• 1. How to learn

  By beautifully allowing them to grow under no pressure and sustained culture which will help them in future to learn easily and from the surrounding. For them to know new and beautiful things is one of the basic goals of these schools. They even learn to play, the most favoured activity for these toddlers.

• 2. Problem-solving

  The first few problems of human life are experienced here with planted hindrances to learning to know what is a problem.

• 3. A key to the world

  The first important look of the surrounding, the environment, the other fellow beings getting work done in a sustainable and collective manner is what one gets the look of. Activities like engaging and eating food on their own, the act of dressing, the importance of hygiene and cleanliness and others.

• 4. Collective efforts

  This includes learning to get along with others of our peer age group, or to elders in any sense be it teachers, parents, grandparents, transportation guys( maybe Auto walas).

• 5. Developing curiosity

  It is the best driver in life. A curious mind, find solutions everywhere and every time. The following schools can help in honouring the questions, doubts in a meaningful way so they can put up with the problems of the world in future and get creative solutions.

• 6. Two-way communication building

  The act of conversing effectively by proper gaping of listening and saying in a best possible way to communicate, to let know of things the kids want to say, and properly allowing them to use the words or actions in the start.

There are several other basic goals of these premises and schools. The first environment, or say the first of everything is an act beautifully captured during these years of schooling, so there are numerous ways and techniques to make each one of the potential candidates learn. With so much diversity in our nation, school learning differs from area to area, states to states or say region to region. Traditionally, there was no scope in these kinds of schooling patterns but as the diversity and complexity of the real world grew, the importance can be felt immensely.

Some prerequisites of Kindergarten School are,

• 1. Good and empathetic teachers, with well trained and skilled personalities.
• 2. Good caretakers, around the students.
• 3. The safe and sound environment.
• 4. The fun-loving atmosphere and materialistic values make them learn the basic values out of it.
• 5. Colourful aura, for playtime, because this schooling pattern makes one learn through games and other physical and mental activities.

Generally, Indian Kindergarten schools provide two classes,

• 1. Junior Kindergarten or Lower Kindergarten (From age group of 3-4)
• 2. Senior Kindergarten or Upper kindergarten or sometimes Prep (From the age group of 4-5)

Child grooming includes enhancing the knowledge base, providing an overall learning atmosphere that exposes them to curiously solve the problem at hand creatively. With so many tasks and regular continuous observation by good mentors at every activity, stage or way of being, the internal assessment is done. Some activities of the same are reading, writing, blocks & puzzle making, behaviour around peers and in class in general, grabbing the instructions of play activity, free-flowing, time management and so on On this basis of what one is learning and what someone is good at grades are awarded. Some oral tests are also included or open activities to answer in the class itself, some no. or drawing and art-based teaching methods to judge the performance. Though finally when the child reaches the end of Upper Kindergarten or Prep class and wants to take further admission in new classes of Elementary schools, then a written exam is taken by the school itself.

Examples of some screening kinds are,

• 1. Ability to communicate
• 2. Ability to comprehend
• 3. Follow instructions
• 4. Be understood by an adult
• 5. Speak in sentences, that is sentence formation or at least five words.

Few External Assessment in KG(Upper Kindergarten) are based on these subjects

• 1. Letter sound knowledge
• 2. Early word reading
• 3. Mathematics
• 4. Expression and comprehension questions
• 5. Phonics awareness
• 6. Number system and number relations
• 7. The pictorial depiction, for memory

Since this stage is just the introduction to the school education and schooling process, overall it looks easy and smooth.

• 2. Colourful and vibrant methods of teaching

  With fun-loving and usage of colourful techniques, one can learn better with happy go round. With emotions, stories and a sense of happy attitude the personality and character start building from a very young age. This is the important section for learning which involves social values.

