Is early education beneficial for children?

Sunny (China)

I think early education is very important. When my son was 3 years old, I started him in headstart (Is 'headstart' a special program for pre-schoolers? If so, should it be Headstart?) now he is 4 and he has learned so much that he is actually able to go right into first grade if we want him to. I think putting a child through this stage is giving him a head start at education. If a child waits to go to kindergarten it will take time to get use to being apart from there parents or siblings and may not know what to expect in a school atmosphere. My son is so ready for kindergarten he is looking forward to what else he is going to learn and the new friends he will have. Being a full time working mom I don't have the time to spend with my kids and teach them all the things they should learn so early education is really something every parent should consider.