Denisenkova N.S. Choosing the right preschool developmental program

Denisenkova N.S. Choosing the right preschool developmental program // Preschool Education Today. 2009, Issue 6 - p. 74-79.

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2009, 6

Natalya S. Denisenkova
Cand. Sci. (Psychol.), Professor at the Department of Social Psychology of Development, the Faculty of Social Psychology, Moscow State Psychological and Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract

Today, preschool education is a diverse business that provides with various educational products – original methods and educational technologies, vast variety of which often puzzles parents in their pursuit for the right choice for their child. For this reason parents tend to seek professional advice from a child psychologist, and always get a professional answer - to search for a program that considers foundational principles of child’s mind and its developmental stages, fits individual peculiarities of their child, family, their values and traditions. Nevertheless, parents are still left alone to look for the program that successfully incorporates those principles. This article guides parents through major developmental and educational programs to help them decide the best one for their child.