About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Sixth form, Kindergarten, Educational stage, Twelfth grade, Nursery school, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Ontario Academic Credit, Tenth grade, Ninth grade, Eleventh grade, Second grade, Sophomore, Sixth grade, Eighth grade, Fifth grade, Freshman, K-5, Year Ten, Year Six, Year Nine, Seventh grade, Year Eleven, First grade, Year Eight, Year Seven, Year Two, Comenius Foundation for Child Development, Third grade, Year One, Year Four, Year Three, Year Five, Year Twelve, First year, National Center for Family Literacy, Fourth grade, Year Thirteen, Junior, K-12, Senior, Fifth year, Reception, K-16, Pre-1A, Fourth year, Age segregation in schools, Year Fourteen, Third year, Second year. Excerpt: .) (German, literally means "children's garden"), also known as Kindergarden by some individuals, is a form of education for young children that serves as a transition from home to the commencement of more formal schooling. Another definition, which overlaps with early childhood education and preschool, is education for pre- and emergent-literate children before the age of six or seven. Children are taught to develop basic skills and knowledge through creative play and social interaction, as well as sometimes formal lessons. In most countries kindergarten is part of the preschool system of early childhood education. Children usually attend kindergarten any time between the ages of two and seven years, depending on the local custom. In the United States and anglophone Canada, as well as in parts of Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory) kindergarten is the word often restricted in use to describe the first year of education, or primary school. In some of these countries it is compulsory, that is parents must send children to their kindergarten year (generally, at age f...
