A DAP class allows children the freedom to initiate their own learning and to explore their environment. What appears to adults in a DAP classroom as play is actually a learning environment for children. Swiss Psychologist, Jean Piaget, an expert in the field of child development notes that all children from birth to age 8 are concrete learners. Recent advances in brain research shows that during the first 3 years of life the brain is growing and learning faster than any other time of life. This is the time to expose the children to many positive experiences in order to provide brain pathways that will be there through life.
Music is very important to a young child's mind.
Studies show that children that are in music lessons between the ages of 4-6 have stronger spatial and temporal reasoning skills than children that are not. Love and touch is very important for toddlers brain development. It is with this research that we plan our curriculum and day. If you would like more on the brain research we have many articles and access to web sites and videos that you will find interesting and helpful in helping your child become the best they can be. We also try to foster greater independence and therefore responsibility in the children.