Preschool

Preschool is a term for early childhood education. It is education for very young children between the ages of three and six, before the start of compulsory education at elementary school/primary school. There are theories of child development which influence preschool activities, with the ideas of Jean Piaget that categorise this age group as a “preoperational” stage of development being the most influential.

In Europe the terms 'nursery' and 'kindergarten' are used to describe preschooling.

Learning

Early childhood education usually encourages children to learn by playing. But basic topics like counting or the alphabet may start to be taught.

Preschool Media

Preschoolers in Malaysia exercising
Samuel Wilderspin, one of the founders of preschool education. 1848 engraving by John Rogers Herbert.
A Kindergarten in East Germany in 1956
Crafts at an Indian preschool, 2014
A 19-month-old girl after her first 9 hours at preschool
Numeracy task completed by a three-year-old at nursery in the United Kingdom during the 2000s
Young children in a kindergarten in Japan

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