• 3. Safety and security

  The security in the premises, with safe teaching tools, no harsh methods, full responsibility is taken by the kindergarten schools to assure the respective parents about what and how their wards will be treated and made to learn. The secure environment gives mental peace to all the guardians involved, that best care will be taken in the schools to which they are admitting to. Generally, the biggest leap schools follow are by offering many services in the sector like CCTV cameras, additional guards, no foul language usage, no harmful things or items used to make them learn, no rides which can harm or make them fall etc. Generally no act is done without a supervision of the mentor of the area.

• 4. Learning Atmosphere

  The school has a collection of students, who are of the same age group which allows individuals to grow with peers and make friends. While being around them, allows them to learn in competition, in race style or with inner learning Curiosity. Apart from peers and fellow students, the mentors and teachers develop good ways to keep their interests on the brim for which they learn.

• 5. Creativity and Artistic items

  Usage of Ladders, balls, cars, colours, puzzles, blocks and other food items to give these toddlers a sense of knowledge while also developing interesting ways to make them lean. Like teaching unity, connections, communications, shapes, number systems, counting and alphabets with unique experiences using creative and artistic ways is the real fun part of Kindergarten Schools.

• 6. Play area

  Separate play areas other than the classrooms, for rides, swings, wider areas to perform tasks, nature proximity, trees and plants knowledge, with gardening skills(important in today's world) etc is the requirement of the hour today. The individuals can bond better and learn to care for one another in teams is the main aim of this area. Physical fitness and making them fit and strong is one of the goals.

• 7. Proper Hygiene

  Parents are very particular about the cleanliness of the surrounding, they are sending their heart pieces too. Most of the time these Kindergartners spend outside the home is in their classes and school premises, so it is important to sanitize the area, so no infant can catch any dust or virus for the same. Apart from having their safety, this also teaches the infants about their way of being, and how to follow hygienic activities.

• 8. Transportation Facility

  Generally, parents prefer to drop and pick their children at school, but this is the additional feature offered to the students. In today's busy schedules and times, this service is also gaining importance and thus has become a prerequisite in the same.

• 9. Good Mentorship with loving and respecting teachers

  Teachers and caretakers of the school are well informed and trained and are made to follow certain rules and regulations for giving the best and optimum results in terms of services. Their main aim is to love and be good with their proposed bunch of students and take unique efforts to make them learn and grow.

• 10. Proper analysing Methods for assessment

  Since there's only one assessment test at the end of the Upper Kindergarten, the rest checks are performed with the internal assessment tools, so to get the full benefit of these schools for teachers and the infants too, the best and optimised tools of analysis must be used.

There are some basic details and requirements in the same

• 1. Admission form, separate for all schools which include fees and can be collected from school premises or online too in some cases.
• 2. Photograph, to be pasted in the form.
• 3. Parents details with photograph and an I.D proof.
• 4. Child's Birth Certificate
• 5. Address proof

Age Group requirements for various classes in the Kindergarten segment are

The procedure of getting admission is

• 1. Select the location of the area, one is looking to settle or to admit its kids in.
• 2. Search the important and effective schools in the area, while analysing its methods to study, the unique ways, the quality of teachers, the safety and security and all the concerned issues, as per custom queries.
• 3. After researching the potential schools, filter out the best option and look for Transportation to the same.
• 4. Bring in the admission form from the school and fill in with the details, as per the mentioned thing.
• 5. Submit the form on the window of the school, at the appropriate time at the beginning of the session.
• 6. Enquire about the time and date of commencement of the session.
• 7. Send your ward to the same on time, from the relevant dates.

School Timings of the kindergarten schools are according to the region and the area, but generally, the time is

Play group-Nursery: 9 am to 12 pm as per the Indian time(IST)

Lower K.G -Upper K.G/Prep: 8.30 am to 01.00 pm(IST)

Activities & Infrastructure

• 1. Kindergarten Math Activities(Academics with Play)

  The toddlers have endless energy and enthusiasm, and so much going on their regular days, because they are curious and not escapists. They tend to believe in learning and gaining outputs out of their activity. The only thing that matters to them is what they will get in written, hence these pure-hearted people are generally occupied. In the same scenario to fit in math is an important parameter and should be done so efficiently and effectively, that they generate interests in learning logics and math by relating it to real-world problems. The activities concerned must have the ability to allow them to learn more logical studies and generate analytical power. Some activities include counting, addition, multiplication, subtraction, reverse counting. All these can be done with stairs, balls, fellow students as a group activity or other interesting ways.

