How to be more involved in your kids nursery.

Seeing your little baby grow up and start walking and talking maybe an exciting period for you as a parent. Before long the time will come for you to make a decision on a Day care in Dubai and a nursery to begin your kids’ first education.

Starting schooling at a young age is a big step for toddlers. Many parents depend greatly on a Childrens nursery in Dubai with day care facilities to leave their children in the best hands possible when they need to attend to office or other work.

Dubai Nursery caregivers greatly emphasis on the importance of a parent being part of the nursery education for their children as much as possible. Childcare nursery in Dubai may be able to look after, care and educate your children well but nothing can replace the importance of the involvement of the parents.

Parents are reminded time after time from nurseries how important it is to be involved in all stages of the children’s’ development. Nurseries ensure that a good partnership is built with the parents and that the relationships with the parents are maintained throughout the nursery years. It has been proved that parents’ involvement greatly contributes to the children’s education and wellbeing.

Many nurseries include the parents at the initial stage when they plan the activities for the school term. They encourage the parents to share their views at this planning stage. This is a wonderful relationship between the staff and parents, they will respect and value each other while learning from the others views and experiences. In return the children will receive the best possible experiences in learning.

Parents are also usually involved in many special activities organized including cooking lessons, fund raiser activities, costume preparation for concerts, sports days, etc. Parents are also encouraged to volunteer to join day camps and trips.

Nurseries also encourage parents to join in the start or at the end of one lesson in a week to see learning in action. This also helps parents to understand the concept of active learning and education through play to encourage the same at home. Some also hand out quarterly newsletters to help parents keep in track with activities carried out by the nursery.

Nurseries also carry out special classes or meetings for parents to provide parents with a background of the children, their behaviour patterns, their likes and dislikes and progress made.

The importance of active parents’ involvement cannot be stressed enough. Talk to your nursery caregivers about more ways you can get involved in your childrens education today.

What Parents Need To Look For In A Childcare Nursery

A good nursery should have clearly defined policies for everything starting from opening and closing times to dealing with emergencies. As parents it is important to check that the basics are in place to make sure you are able to trust them enough to take responsibility of your precious child. Parents also need to be assured that the nursery is flexible in certain ways, for example if you are late to pick your child in case of an emergency, there should be a responsible adult to look after the child until you arrive. 

Since there are many other children in the facility, you need to check on the illness policy of the nursery. For what type of illnesses should the child be kept home and for how long? In case the child gets sick in the nursery what type of precautions are taken and how is the child treated. 

It is important that you find a nursery that has effective, clear and mutually respectful communication with the parents. The staff members need to discuss any negative or positive aspects of the child on a regular basis. The parents too should be able to approach the staff as and when needed, this is why the open door policy is an important factor. The open door policy needs to remain consistent from the start to the last day that the child leaves school. Many nurseries promote open days for parents to come and check the location however once the child joins the nursery they discourage further discussion. That is not a good sign of an established nurserythe parent teacher communication should be an ongoing process. 

Many parents do not pay attention to this, however the foundation that you have at the nursery goes a long way. Hence how you say goodbye to your child specially till they are settled in is very important.  Starting nursery is a wonderful way of gifting your child with the advantage of extending knowledge, stimulation and skills outside the home environment. Saying goodbye and giving your child the knowledge, confidence and trust that you will return, is an important stage in their emotional and social development and part of your journey as parents.Make sure your nursery is sensitive to this factor and that they treat each child individually. 

If the nursery provides food, make sure you check the level of hygiene it is prepared and also what is on the menu on a regular basis. Many parents are reluctant to ask questions from childcare professionals however it is the right of the parent to know what goes on in the facility that they are child is left. These are factors ever parent should look for whether it is a childcare nursery Dubai, UK, Africa or India. Every child is precious and it is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to ensure that they are given the love and protection during the best years of their lives.

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Games And Songs For Circle Time At The Nursery In Dubai

Teachers at the Children’s Nursery in Dubai spend a lot of time collecting songs and name games that are winners for breaking the ice in a new class during circle time at the beginning of a new school year. This practice gives teachers a choice of learning and sharing new songs and games with their fellow teachers as well. Soon, with all the available resources, you will be the proud owner of a box full of children's songs and games appropriate for the 18mo-6yo crowd for circle time.

These songs and games are not only appropriate for a Dubai Nursery but also for parents who enjoy using all of these songs at home with their children. If you’re a parent looking for some fun little chants to keep your little trouble maker occupied in the checkout line at the grocery store or to make a car ride a little more fun, this list may be just what you’re looking for, to have fun with your child.

• Hicklety Picklety Bumblebee - For this name game, sit cross-legged on the floor and pat your knees while you chant in a regular, somewhat emphatic voice . It’s not an easy game for a very small child, so it will be mostly the adult chanting, but the child will have your attention after some time. 

• Johnny Whoops - This is a name game that starts with an index finger pointing to each finger in succession. Start by pointing at the pinky and when you get to the index finger, “whoops” toward the thumb, say the name on the thumb, then whoops backwards again toward the The sillier and more drawn out your “whoooooooops” the more laughter and excitement you’ll generate. This is a real crowd pleaser with a lot of giggling. 

