Ask The Experts: How Can We Fix Early Childhood Education

The learning process begins at an early age. “Once we are born, we instantly start reading the world around us.” (Souto-Manning, Pg 123) The earlier we start learning, the faster we start shaping our future. This is why early childhood programs are so important.

Early Education can help shape the foundation of a child’s life, by tapping into their mental development, and academic development. Children who that attend preschool programs are more likely to graduate high school, and go onto college. According to Education Zone, The most significant impacts seem to be with “at risk” children. At risk stands for children who come from families with lower incomes. Children under the category “at risk” are 25% more likely to drop out of high school, 40% more likely to become a teen parent, 60% more likely not to attend college, and are 70% more likely to be arrested for a violent crime, by not attending preschool programs. (Education Zone, pg 4)

Early childhood education programs provide a learning environment to help challenge, drive and motivate a child’s first steps of education. It also offers help in a child’s develop language skills, along with teaching several types of vocabulary that they will need later in kindergarten. A child who

She states “Consider this: The future success of every child is in many ways determined before he or she is eight.” (Skarda, pg 1) through the younger years of a child’s life, it is critical for a child to learn and develop mentally, emotionally, and socially. (Skarda, pg 1) Thanks to past researches, this research is based on decades of fieldwork, and investigation on the positive effects of early education experiences throughout child’s life. (Skarda, pg 1) All educators, researchers, and families that invest in early childhood education help the “future of