Lot of people think of a preschool as a place to engage their children, for a few hours, where they also learn lot of facts about the world around them and socialize with peer groups.True.But the responsibility of a preschool goes beyond just that.
The preschool teacher needs to have an understanding of child psychology, Know what and how much to expect from them. They should understand enough and willing to let the children be in their natural behavior. They should allow free expressions. Not only that .They should also have decided in their mind what progress they want their children to achieve at the end of the school programme, how they want these children to be shaped, and go about with that aim in mind.
Finally they should have that assuring relationship with the children so that the children trust them instinctively and absolutely fearless. Children should be at peace. They should be free to explore, experiment and experience the joy of learning. The teacher should model such a behavior that children become peaceful, kind, loving and ready to share things with others.
This kind of role models, impressions and encouragement should be provided to these children when they first step out of the security of their homes into the outside world.
Having all this in mind when you are looking for a preschool, meet the teachers and watch their attitude towards children. This is more important than the quantity of items provided by the school. Visit the classrooms and see if the size of the room is spacious enough in proportion to the number of children, also take into account the number of children allotted to a teacher, the curriculum and method followed. Is there provision in the timetable for auto education and free play? Children have a huge drive for self-learning and it is best to allot some unstructured time for them to go around, absorb, socialize and play on their own.
See to it if the teachers are easy to approach whenever a parent need them. In some schools it is hard to meet the class teacher, instead only the organizer are available to parents
If you are in the vicinity of Anna Nagar, Chennai, Tamilnadu, you are welcome to visit us at Little Folks
So best of luck in your search..,
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