Should you send your child to a playschool? Here's what you should consider before making the decision.
A few decades ago, the concept of playschools in India was unheard of, and few children, if any, attended playschool.
Still, everyone grew up into mature, sensible, well read and well
spoken adults. Now however it seems as if every parent sends their
pre-nursery child off to a playschool.
Most playschools in India are privately owned, and expensive. If you are wondering whether or not to send your child to a playschool, here's what you should consider before making a decision.
Time
Do you have a lot of time that you can devote to your child? If both
you and your spouse are working and you don't have a lot of spare time,
you may not be around to teach your child much - with the result that
when your child starts school he may lag behind his classmates who have
attended playschool. However, if one spouse is a stay-at-home parent and has the time to attend to the children and teach them, you could consider not sending your child to a playschool. Remember that very young children
too have an incredible ability to learn. Their brains are remarkably
sharp, and it makes sense to put them in an environment conducive to
learning at this young age.
Academic routine
When deciding which playschool
to send your child to, try and find something that isn't very
academically inclined. Your child shouldn't be struggling, trying to
learn something like math at such a young age. Instead, find a play
school that focuses on letting a child have fun while learning.
Ideally, find a playschool with a garden, and that has many outdoor activities.
Social opportunities
Play schools also provide an opportunity for children to socialize with other children. In addition, he will also gradually get used to the concept
of a classroom in an informal manner, making his transition into school
that much easier. So if you live in an isolated neighbourhood or in a
place where there are not many other children your child's age, it makes sense to send your child to playschool. Your child will learn to interact with numerous children at a young age. Yes, the social benefits of sending your child to playschool are undeniable, but don't expect miracles. If your child is shy, sending him to playschool
will not automatically transform him into a confident person. In
addition, you may find that there are other ways to help your child
socialize. If you have membership to your local club for example, you
could consider enrolling your child in sports.
Routine
Sending your child to a playschool helps ease him into a routine earlier on. However, remember that even if your child doesn't go to playschool
initially, 12-14 years of schooling followed by college will get him
accustomed to a routine anyway. Whether or not he continues with the discipline depends on his innate nature and the job he takes up - and not on whether or not he has been to playschool.
Name:
richa
Country: India
nice article.....But i want to know that what is the right age for play school
Name:
bhadana
Country: india
nice article, but they should mention what's the right age to send a child to play school.
Name:
siddhu
Country: singapore
nice article.
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Naina
Country: usa
the artilce is very nice but not cleared.....i mean to say that it is not showing u what eactly u should do...plz be clear.thanks
Name:
Mary Ann
Country: malta
good article, i agree that children should be sent to playschool. i've sent my child at the age of 1year 11 months, his name is david. he was afraid of people and other children. as soon as i started to send him to school, such behaviour vanished. today, he is 2 years 10 months old, he looks for children, he misses his friends when they have school holidays and misses especially his lovable teacher ms. sandra darmanin whom david call her suzy.
Name:
Mukul Tyagi
Country: india
i strongly recommend that education at the level of age 2+ (play level) is essential as by this way kids get interest towards education.
i myself is running a school up to class 5, in vasundhara, ghaziabad, it is situated in a proper school land with day care facility. please contact to me at 9871401270 or tyagi_mukul@rediffm ail.com
Name:
Neeti
Country: india
i do agree with naina,though the article is nice but not clear. it doesn't clearly say " what is the correct age to send the children to play school ?".
Name:
Mukul Tyagi
Country: india
i strongly recommend that education at the level of age 2+ (play level) is essential as by this way kids get interest towards education.
i myself is running a school up to class 5, in vasundhara, ghaziabad, it is situated in a proper school land with day care facility. please contact to me at 9871401270 or tyagi_mukul@rediffm ail.com
Name:
HUMMING BIRDS PLAY SCHOOL
Country: india
good article for parents
Name:
JAYASHREE MUKUNTHAN
Country: india
yes i too agree with the article. i am running a play school for the past 4 years in chennai, india and based on my experience i strongly feel that nowadays play school is a must for the children
Name:
revathi
Country: india
it is very useful
Name:
Mrs.Madhav
Country: india
yes, i agree with the article as it says that if one spouse is at home they should take care of their kid bcoz this is the age when we should teach them good habits, proper diet and mingling with other kids might make cause cold, infections etc for kids have less resistance at this age and only a parent can take 100%care of their kid.
