SOS Kindergartens

  • SOS Children's Villages recognizes the importance of education at an early age. SOS Children's Villages seeks to provide for the early development needs of every child.
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  • Kindergartens are a fundamental building block for the early development needs of children, including intellectual and social skills.
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  • SOS Kindergartens provide children aged 3-6 access to half or full-day care facilities where they learn through highly qualified teachers.
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  • Using SOS Children's Villages' version of the Montessori Method, children attending SOS Kindergartens receive free play and activity time to enhance their growth.

 

About SOS Kindergartens

 

Children from SOS Children's Villages attend kindergartens in their community unless they are inadequate or do not exist, then SOS Children's Villages builds its own preschool facilities. Early learning is made available to children in the local neighbourhood when otherwise unavailable. SOS Kindergartens are run and resourced by SOS Children's Villages. Worldwide, 215 SOS Kindergartens employ 1,731 staff members.

Staff

 

SOS Kindergarten staff have all been professionally interviewed, screened and chosen based on their commitment, skills, knowledge and experience. SOS staff treat all children with respect and understanding, offering guidance to develop life skills.

 

 

Our teaching methods

 

SOS Kindergartens use Montessori teaching methods. The Montessori Method is an approach that emphasizes the child's psychological, physical and social development, taking into account local cultural norms and emphasizing the child's independence, natural creativity and development at their own pace.

 

The Montessori Method includes:

  • During free play, children interact with their peers, choosing what to play, with whom, how long, and where, allowing them to make decisions based on their own lives and imaginations.
  • Daily activity time encourages children to explore and understand their environment through thoughtfully prepared activities.
  • We design classrooms, games, and toys to provide children with the best environment for developing their social, intellectual, and creative skills, all with the guidance and support of dedicated educators.

 

Family strengthening

 

SOS Family Strengthening Programs utilize SOS Kindergartens to empower the local community and help prevent child abandonment. SOS Kindergartens provides a safe place for parents to leave their children while they are at work while offering quality preschool education to the children. Parents are also provided with training to assist in building the necessary competencies needed to care for their children.