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