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Mrs.Madhav
Country: india
yes, i agree with the article as it says that if one spouse is at home they should take care of their kid bcoz this is the age when we should teach them good habits, proper diet and mingling with other kids might make cause cold, infections etc for kids have less resistance at this age and only a parent can take 100%care of their kid.
Name:
Mukul Tyagi
Country: India
today many play schools are opening in the society this is good that people are aware about the necessity of pre-schooling but there is a great lacuna also that most of the schools are in a very small area like flats, kothi etc. where one can not find good atmosphere, play area, swings area etc. and also most of the such schools are owned by the house wives. i mean to say that the quality of pre-schooling is going downside when everybody is looking to forward. i receive so many phone calls from the different part of the country some times from abroad also whom wants to know the facts of the play school.
so please call me any time for such enquiry.
regards,
muk ul
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Name:
Shyam agarwal
Country: India
well its a nice article, but could have been more detailed. atleast the age for play school should be clearly demarcated. some details, could have been given as regards the basic requirements for a play school. a link to the best play school sites around the country would have been excellent.
Name:
Hema Sharma
Country: India
how much time is ok for a child to be at playschool when parents (both) are working??
Name:
Mukul Tyagi
Country: India
today many play schools are opening in the society this is good that people are aware about the necessity of pre-schooling but there is a great lacuna also that most of the schools are in a very small area like flats, kothi etc. where one can not find good atmosphere, play area, swings area etc. and also most of the such schools are owned by the house wives. i mean to say that the quality of pre-schooling is going downside when everybody is looking to forward. i receive so many phone calls from the different part of the country some times from abroad also whom wants to know the facts of the play school.
so please call me any time for such enquiry.
regards,
muk ul
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Name:
Pawan
Country: India
very nice article....
Name:
HamZay
Country: Saudi Arabia
hi,i'm a mom of twins who are 3 years and 2 months now - we went to enroll them to a playschool but then found that they were actually eligible for kg1 !i wuz not sure about it since my kids have not been exposed to any kind of interaction or any kind of pre schooling or anything for that matter. in saudi we have a very closed and quiet enviiornment with very few friends - i have just potty trained them so they are still struggling with that - they have never been away from me or interacted with a group of kids,done any activity,with basic or no knowledge of english!the teachers of kg1 assured me that they will go slow in first term with their writing etc and not to worry mny kids cant even talk around here!but then i found out that by the last term there will be spellings of 3 letter words when they dont know even oral abc properly!! and the next year there will be a new language hindi n so on - i feel it will be a bit too uch for the kids to adjust to - my husband is happy that we wont be losing 1 year and that we will work hard with them and see to it that they finish lkg and cope up in studies.
i feel that we would be trying to rush our kids into adjusting to many things at once and putting pressure on kids to cope up would only make them dislike school psychologically.
please tell me if my fears are futile or do i have a point here.
we r confused coz we dont want them to waste their year when our kids can cope - nor do i want us to push our kids into school and books and make them cope!
can someone advise?
is it worth putting them in a playschool or lkg directly?
Name:
meenal dave
Country: India
thats true..today play school concept is widely famous.. im a teacher left after my son was born i hated the idea to send him to school so early but today hes alredy completed his pre-nursery at th e age of 2.5yrs
i wa sso afraid that he wont be ablt to cope up but th e kind of environment ,the crowd.. different people,variety of toys.. teaches them a lot .. todays time is different our kids are ahead of us.. so they actually need better education facilities what we got.it help them to learn things at an ealy age.
yes, i do make sure that he s not overburden at this tender age as in today playschool works on the principal of learn while you have fun
Name:
jagriti
Country: India
in my openion play school education play important role in education .it isa period of the education from 2 to 5 year. it help to kids to learn the things easy. due to this method kid not feel burden on them.so it is good way of provid education to kids.
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Mrs.Reshma Rajeev
Country: India
artical is informative. i would say that it is a good practice to sent children to playschool, that too if the parents are employed. they will learn to interact and will start to study from a very budding stage. also it will reduce the shy to go to a school.
Name:
Priyanka Shah
Country: India
i agree with the article. the competetion is growing fast and children need to be abreast with the latest. kids also need to mingle with others of the same age for healthy growth. moreover children learn faster in a group.
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Country: China
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Name:
dhwani mishra
Country: India
article is interesting the concept of playgroup imerged becz the culture of traditional indian society is changing deffienetly it is fun for some parentes and for some it is a necessity so threw this a child is able to develop her self as an independent creature at a very early age which help him threw out his life .