• Pig On Her Head - Have the children listen to and learn the song Pig On Her Head by Laurie Berkner. Then fill a bag with small toy animals. Let the child reach in and take one out of the mystery bag and place the animal on his head. Switch the song up by choosing another animal out of the bag or by placing it on another body part. This is a delightful song. 

• Who Is Missing? - Lay out a blanket or very large scarf on the floor. Ask the child to curl up on the floor, and make a dramatic point of draping the blanket carefully on top. It then becomes a game of peek-a-boo. It's a fun game for little children and is often used to entertain children at the Day Care in Dubai. 

• Clapping Names - This is a simple yet fun song to sing. Just go around the circle clapping each child’s name with each syllable. 

• Who Do We Appreciate? - This is by no means a quiet song, so make sure you put on your best voice  and grin, clap your hands and at the end wiggle your fingers up in the air like you’ve won the game.

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Tips for Teaching Children How To Clean Up

Teacher's at the Nursery in Dubai may find themselves cleaning toys several times a day. This is not a syndrome or OCD, but the reality is, it's important to keep a tidy room, if not for any other obvious reason, as the room cluttered with toys is a potential safety hazard as well. It can be overwhelming to have tons of toys around. Therefore, measures should be taken to teach the children at the preschool in Dubai how to clean up after themselves, by teachers as well as parents.

Give the child, a good example - The most effective method of teaching children do something is to lead by your own example. Before starting to involve a child in the process, you should focus on giving them a good example. If they never saw you cleaning they are not familiar with the idea. Be consistent with cleaning in their presence. It's easy to make children get used to the tidiness and all of the cleaning process even if it seems they don’t understand, they will catch on eventually.

Start  as soon as possible - You may wonder how young you should start. If the child is able to make such a mess, they are able to place it back where it belongs. It does not mean that they are ready to take on the job of spring cleaning their Dubai Nursery Schools, but train them to put the block sets back into the box. The child may even find these tasks and chores interesting as well.

Make it all about fun - Children, especially preschoolers are stubborn by nature. Therefore, they should not consider cleaning  to be some sort of rule or command. Make sure it is funny and interesting. The teachers at the  Nursery in Umm Suqeim sing songs while helping the children to put their toys back in place or make a game out of it and see who can clean up the fastest and offer a reward. Also, try associating cleaning up with a story, for instance the toy cars need to go back into their garage after a fun filled day or the dolls are tired and should go to sleep.

Make it a team effort - Small children are not able to clean up on their own, especially if they are still trying to teach them to clean up. So make sure to involve all the children and participate along with them so they can follow your actions and take it a funny team activity. Also a use tip for parents is that children love to participate in whatever their 'mum' and 'dad' does at home, so use it to your advantage while teaching them to clean.

Break up the tasks into sequences - Since children have a short attention span and cannot focus on one thing for a long time. They will find cleaning funny, but only for a while and thereafter it becomes frustrating. Take the cue and leave the current task and focus on something else. Encourage the child to clean later, and make it funny again.

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When Your Child Does Not Like Preschool

As a parent , you would have gone bananas for Preschool in Dubai for your only child. You would have invested in a complete makeover for the child's room with an area to study and incorporate all they would learn in preschool like the sensory toys, the puzzles, small pitchers full of split peas on another and practiced the art of giving a lesson, so that you can step back and wait for the magic of preschool to happen and turn your little tantrum thrower into a child who sits and concentrates for long periods of time, dutifully refining his fine motor skills.

But sadly this is not what happens  with your little learner, the trays were played with briefly and then left on the shelf to collect dust, or refused to do the work correctly and the split peas scattered everywhere. Your initial enthusiasm of incorporating the system of Early Years Education in Dubai in your child dwindles, and now you may get the slightest bit irritated by those pretty pictures of children calmly attending to and exhibiting intense interest in working on a tray.

Since your child has lost all interest in what you have carefully designed, you’re left wondering if preschool  just doesn’t work for your child. Believe it or not, this preschool in the home scenario is very common, but just because you have all the age appropriate tools and a home full of preschool activities it does not mean that the child will want to engage in it.

Here are some tips to help your child want to have the same enthusiasm that children at the Kindergarten in Dubai, has about learning,

Observe the child - If your child is not doing the activities on the shelf, what is it that the child is doing. Make a list of what you see. It is possible that your child is in a sensitive period for a completely different type of work than what you offer. The best thing to do is get to know your child and then plan the activities to meet their needs and interests. Design the work that will appeal to and enrich the life of your child.

Repeat the same work, but change them a little - For instance, instead of using pom-poms in two bowls with tongs, trade them out for cotton balls.  Make the lime squeezing work a lemon squeezing work.  Remove the green colored bowls and substitute with red ones. Sometimes small changes like this will work wonders to renew the child’s interest. Make these simple changes and leave it to the child to discover.

