Children learn best when they are having fun

At KinderKaizen, co-principal Dr Putri Afzan Maria Zulkifli (centre), incorporates progressive approaches to early childhood education using mixed methods such as Montessori, Reggio Emilia, High Scope Curriculum and Waldorf Education. - ART CHEN/The Star

Play is a fun way of developing children’s cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills.

School was not fun for Matai. His teachers didn’t think he was all that smart, and they wouldn’t let him go on his break if he did not finish his work.