Early Childhood Care and Education in India

In India nursery school education is divided into three groups. The first is playgroup, lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten. Nursery school education helps a child in learning as by the play way method. In play school the children play with different materials. They also learn to adjust with other children and teachers and learn to cooperate, take turns and share. These are important socializing skills that they learn from nursery school. Nursery school education is a stepping stone to a child’s education. When you send your child to pre-school you learn many things about your child by observing your child’s behavior.

Pre-school education is important for the all round development of your child. Here the child develops important skills like basic motor skills. Nursery education helps in building healthy habits, good muscular co-ordination and basic motor skills. Through nursery school education a child becomes independent and develops a sense of responsibility. He starts doing certain tasks independently like dressing up by himself and gets toilet trained. The child also develops important physical, emotional and cognitive skills.

Your child also learns how to express and control emotions.  Nursery school education makes a child develop social skills and teaches him manners so essential for survival in the society. A child learns how to appreciate art, music and beauty in a preschool. It is essential for your child to attend all the three levels of pre-school to learn the essential skills required to adjust and perform in elementary school. In a preschool a child is encouraged to be independent and creative. After a child completes the upper kindergarten he joins the first grade which is the beginning of elementary school.

When the child goes to preschool he is separated from his parents and the child learns to deal with the anxiety associated with the separation. Before attending preschool the child is completely dependent on his parents and spends time in the company of his parents. After attending nursery or kindergarten school your child learns to associate with children his age and teachers thus he learns an important social skill of mixing up with others. In a preschool a child plays with puzzles and other toys that develop his problem solving skills. Thus a child develops a lot in a pre-primary school.  A lot of value is attached to pre-school education as it teaches the child several essential skills to survive in this world.

Teachers who have worked in nursery schools state that while working in preschools they have noticed that while developing the all important alphabetical skills, math skills, social skills and problem solving skills children in preschools also develop a sense of competition. They don’t want to be left behind. Pre-primary schools prepare children socially and academically. In pre-school children learn self-control as the teacher gives instructions. Children learn basic skills of integrity and obedience and grow up into responsible citizens. Thus children who attend Pre School do well in all spheres of life. While playing in playschools children learn new things and develop the all important problem solving skills. At a playschool a child becomes more confident and independent.