Mrs Henrietta Okyere-Twum, Programmes Director of Peace FM, has stressed the need for early childhood development centres to be promoted in the education of children.
She noted that research by educational experts worldwide have shown that even before children reached the school going age, they could be taught certain basic things in life through music, dance, play and other art forms.
Mrs Okyere-Twum was speaking at the 10th anniversary celebration of the ASDA Early Learning and Development Centre at Adenta near Accra at the weekend.
It was under the theme: "Quality Pre-School Education - Key to National Development".
Mrs Okyere-Twum observed that using these art forms to instruct children helped them to sharpen their God-given talents and skills at an early age.
She said well-trained teachers could easily tell which of the child's talents they could concentrate on to guide them as well as identified their weak areas to improve upon them.
According to her, pre-school education inculcates into the young and tender minds, the very basic cultural, traditional and moral values of our society.
The Programmes Director stated that once these positive values of behaviour get fixed or ingrained in their fertile minds they would live with it for the rest of their lives.
Mrs Theodora Daaku, Proprietress of the Centre said the school, which started with only four children, now has a population of 230.
She thanked the teachers and the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) for their constant support and co-operation.
Mrs Daaku assured parents that the school would do their best to meet their needs.
Some teachers were given long service awards at the function.
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