to establish a loving, trusting relationship in which the child feels secure away from home

 to initiate experiences consistent with the developmental level of the child, physically, socially, intellectually, and emotionally

 to assist the child in becoming aware of his or her own feelings and in dealing with his or her emotions on a verbal rather than physical level

 to provide an environment in which the child may successfully master the developmental tasks appropriate to his or her age group

 to encourage language development

 to enhance the child's feeling of self-esteem, self-worth, competence, confidence, and independence

 to encourage each child to think, reason, question, and experiment

 to develop among the children a spirit of cooperative play

 to provide educational and cultural enrichment

 to encourage creative expression

 to provide experiences that foster readiness for future schooling, academically, socially emotionally