Knowra Preschool Preschool A preschool is an educational program or institution for young children before they begin formal primary schooling. It combines early learning with play, social interaction, and care.
Early childhood education : Education for children from birth through the early years, before or alongside primary schooling. Preschool is one institutional form of this broader stage of education.
Kindergarten : An early-childhood education stage whose age range and place in formal schooling vary by country. Its relationship to preschool differs across education systems, and the terms sometimes overlap.
Child care : Supervision and support provided for children while their caregivers are unavailable. Preschool has educational aims, while child care may focus chiefly on care; many services combine both.
Perry Preschool Project : A 1960s study of an intensive preschool program for disadvantaged children in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Its long-term follow-up made it a prominent case in debates about preschool's lasting effects.
Child development : The physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes that occur as children grow. Preschool practices are designed around the abilities and needs children develop at this age.
Montessori education : An educational approach emphasizing child choice, prepared environments, and hands-on learning materials. Montessori schools offer a distinctive approach used in some preschool programs.
Day care : A service that supervises and cares for children during the day, often while caregivers work. The term emphasizes daytime care, though day-care settings may also provide preschool learning.
Abecedarian Project : A randomized study of intensive early childhood education and care beginning in infancy in North Carolina. Its findings inform discussion of how sustained early education may affect later outcomes.
Play-based learning : An approach in which play supports children's learning, exploration, and development. Preschool often uses play as a central way to build knowledge and skills.
Reggio Emilia approach : An early-childhood educational approach emphasizing project work, relationships, and children's expressive languages. It provides another influential model for organizing preschool learning.
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