Children grow and learn best in a warm, noncompetitive environment.
Children grow and learn best when they are both physically and mentally involved.
Children grow and learn best when they are given opportunities to discover concepts themselves through experimentation, inquiry, and exploratory play. Children grow and learn best when their fears and emotions are respected and when they are encouraged to identify and verbalize their feelings. Children grow and learn best when they have opportunities for relationships with adults who show affection and respect for them and who are themselves creative, happy, self-reliant, and responsible. A child s growth and education is the shared responsibility of parent and educator. Cooperation and communication between home and school is essential to the creation of an environment that fosters physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development.