Give it some time - There are flaws in rotating the work too often and if they are traded out too soon, the child may never get the chance to come back to them and enjoy them the way the child wanted to. It's best for teachers and parents to leave the same work out long past the point when the children seem done with them explains an educator of the EYFS Dubai method . This is because children are drawn to the new, bright and shiny and focus for short amounts of time only to move onto the next bright and shiny thing.  When new work or toys arrive often, children learn to expect their arrival, and they will wait for them. Given enough time, most children return to familiar activities, remember the lessons, and engage without being shy.

Ask for help - If it's not all working out the way you want to make sure to ask for help.

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Child's Play: Aids and Enhances Development

Play is how children in Kindergarten Dubai come to understand the world, and use their senses, like touching, tasting, smelling, hearing, and seeing. Learning as they mix colors, dig holes, explore a new texture, climb stairs, listen to music, crawl in play tubes and our a glass of water, is key to a child's development. They are learning about what things are, how they work, the shape of things and how their own bodies work as they push and pull, jump and stretch, stir and swirl, roll and stand very still. The world becomes their own private laboratory to engage their whole bodies in exploration and discovery.

Children can often be social butterflies and through play, learn how to make friends. Letting a child interact with a peer group, freely is a great way for parents to help children make friends. While children play with other children in the Children's Nursery in Dubai,  setting,  they learn about displaying emotions such as what makes them sad or happy. They learn how to work together towards a goal, leadership skills, and how to get along in a group.  They learn how to be kind and what to do when someone is unkind, both two very important lessons.

Children learn many behavioral qualities when they interact with children at a Preschool in Dubai. This is where they are exposed to children of many cultures and different ages. They learn how to share, take turns, negotiate, lead, follow, listen, collaborate, plan, imagine, and show affection. There are 6 stages of what a child's play looks like.

1. Unoccupied Play: Children just observe with no playing.
2. Solitary Play: Children play by themselves.
3. Onlooker Play: Children watch others play, but do not join in.
4. Parallel Play: Children play side by side, but don't interact. They may watch each other and do the same things.
5. Associative Play: Children are playing together, but not in an organized way. They are interesting, but don't appear to have a goal.
6. Cooperative Play: Children play together in an organized, coordinated way.

Children will go back and forth between these stages, but as they get older, they will prefer the association or cooperative play approach.

Children need an unstructured and unscheduled time to explore and discover.  Learning happens most effectively with open-ended materials that can be used in different  ways to nurture creativity. Use materials such as building-blocks, Legos™, sand, water, dirt, a small wheelbarrow, small shovels and balls of many sizes.

Child's play time can be enhanced by the presence of a nurturing adult in the form of a parent or an educator, at home or at your child's Nursery in Jumeirah. The child leads the play time and the parent follows. Also, make sure to guide your child's play, while on a play date or at the playground. Your presence enables another level of meaningful play to happen, such as the child may figure out that with you being there he or she can figure out a tough situation or try something they would try out on their own.

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Importance of Early Childhood Education in Dubai

:Most parents have different views when it comes to Foundation Stage Nursery Dubai, especially preschool. Some of the perceptions that parents have on preschool education is that they feel that their children are too young to be in a structured environment,  preschool education is expensive, it's a trend rather than a necessity and an exclusive name for a day care.

However, research shows that  children who enrolled in early education programs benefit by receiving formal education before they start school. Children who are in preschool are found to be well behaved, are quick learners and have higher IQ scores when they start school as opposed to children who don't attend preschool and without any formal education.

Critics of the concept of Kindergarten in Dubai, claim that the difference between children receiving preschool education and  children not receiving formal education is visible only during first or second grade. They reiterate that children perform at the same level without preschool education. Another problem that was expressed is the affordability of preschool as they can have a hefty price tag which is not affordable, by all parents. Critics argue that children can receive formal education in other ways too, like day care and parents teaching their young children at home.  Even though, children in Day Care in Dubai can develop intellectually, they lack the approach, curriculum and verity that children have at preschool.

Most childhood educators claim that children of a preschool going age learn best when they are not pushed too hard, they have an opportunity to interact with their peers, and their parents and instructors treat them kindly. Children perform at their best and take a liking to preschool when the  activities are interesting and are held only for a few hours a day, they cannot spend long hours in preschool and away from their parents. Children attending preschool's in Dubai will not benefit from programs with inexperienced teachers and large classrooms.

Children who attend pre-school will benefit from the following, improved social skills, less or no need for special education instruction during subsequent school years, better grades, and enhanced attention spans. They also go on to have fewer behavioral problems when they start going to a mainstream school. Children with learning or other physical disabilities benefit immensely from preschool education as well. Also, children taught how to speak a second language during their early developmental years are also in a better position to learn new languages at a young age.

 No matter what the differences in opinion about preschool education, children benefit from receiving some type of education during their early developmental years. However, there is no 'one-size fits all' concept when it comes to teaching children, while some children can benefit from preschool, other children may, they benefit from receiving educational instruction from their parents or some others at Summer Camp Nursery Dubai. Therefore, parents must evaluate a child's unique personality and determine if preschool education is best suited for a child or not.

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