Promoting Creativity in Children with Digital Technology to Overcome Inequalities in Early Childhood Education

Abstract

Early childhood education is the education given to children at the
preschool, nursery schools and training (practicum) which is the
foundation to other levels of education. Creativity is an essential part of
learning which the children are anticipated to be exposed to from their
early stage. Creativity is embedded in the curriculum for children in early
childhood education to give room for a rich learning experience and to
help healthy growth and a wholistic development of the child, to make sure
that no child is left behind even with the application of digital technology
in teaching creativity innovation. Early childhood teachers are expected to
teach the children with relevant and up-to-date materials such as the use
of technology to activate their imagination, sense of belonging to bridge
the cap of inequalities among the children which will help in appreciating
children’s individuality and encourage participation without
discrimination amongst the children. This paper therefore, looked into
promoting creativity in children with digital technology without leaving
any child behind. Based on this, the paper suggested among others that the
use of digital technology should be encouraged in early childhood, no
discrimination of any type and all the children should be treated equally.