Preschool centers

Private preschools usually admit children aged between 2 years and 5 years of age. Some of the Preschool centers can also double up as day - care centers where children aged between 2-12 years can come. These day - care centers function after the normal working hours of the Preschool centers are over. 

After pre-schooling, the children will enter a more formal school. The Preschool centers provide the young children with a sense of finding themselves. They have engaging activities, play time, study time and other goings-on that keep them busy. At the Preschool centers, the children also learn how to interact with their peers and with other age groups and with their immediate family. They learn inter personal skills, develop relationships, and learn to share, develop their motor skills, get basic reading skills, and also develop some math skills. This makes their transition from Preschool centers to more formal environment of schools easier.

Parents should choose Preschool centers that are near their home or at a walking distance. Before you admit your child to Preschool centers, walk and interact with the current students and children and see for yourself the infrastructural skills, the teacher child association, which are the activities that are organized by the Preschool centers, the security and the hygiene level in the school. Do they have helpers that can take care of the children? What is the methodology that they use for teaching the children etc?

Apart from the classroom activities, also ask if the Preschool centers have other outdoor activities, such as visits to parks, zoos, recreational facilities present in the city and others. Also check out the playground for the children and the upkeep of the play equipment as well. The formal course content should include interesting activities like reading and writing, painting, math, music, art & craft, physical sports and other special activities such as Christmas day celebrations, Mother’s and father’s day celebrations and many more. The duration of a day at the Preschool centers would usually vary between 3-4 hours. 

The admission process for the Preschool centers varies. This will essentially depend on the age of the child. Individual Preschool centers can fix the minimum age as the main criteria for taking the students. The Preschool centers should also be recognized and should be accredited and listed under the education department. Check out several Preschool centers before you can choose the one that is the most appropriate for your child. Visit http://www.preschoolenglish.com/ for more info.