Creativity, A Key to Early Childhood Education

Abstract

Creativity is a critical concept for the successful implementation of educational programs. It fosters mental growth in children by providing opportunities for trying out new ideas, new ways of thinking and problem-solving. Creative activities help acknowledge and celebrate children's uniqueness and diversity as well as offer excellent opportunities to personalize and focus on each child. The notion that creative process is mysterious, inerrant and extremely rare has prevented creativity from being regarded as having educational aim and this brings about paucity in the creative instincts of early childhood. The purpose of this study is to explore how creativity is promoted in primary school classrooms for young children and also to explore how creativity acts as the center of curriculum during the early childhood period. From the findings, we see that the activities towards daily life skills are more effective in developing creativity and establishing curriculum that increases children’s creativity in a positive way. The paper recommends that for creativity to flourish in an educational setting, it is necessary for learners to be actively involved in the process of their own learning. This suggests ways that future research can elaborate on the moment-to-moment interactions which form the basis of long-term creative development and it is expected that teachers put forth both children and their own creativity in all activities.