The importance of informal education before entering early childhood education institution: lesson learn from our culture

Fidesrinur (2015) The importance of informal education before entering early childhood education institution: lesson learn from our culture. In: Proceeding of The 3rd International Conference of Early Childhood Education (ICECE) 2015: Early Childhood Holistic and Integrative. Faculty of Education, State University of Padang, Padang, pp. 166-173. ISBN 978-602-17125-9-7

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Abstract

There is no hesitate that researchers have conclude that good early childhood education (ECE) not only improve the lives of the children and families involved but also in substantial economic benefit for society. Unfortunately, the earlier the children send to ECE institution the earlier they miss opportunities to play because its activities focus on reading, writing and counting. If we believe that the earlier stimulation given to the child the better to optimize his potent, it means that family involvement is strategic to bridge children activities before entering ECE institution for; (1) introducing moving not only important to exercise child’s body but parents also known that children learn through moving, so parents image about wellbeing doesn’t mean to decrease child’s moving, (2) popularizing hands-on experience for children in the family setting where they use their hands, arms, legs, feet and bodies rather than just listening and observing, (3) decreasing children access to laptop, hand phone and computer and replace it with traditional play to respect heritage from generation to generation, and (4) all of these arise parents need for environment to the children. Its conclude that if our environment sets according to the need for children to move, hands-on experience and to play traditional play, it will impact to community alert the important of good environment for children.

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