7 Benefits of childcare

The 7 benefits at a glance:

Below, we have listed 7 key benefits of childcare for you:

1. Social skills development
2. Encourages children’s overall development
3. It expands your child’s world
4. Development of healthy independence
5. Partners in parenting
6. Educational plan
7. Continuous learning pathway

1. Social skills development

Good childcare is essential to the development of your child’s social skills, because at childcare, children gain different experiences from home. They learn to interact with other children and adults. Educational staff encourage contacts between children by sharing, playing and discovering together. Your child learns to stand up for himself or herself, learns to be considerate of others and to make friends. All this forms a solid basis for your child’s social behaviour in his or her future life.

2. Encourages children’s overall development

Not only socially does your child learn a great deal at childcare, your child also learns many things in other areas –  called developmental areas. These include motor development, which is stimulated by having fun doing lots of exercise and activities such as writing dance. Creative and cognitive development is encouraged as well, for example by reading a book or singing songs. Your child naturally learns all kinds of skills that contribute to his or her development through fun and play.

3. It expands your child’s world

Children naturally have an urge to discover new things. At childcare, your child will also notice that the environment is different from home. This is a key aspect: the realisation that the world extends beyond the familiar atmosphere and that different rules may apply there. When your child gets used to childcare and feels safe and secure, your child will build up a great deal of self-confidence.

4. Development of healthy independence

When your child has just started childcare, saying goodbye is sometimes difficult. Yet children learn a lot from this too. As a parent, you are the person who your child wants to be closest to. Childcare is a safe environment where your child learns to cope with the fact that you are leaving and learns to trust that you will come back.

5. Partners in parenting

Childcare enables you (and your partner) to combine care for your child(ren) with your work. This allows you to continue participating in the work process, while your child can develop at his or her or her own pace in a safe and familiar environment. We highly value our contacts with you as a parent. That’s why we always tell you about the things that happened at childcare during the day and properly coordinate ongoing matters with you.

6. Educational plan: natural development through fun and play

All childcare staff have an educational background and work according to an educational policy. Our policy – based on the principles of fun, respect, development and fantasy – focuses on playful and natural development. The educational staff provide a variety of activities that contribute to your child’s development. These include movement games, playing outside, reading to the children, making music, dancing and much more. Our educational staff make sure your child is heard and seen. They ensure that your child can develop at his or her own pace. With this personal attention, they know exactly when your child needs more guidance or attention.

7. Continuous learning pathway

Childcare plays an important part in the preparation for and link-up with primary education. At KinderRijk, we believe that the continuous learning pathway is essential, both regarding the educational methods and on a practical level. That’s why we greatly invest in cooperation with schools in the region. A continuous pathway from daycare to primary school and an effective link-up conveys more peace and stability for your child and for yourself.