The Influence of the Number of Family Members to Children’s Multiple Intelligences of Students of ‘Aisyiyah Kindergarten Padang

Early years of childhood is a critical period that shapes children as the next generation of the nation; it is when children’s ability must be developed properly to help them reach their potential. An early access to education will maximize children’s multiple intelligences; however, the low public awareness of the importance of early years that affects children’s development hinders the progress. The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between the number of family members with the level of achievement of early childhood intelligence development in early years. The population of this study is 1,050 students of kindergarten 'Aisyiyah in Padang City. The study sample is 10% of the total population. The data collected is then converted to digits by multiplying by 5 before being processed with statistical formula. This is done so that the variables, x and y, are equal with other variables. The result is processed by using regression formula. The conclusion of this study is that the number of family members is one of contributing factors to the development of children’s multiple intelligences during