Benefits

In a cooperative nursery school there are many benefits for both the parent and the child.

Benefits for the Parent:

• Develop a greater bond with your child by sharing his nursery school experience
• Have an opportunity to observe how your child gets along with other children and adults
• Develop a greater understanding of your own child and all children
• Have an opportunity to discover your child’s interests and needs
• Have time away from your child, resulting in a more relaxed relationship with him that increases the pleasures of parenthood
• Gain solutions to problems of child rearing through shared experiences with other parents and teachers, and information gathered from parent education classes

Benefits for the Child:

• Experience healthy, happy times with children his/her own age
• Develop relationships with other grownups besides his/her parents
• Experience body building fun in safe and supervised surroundings
• Gain an appreciation of quiet times with good books and music
• Have an opportunity to discover the world around him through field trips in his community
• Gain self-respect and respect for others
• Develop a positive attitude toward school
• Encourage creative experiences in all forms
• Increase their range of experiences
• Develop their social skills
• Develop self-regulatory skills
• Increase self -help skills
• Gain a strong foundations for future school experiences