Redefining Early Years Of Childcare
We believe in treating each child with personalized care and attention, according to their unique needs and personality.
To start with there should be mandatory registration of all pre-schools in the country. Currently, though there are thousands of pre-schools in the country, there no data or system to evaluate these schools. At present, a little over 15 per cent of preschools are in the organised sector while the vast majority is in the unorganised sector. What is a matter of concern is that there is no standard curriculum as each one follows its own system. This leads to an unbalanced approach towards education and improper and incomplete education to students.
Early childhood care is one of the most crucial elements in our education ecosystem today. It is extremely important that attention is paid to the development and running of pre-schools because they are the most important part of a child’s education and lays the foundation for the career of a child. Unfortunately, there is a sheer dearth of planning and infrastructure in the system which is depriving young children of quality education.
Let us look at six very important elements in Early Childhood Care and Education and pre-schools.
1. Planning and infrastructure development has to start from the pre-school level
To start with there should be mandatory registration of all pre-schools in the country. Currently, though there are thousands of pre-schools in the country, there no data or system to evaluate these schools. At present, a little over 15 per cent of preschools are in the organised sector while the vast majority is in the unorganised sector. What is a matter of concern is that there is no standard curriculum as each one follows its own system. This leads to an unbalanced approach towards education and improper and incomplete education to students.
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In order to educate parents about good and bad pre-schools, it is essential that there is regulation for preschools so that there is a standardisation of curriculum and education in these schools. This, along with mandatory registration, will bring in some kind of balance in the system.
