially the period of the first years in kindergarten has a lasting impact on the life of the adult. It is the period in which the child develops his ability to think, speak and reason, and it is also the right time to establish a solid foundation of the value system, decision making and relationships. Following the principle of imitation and modeling of desirable behaviors from an early age, we can understand the importance and role of the presence in kindergarten in this training.
In kindergarten, the child discovers another dimension of the relationship with the adult who is no longer the mother, father or grandmother… Now is the time when the child begins to stabilize his self-image, to perceive and accept other opinions and approaches of other children and to reach a consensus of coexistence with them.
Kindergarten is a space where interaction and cooperation are capitalized in terms of changes that will bring in the perception and relationship of children with others and life itself, more than anything. The physical interaction will help them communicate better and form a more coherent view of life and those around them, leading them to renegotiate the inherent selfish dimensions of personality. A healthy kindergarten is one in which the emphasis is on cooperation and collaboration, on the intrinsic desire to receive and give.
The environment and the structure of the educational context in which the activity takes place in the kindergarten have an important influence on the creativity and curiosity manifested by the little one. Each object and area of experience in the classroom, the way in which the activities are organized on the areas of interest, the quality of the educational resources used have a major contribution in increasing a healthy creativity at cognitive level.
The roles and benefits of physical presence in kindergarten
• Train the child not only for school, but for life;
• Teaches the little one to socialize and communicate in the community, through countless ways with the environment;
• Contributes actively to the formation of correct, relevant and coherent language and speech;
• It instills in the child strong values that underlie adult life such as politeness, common sense and responsibility;
• Contributes to the intellectual and emotional development of the child;
• Teaches the little one to be independent in movements, initiatives and thinking, being able, easily, to take care of himself;
• Develops the child's motor and sensory skills;
• Teaches the little one to listen and be listened to in the community, to get the things he needs without invading the desires and space of other children;
• Provides the child with role models, regardless of whether we are talking about educators or other representatives of the institution (caregiver, administrator, driver, etc.);
• Through stories, books and examples, the child comes to differentiate between good and evil;
• Helps the little one to discover and capitalize on his passions and talents that will found his later professional fulfillment.
A relevant interview with figures below:
Doctor Virgil Musta, from the "Victor Babes" Infectious Diseases Hospital in Timisoara, who cured almost 700 patients with COVID-19, thinks that it would be good for children to return to school / kindergarten, but recommends caution and concentration. on the prevention of disease forms in both children and their families.
In a post on Facebook, doctor Virgil Musta refers to the beginning of the 2020 school year, stating that SARS CoV - 2 virus infections are quite rare in children. "In a study conducted on 70,000 cases of people infected with SARS CoV-2, it was observed that only 1.3% of them were children and of them, only 30% needed hospitalization (0.4% of all cases). According to our studies and our observations so far, the number of children tested positive for SARS CoV-2 has indeed been much lower compared to that of adults, with very few making it more severe, especially those who already had other health problems such as birth defects, diabetes, obesity, etc. The vast majority of forms in children are asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, which makes it very difficult to detect positive children. ''
According to the doctor, from the perspective of education, it is good for children to go to school / kindergarten, from September 14th. "From the perspective of education, the benefits of attending school / kindergarten are obvious, both for the human and professional connection between teachers and students, for the socialization between children, for children who do not have facilities for online school, for parents who have no one to leave them at home with and so on ", Musta also wrote.
"The key words in the effort to offer our children a quality education with physical presence in safe conditions are: RESPONSIBILITY and SOLIDARITY!", Concludes Musta.
