Choosing the right Preschool for your child

Has your child just turned two and people have started asking you questions like, which preschool he goes to? Are you all set to experience the next overwhelming phase of parenting - finding a preschool? If yes, the tips given below would definitely help you in the process of choosing the right preschool for your child thereby ensuring his/her holistic development.

Finding a good preschool for the child is an important decision every parent has to take. It can be a bit daunting as you have just mastered the diaper changing sessions and need to be prepared for this new transition - home to school. Your child is the most precious asset you have and you want the best for him/her. To ensure this, let's look at the steps of identifying and finding the best preschool in your area - remember your decision will greatly impact your child's life in the years to come!

1.  Get your basics right - These are some basic questions you need to ask yourself as a parent namely, 

• Do you need a preschool which is closer to your home or workplace?
• Do you also need a day care or a child care?  
• Would you need transport for your child?
• Do you need a preschool that provides meals or would you send your own meals?
• You want the best for your child but you will still have a budget : when you study the preschool market in your area you would realise that every area has preschools falling in different brackets in terms of brand value, fee structure, infrastructure, quality and curriculum. You have to decide on the bracket of preschool suitable to your expectations. 

Once you have answered these questions, you will have a focused approach to finding a preschool. 

2. Ask Google - Prepare a list of preschools in your area and see which ones fulfil your criteria. Google is a very important tool to help to have all the necessary information as a first step. Also, read about the basic terms and methodologies followed in each school, their USPs, feedback from other parents, etc. This helps you compare the available options and take an informed decision.

3. Make a School Visit - Tag your little one along and take a school tour. This will be the most important factor in making your decision, See how friendly the place is, how inviting it feels, how is your child liking it, also observe closely how are the children taken care of and engaged when the parents are busy talking about the admission process. If they cant engage the child while you can talk, this is definitely not the place for your child right!

4 Understand the Curriculum - Learn in detail about the curriculum and teaching methodology followed in the school. Have a look at the books and ask about the implementation strategy, time table and daily routine for the children. Some schools focus only on writing and pincer grip while others aim at the overall development. Curriculum and books give you a fair idea about the what route of development will your child be exposed to.

5. Infrastructure - Many a time, parents focus on average quality and average fee thinking that preschool may not matter much. As per them, ultimately, it is the formal school which is the child's destination...  But as a matter of fact, exposure to a good quality preschool environment has got to do a lot with your child's happiness and development in the coming years. How and where is the child engaged in those 2-3 hours of school depends on what all does the school has to offer. So important points to focus: a nice outdoor play area for gross motor activities, a library, Montessori equipment, toys and puzzles, planning of activities, Morning Assembly, size and arrangement of the classrooms, student teacher ratio, safety measures, quality of caregivers and so on. Are the children confined to one classroom or are they taken to different sections/areas for different sessions. All this will make whole the difference! And when a preschool offers all this, it charges accordingly. So raising your budget a bit for quality and care is no sweat my dear! Good Luck in your Search!

Please visit us and feel it yourself:

Little Millennium Uday Baug/ Sopan Baug (Opposite to B.T. Kawade Road)

Row House No. 2, Garden Enclave Villas, Uday Baug, 

Near Orange Blossom Special, Ghorpori,

Admissions Open (Playgroup/Nursery/Kindergarten/Day Care)
Call: Sukhmeen Kochar (Chief Learning Officer)
         9910978185