They need time to explore, discover, play and socialize. They need guidance, wisdom, support and encouragement for what they have achieved. Most of all, they need the loving attention and influence of competent, caring adults. We are teachers. Our impact is felt long after the child leaves the classroom.
Quality does matter .
The issue then, is not should we provide quality, but how . Maybe you have some ideas. We would like to share ours and emphasize that even though solutions are difficult to achieve, most things worth having come at a price. If parents don't ask for it, they probably won't get it. Parents need to understand what quality looks like and to use these criteria in their selection.