| Education is the cornerstone of success and it | | | | personality development |
| begins in early childhood with the first portal of | | | | Preschools with a reputation and a prestigious |
| learning - The Pre-School. If statistics are any | | | | name |
| index, then ninety percent of the human brain is | | | | Aligned to the perceived needs of the parents - |
| developed by the age of three years and near | | | | be it religious or values driven |
| complete development has occurred by the age | | | | Availability in synchronicity with the work |
| of five years - which makes preschool the most | | | | schedules of the parent(s) |
| impressionable of all the learning institutes that the | | | | The Curriculum - well-structured or play-based |
| growing child would attend in the years to come! | | | | method depending on the preferences of parents |
| THE CONVENTIONAL MODE | | | | Feedback - present day decisions are strongly |
| In the not-so-recent past, it was simple and | | | | driven by feedback - even more so for |
| effective to put a child in preschool - all it entailed | | | | preschools considering it is important to assimilate |
| was consulting the directory and calling the school | | | | and analyze the real time experiences of parents |
| closest to home and the child was admitted! | | | | and children |
| The perceived needs of the parents were limited | | | | THE OPTIONS |
| to: | | | | The present day Preschools could well be |
| A safe, secure and warm classroom environment | | | | demarcated: |
| for the budding child | | | | The traditional half -day school program being in |
| The focus expected being primarily academics | | | | alignment with those not wanting to overburden |
| Logistically, the school needed to be close to the | | | | the child very early in life |
| home and convenient to attend | | | | A school with a full-day program - as in a |
| The changing times have witnessed exponential | | | | state-sponsored program which would predictably |
| increases in both the number of preschools and | | | | be the option of choice if both parents or single |
| the expectations of the parents per se. | | | | parents work all day |
| THE ENHANCED LEARNING CURVE | | | | The religious school environs could well be need of |
| Present day parents are more discerning and | | | | offering a non-secular environment |
| aware considering that preschools play such an | | | | Discerning parents then would address this critical |
| important role in development - the expectations | | | | decision conscientiously, considering that it entails |
| are high and the perceived needs of the parents | | | | enormous planning and judicious decision-making |
| are more spatial than ever before. The new age | | | | which invariably begins with identification of |
| expectations from a preschool are more than a | | | | preschools, followed by an in-depth researching of |
| safe and mere academic institution. The | | | | facilities and track record of the institutions - |
| expectations from the modern day preschool | | | | moderated by the feedback of others and finally |
| need to encompass some or more of the | | | | conclude based on the personal real time visit |
| following: | | | | perceptions before making the decision. |
| An institution which could inculcate spatial | | | | |