Starting kindergarten is an exciting time for children and their families and is a wonderful opportunity to build a strong foundation for life-long learning.

Research shows that a high quality, play-based kindergarten program has long-term benefits for children’s academic and social skills and helps them to succeed in school and in life. Full day kindergarten is another step towards building a strong foundation for lifelong learning, in a nurturing, play-based environment.

A longer instructional day will enable kindergarten teachers to provide more opportunities for learning and success. The expanded kindergarten program will be play-based and designed to address all areas of child development: physical, social, emotional, language and cognitive.
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More info: BC Ministry of Education Parent Pamphlet

For your information, listed below are various articles that can provide more information on the subject.

• Can the Right Kinds of Play Teach Self-Control? (Inspiring!)
• Takes Time to Tend a Kinder Garten. Advocating for Kindergarten
• Chopsticks and Counting Chips. Do play and foundational skills need to compete for the teacher’s attention in an early childhood classroom?
• Play Early Years. Key to School Success
• Crisis in the Kindergarten. Why Children Need to Play in School

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