Discussions on early English language learning, regardless of whether they are led by parents or experts, reveal some disputable issues. One of them refers to the initial vocabulary, or as it is usually defined by laypersons – “the basic things” that preschool children can/should learn. However, the answer to the question – what are the […]

Most parents of children of pre-school age find it harder to accept that their child is no longer a little, helpless being, but that it becomes more and more independent, and is increasingly looking for help in carrying out everyday activities. Through this process of accepting a newspaper in the behavior of their child, some […]

Parents are increasingly asking questions such as: “When should my child start talking?” and when she/he starts talking – “What sounds should my child pronounce correctly?” or “Is it too early to go to speech therapy?” It is of the utmost importance that parents initiate speech-language stimulation of their kids on time and avoid missing […]

The sensory system begins to develop before birth and continues to develop rapidly during early childhood. In early childhood and in the subsequent phases of life a body is exposed to various tactile, visual, auditory and other sensory stimuli from the environment. Impressions about the outside world are collected through the senses (touch, sight, hearing, […]

Early childhood learning is considered to be a very important issue because in recent decades increasing attention has been paid to the development of preschool children. Consequently, early childhood has been recognized and valued as an important period of the growing up process. Yet, in parallel with recognizing the importance of supporting children’s development, there […]

As one of the basic aims of our institution is continuous quality improvement in early childhood care and education, one of the basic ways to accomplish that aim is to educate preschool teachers to implement innovative approaches in their work with children. One of the seminars that our preschool teachers have attended this year is […]

Have you ever asked yourselves how our parents managed to contribute to the development of our potential without studying scholarly literature or being guided by expert advice as intensively as we do today with respect to the education of our children? Maybe the key to their success was the famous expression: “Go outside to play!“ […]

Whether you like it or not, technology enters children’s lives ever earlier. In contrast to majority of people who, without profound thinking, say; “it is not going anywhere” or parents who shrug admitting that they are helpless, the preschool teachers in Preschool Institution “Tresnjober” manage to use it in the best way for the sake […]

Private Preschool Institution Tresnjober was founded in 2001. It is one of the first accredited kindergartens in our country. It has evolved from my professional and personal desire to deal with the prevention of many psychosomatic problems, which, unfortunately, arose to a greater extent in the 90’s. We wanted to offer children a healthy and […]

How stressful is starting kindergarten? Starting kindergarten represents not only an important period in the process of child development, but also a great change in the whole family’s functioning. Although this event is an integral part of almost every child’s life, it can often be very stressful because it requires adaptation of both children and […]