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Preschool- what to look for

Preschool education is an important t topic among parents. If you are the parent of a child who is about to enter a playschool, hours are spent to discuss what type of preschool you want to admit the child.

Distance of the preschool from the house is considered first. Parents are advised to look for the facilities- games, speciousness of the place etc. One should talk to the teachers at the preschool and gauge whether he can handle your child in those two hours every day. 

Teacher or trainer should be very soft and caring who can take care of your child. You should also look for what will be taught at the preschool like poems and stories. It is the preschool where your child learn attitude. The physical games that are at the preschool should also be looked at.

Whether these games will provide your child required dose of physically activities with fun. You should also ask what type of indoor activities would be involved. The ratio of kids to educators should be minimum and should not be more than 5:1. Otherwise educators cannot give enough time to children. Lady educator should be given preference to.

Children start to interact in the preschool only. Child learn social skills, independence. “Children sit together for a lunch, serve themselves, spend free time, talk with friends. It helps child to grow in healthy way,” says Anita, an educator at Little Genius Preschool Erra Manzil, Hyderabad. Final decision to decide which preschool, the child should admitted should be taken with proper discussion.

Necessity of Preschools

Number of parents thinks that skills like social interaction will develop in their children even if they do not got to the preschools, maybe not as quickly as with play school experience, but then what's the hurry? Sina Reddy did not feel the need to put either of her daughter or son into a play school. She says, "I think play schools are money-making schemes that are convenient places for working mothers to keep their children for some hours a day.

I feel that children are under so much pressure today that there is no need to channelize even their free time."

She feels that they should be allowed to enjoy their time the way that they like. In her opinion, if a mother is a housewife and spends enough time with her children, there is no need for a play school. What about separation anxiety? Reddy thinks that it can easily be overcome if mothers were permitted to sit in the classrooms for the first days of nursery school to ease their children into the school routine.

There are other school of thoughts that think that preschools are necessary for the growth of the child. Mothers who are not working professionals also prefer to send their children to preschools. As most of the parents send their children to preschools, it has become trend.