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