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 thepreschool, nursery schools and training (practicum) which is thefoundation to other levels of education. Creativity is an essential part oflearning which the children are anticipated to be exposed to from theirearly stage. Creativity is embedded in the curriculum for children in earlychildhood education to give room for a rich learning experience and tohelp healthy growth and a wholistic development of the child, to make surethat no child is left behind even with the application of digital technologyin teaching creativity innovation. Early childhood teachers are expected toteach the children with relevant and up-to-date materials such as the useof technology to activate their imagination, sense of belonging to bridgethe cap of inequalities among the children which will help in appreciatingchildren’s individuality and encourage participation withoutdiscrimination amongst the children. This paper therefore, looked intopromoting creativity in children with digital technology without leavingany child behind. Based on this, the paper suggested among others that theuse of digital technology should be encouraged in early childhood, nodiscrimination of any type and all the children should be treated equally.