by Gabby Bugwadia

Created on: March 30, 2010   Last Updated: September 18, 2010

The early childhood years are the most critical years in the child's development process. The concept of early childhood solely as a time for play and fun is well past. Providing best education tools for children in their early childhood years can indeed be the foundation of their intellectual development - - - having a significant bearing on their entire lives.It would therefore suffice to say that the early childhood years are indeed powerful for building the foundations of human intelligence. 

Studies indicate that during the early years, a child can learn faster than at any other period in his life. By the age of five, a child's learning patterns and thinking have been more or less established. It is the child's attitude to learning that can guide him for the rest of his life and his attitude to learning can be distinctly enhanced with the careful use of some best education tools for early childhood.

There are several educational tools or aids to learning and these can be provided by the parents at home or by the caregivers at pre-schools. But not all of the best education tools come in packages nor can they all be bought at a store. They can come with understanding of the child's mind, with keen interest in providing better care and by applying some simple techniques in the child's daily life.

Let us examine some of the best educational tools for learning in early childhood:

* Learning at one's own level.

Allowing the child to learn at his/her own pace is the primary tool parents can give to their child. Providing appropriate activities based on the child’s interest and aptitude would be the best tool for child's learning. A right balance of activities promotes accomplishments while creating some of the best learning experience for the child.

* Learning with hands-on experiences.

A child needs to have a hands-on experience in order to learn. An environment that gives opportunity for free play wherein the child can see, feel and manipulate objects would be ideal for early childhood development. For example, in order to understand the concept of shapes like roundness, your child could have exciting experiences with real round objects during play- like rolling balls around or looking at pictures of round objects. Indulging in active play while having the ball in his/her grasp, could make the learning experience much more meaningful for the child. 

* Learning with versatility.

Every child is uniquely different. What

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