The child who attends a parent education preschool with its friendly, relaxed atmosphere develops many new skills:

• Social awareness comes from associating with other children of the same age; learning to approach them, taking turns, sharing, and considering the rights and opinions of others.
• Emotional stability results from learning (under guidance) to solve their own problems, "play out" negative feelings, and accept limits.
• Physical, intellectual, and creative skills are encouraged and developed by a great variety of play materials and equipment available in the school.

Parents of a child in a parent-education preschool develop many new skills, also:

• The parent's participation as the teacher's assistant increases his or her understanding of young children, and he or she learns what to expect from children their child's age.
• The parent learns to achieve objectivity concerning the child and observes his or her own child in relation to a group of children the same age.
• Parents gain insight into family situations from group discussions.
• For parents in the AM or PM class, an added benefit is that preschool gives them free time for personal activities while their child is happy in school.

Preschool is the beginning of a new relationship between parent and child:

• The child learns to share mom or dad with other children and from relationships with other adults.
• Parents and children learn to enjoy each other in a new setting, exploring new materials and activities together.
• For parents in the AM or PM class, this is often the child's first separation from his or her home environment.  This break should be gradual and is the basis for a sounder, happier relationship in the future.
• In Toddler classes parent and child enjoy one on one time together without other distractions.