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How Kindergarten Will Benefit Your Child

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Kindergarten programs are designed to improve your child’s development in the following key areas:

  • social skills, like how to play with other children in a calm, sharing and rewarding way
  • self-awareness and respect for others
  • emotional skills, for example understanding their feelings
  • language, literacy and numeracy skills, such as reading stories and counting objects
  • a joy for learning and group activities, such as talking, drawing and making things together with other children their own age
  • ability to make new friends
  • exposure to new ideas and concepts.

Kindergarten also provides families with access to:

  • support and assistance for children with special needs
  • resources and links to community support services.

To find a kindergarten near you, see: Find an early childhood service or school

I Love Kindergarten - this video covers information about the benefits of kindergarten and how to enrol and has also been translated into a range languages.
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