• 2. Kindergarten Reading Activities(Academics with fun sessions)

  Reading and learning go hand in hand in every sphere of life. Hence inculcating the habit of healthy reading can lure them to start reading on their own. This will help them grasp words, pronunciation, framing phrases, sentences which in turn will help them communicate better. The early habits are the ones, which are carried forward till the end, hence choosing good and effective activities to learn is good.

• 3. Kindergarten Science Activities(With experiments, practically)

  Science is practical knowledge. We use the concepts in our daily life but are unable to remember them as what they are called. The proper base to develop skills and knowledge in an individual has no limit in terms of age, but the faster one learns the better it gets. The curious minds must be enhanced hence basic sciences, like Environment studies(EVS) or planet study is an important part to make them understand things.

• 4. Kindergarten Play activities(Outdoor and Indoor facilities)

  Playing is the best way to learn. As one is happy so he/she becomes better at learning things. Happy minds are the best observers and absorbers. So playing is an important activity, under which all social values, basic sciences, mutual understanding and everything can be taught. Some of the Activities are

  • 1. Basketball, for small age-group, as per the court and infrastructure in the school
  • 2. Baseball/Football/Hockey
  • 3. Gymnastics, to get fit and have a functional body
  • 4. Yoga, as per the initiatives of the government
  • 5. Swimming, with security and safety, kept in mind.

• 2. What should a 5-year-old know ?

  Since a five-year-old is just trying and has just started learning, the basic things one must know is how much he/she has the power to grasp, what curriculum the kindergarten school is following. The basic counting and sometimes addition and subtraction up to 2 digits, image recognition, animals, and birds identification and others. The course is vast in terms of what one can learn, but it solely depends on the individual and environment.

• 3. How do I prepare my child for kindergarten ?

  It is difficult to get newborns to admit to schools. The Kindergarten schools become the first place where the infants are for the highest amount of time separated from their respective homes. It is difficult for parents and kids both but is a necessary process. One must develop and instil qualities of learning, and letting them live beyond the presence of their parents too.

• 4. What independent skills before kindergarten should be present in the children ?

  To grow and should be ready to get separated and learn without parents or guardians too. The basic Animals and birds identification. Speaking of various words and phrases. Maybe a little bit of counting.

• 5. What about transportation facilities ?

  Kindergarten schools offer transportation facilities too, but it solely depends on the school to school. Though parents like to pick and drop their infants themselves, this service is not discreetly mentioned in various forms.

• 6. What is the assessment process of screening and when will my child be screened ?

  The assessment technique is mostly internal as per the schools, which will check the knowledge and education level of the student. During the ongoing activities of the class or some practical assessment, the students are evaluated. At the end of Kindergarten schools, that is Prep or Upper K.G(UKG) is a class where a formal test takes place to allow the child to pass onto the next class that is elementary schools.

• 7. How do I support my kindergarten students' learning ?

  By doing and repeating the learning activities of the school at home, and by involving the kids in all activities done, so that they learn the importance of doing these things in general. Reciting the counting, alphabets and other interesting activities can be taught at home too.

• 8. How long is a kindergarten school day ?

  Normally the full day is five to six hours while half-day approximately is for three hours. Schools that offer the latter option typically provide two sessions, morning and afternoon. The playgroup and Nursery sessions are way smaller at times.

• 9. Is Nursery and Lower Kindergarten(LKG) the same ?

  To get into Lower Kindergarten (LKG) no formal and exclusive assessment is required, though some may confuse it to be the same class. But they are different and the age group of children should be 3–4 years old at admission.

  Prep is the most structured Kindergarten class amongst all its variety. And this is important too.

• 10. Is morning or afternoon kindergarten better ?

  As traditionally we have learnt schooling and learning is a morning process, but studies show differently and prefer afternoon schools.