幼兒教育 | 遊戲&玩樂的重要性
Baby Brain深知玩樂是幼兒成長的 「食糧」， 所以我們提供幼兒有意義玩樂的機會，並讓家長體驗孩子在玩樂過程中的成長及發展。許多不同的組織也對這話題作出研究，以下報告擷取至美國兒科學會：
“Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional well-being of children and youth. Play also offers an ideal opportunity for parents to engage fully with their children. Despite the benefits derived from play for both children and parents, time for free play has been markedly reduced for some children. . . . . This report offers guidelines on how pediatricians can advocate for children by helping families, school systems, and communities consider how best to ensure that play is protected as they seek the balance in children’s lives to create the optimal developmental milieu.”
“Play is so important to optimal child development that it has been recognized by the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights as a right of every child.”
很多研究已經引證玩樂對幼兒和家長的好處，聯合國兒童基金會更倡議幼兒每天最少有一小時自由遊戲時間，可見玩樂的重要性。可惜現今大家忙於生活，著重成績和果效， 幼兒玩樂的時間愈來愈少，更莫說進行以幼兒為中心的遊戲，實在令人心痛。
玩樂是Baby Brain的核心價值，貫穿我們所有課程。若以一句話來形容我們對玩樂的重視，非借用著名愛爾蘭劇作家及倫敦政治經濟學院創辦人以下一句話不可：
“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing”