10/08/2025
☀️Let the LIGHT IN, without measuring the rays. 🌤️
My teacher once said the core of Early Childhood Education can be coined with the acronym “EEDLG”:
🔍Explore
🚲Experience
✨Discover
✏️Learn &
🌳Grow
Recently, I have come across this creator that shared about the Vanderbilt Pre-K study that mirrors a 1970s German study, where kindergartens that emphasized academic instruction too early in Pre-K can lead to declining performance and behavioral challenges later on. Essentially, it supports a more balanced, play-centered approach in early childhood education.
As much as many agree with this, there were a few outliers who highlighted the importance of preparing children with prerequisite skills for the higher levels of their education.
Both can be true to create the best care for our little ones. How, you say? —— through exposure without expectations. Any form of play without pressure leads to joy, curiosity, and lasting learning. 🤍🩷