# The Importance of Early Childhood Education
The Importance of Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education is very important, because it started the formation of mental and character as a child or at the age of 0-5 years before attending school at the first level in elementary school (SD). "This is called the golden age of the child," Grace Ursia told Jubi recently in her study.
According to Grace through pre-school education, in addition to mental, seoarang children are prepared carefully to compete, have their own skills, become a reliable pemipin, and dare to appear in the middle of society.
Grace further explained that the background of the implementation of pre-school education development consists of four things:
Every child has the right to live and thrive, immunization, breast milk, nutrition, health, and growth monitoring.
Right Growth Flower, Potential Childhood, Growth Age, Golden Age Golden Age: 0-5 years Child Potential Simulation.
Protection Right, protecting children from physical, non-physical, discrimination and exploitation, and birth certificates.
The right of participation, ensuring participation and respecting the opinions of children according to their age and psychological level.
Starting from the four things above, then according to Grace ADP Port Numbay trying to do pre school education with the name of the program Pena Gold Gold socialized to the community around 2001.
"This gold pen rack is done for children aged 0-5 years and 5-10 years. In this gold pen program there are various programs that are done. So it's not just education, because the first five years of childhood are the most important period, "Grace said, adding to a period called" golden age "or" the golden age ", this formative year for formation to determine the process of physical growth and the development of the potential of children, namely the development of motor (the formation of child skills), mental and sensory, affection and development of the child's mind power.
In addition, he continued the child received adequate guarantees of nutrition / nutrition, health for growth and physical formation, if these organs are not done properly then the child is experiencing "permanent disability" or development potential defect.
Furthermore, Grace said not only the educational aspect of the child who is concerned but the aspect of health and the people's economy are also noted along with this gold pen program. "The people who receive this gold pen program. We strive to form a Community Study Group (KSM) / Child Self-Help Group (KSA), in several districts in Jayapura City. In addition we are trying to get an agreement from the community to be able to provide land for us by giving the land agreement for fifteen years, to be able to build KSM / KSA building, "said Grace.
KSA programs are formed in the form of materials that are divided into two classes, namely class A and B. "For Class A material: age 3-4 years, the material is to train motor alignment, confidence strengthening, affective development and active communication. Class B Material: Age 4-5 years, the material provided is to practice thinking skills, among others: matching, classifying the authentication, understanding relationships, understanding patterns, solving patterns, developing lisa language, preparing for reading and writing, preparation of counting and summing up. besides that in this KSA there is addition of one program which done at age 5-10 year, premises of the given material that is: development of child skill, strengthening of thinking power and problem solving.
To date, in Jayapura there are about 37 KSM which have 1701 Working Groups (KK), which are already scattered.
Meanwhile, an education expert from FKIP Uncen, Dr. Leonard Sagisolo, M.Pd, when he met his office Jubi Monday (1/10), said pre-school education or usually called Early Childhood Education (PAUD), is very important even if it is out of school, because indirectly have formed moral children, child's thinking (cognitive), and child skills (psychomotor), this has a good impact for the child.
When the child is formed gradually from preschool education in addition to kindergarten or Play Group or play this group then in sequence and future later the child will have the creativity, skills and abilities are good when in the formal education elementary school up to college. This helps children to grow and develop well, and helps the underprivileged and the society and children whose parents are rarely at home because of their many jobs.
"But what should be noted by the nanny, who serve and educate the child must have patience, gentle weakness, and willingness to form the child, otherwise the child's mental will be disrupted," said Sagisolo.
In addition, Yudith Manai, one of the board (Section Child Staff) At Cendrawasih Community Study Group (KSM) Cendrerawasih, located at Jln Aru Abep Abepura Complex, said before KSM Cenderawasih stands alone, they are still joining KSM Merpati in Harapan Abepura Church Complex . The KSM Cenderawasih building was built in May 2007 and completed by the end of July 2007. It has not been officially opened yet, because the facilities to be used in KSM such as Computers, Desk and Stationery and Books are not available.
"The new one is a chair, there are twenty-two seats. In addition to this facility, we have no garden readings, plans we will create a reading park around the courtyard of this building. Currently the number of students in KSM Cenderwasih is 184 students, "said Yudith Manai.
Furthermore, Yudith said that although the building has not been inaugurated, the building has been built with minimal facilities but the program keeps running in accordance with the material given by Yayasan Wahanan Visi Indonesia (WVI) such as Play Group and Worship every two weeks in a month for children ages 3-10 years.
Further explained that KSM Merpati Join with KSM Cenderawasih to perform worship in building KSM Cenderawasih. "The creation of drinking water for children who need a drinking water bath at home we do every request from the child. The making of Christmas cards, additional lessons of computer material and the making of Christmas cards on the computer that is done every afternoon depends on the school hours of the child, "said Yudith.
While children aged 0-1 years included in the group Self-Help (KSA), programs that have been done by KSM Cenderawasih include Reinforcement Nutrition of children in which the provision of nutritious food, immunization and measles and ears, usually done in three months by the Puskesmas because WVI is already working with them. "It's all done for free. In addition we also received assistance in the form of a scar that we use to find capital to meet the needs in the KSM in, "said Yudith seriously.
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