Organized extracurricular activities for preschool children

The bachelor thesis deals with organized extracurricular activities for preschool children. The aim is to find out the contribution of the courses for this age group. Another aim is to chart which extracurricular courses are offered to children by means of nursery schools and which courses are sought by parents and what they expect from them. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part is devoted to preschool child's development, its leisure time, it also defines organized extracurricular activities, their benefit and risk. The practical part deals with quantitative research. For its realization two types of questionnaires were compiled, one for preschool children's parents and the second one for nursery school teachers. The responses show teachers' and parents' view of the courses organized for preschool children, their expectations and experiences. Finally, there is a comparison of teachers' and parents' view of the courses for preschool children