Why preschools are important in India?

Most childhood experts agree to the fact that attending preschool prepares your child for kindergarten, but finding a suitable school that will prepare him for kindergarten and elementary school takes extensive research and time. Here are answers to all your questions about play school:

There is a great deal of difference between childcare and play-school. Child care or day care centers are options for working parents to leave their children while they are working at office. Day care centers accept babies as well as toddlers. They are full time, full-year programs. Play school on the other hand accept children between the ages of two-and-a-half years to five years of age. These schools offer part time schedules as well as full day care. Preschools in India function as day care centers as well.  At times day care centers function as preschool, that is they have experienced teachers and a stimulating environment, but in most cases day care centers are just that day care centers. They can’t replace a play school, which has a structured and scientific curriculum designed to cater to the needs of toddlers.

A study conducted in US has proved that children who went to high quality preschools perform better in life than those who went to low quality playschools. You could pick a neighborhood play school for your child but what you have to see is does it follow a scientific curriculum. It was also found that children whose mothers had low quality education were more affected by the kind of school they went to then those whose mothers had a good education. It was also found that children from quality preschools like the Little Millennium showed better language and math skills. Children in these schools are exposed to English at an earlier stage so their language handicap diminishes. Preschools are rated by the practice in classrooms, the instructional material used and the closeness of the teacher-student relationship. Increasing evidence has been found to the fact that children who go to preschools gain a lot from the preschools.  At preschools children become exposed to numbers, letters and shapes. They also learn how to socialize with children of the same age. It has been stated that every child should have some kind of school experience before he attends kindergarten. In these schools children are exposed to different kinds of group activities.

Children not just strengthen their socialization skills in preschools, they also learn to compromise, be respectful of others and problem solving skills. Pre schools provide a place where your child gains a sense of self, explores the world around him, plays with his peers and build self-confidence. Kids who attend preschools gain a sense of independence. They discover that they can do things all by themselves. Some four to five-year olds become curious about the world around them and ask intelligent questions about the world like do birds play and what happens to the water after the rain?

The right way to teach the alphabet and numbers to children is to involve them in an activity. They learn best through activities.