Dressed up crisp and cute, backpacks ready, shoe laces tied, waving goodbye… Looks like your little one is all ready to head to pre-school. Choosing a pre-school for a child is an important task for parents as this is the moment where excitement meets nervousness. So how does one choose which pre-school is best for your child? We’re here to break it down and make it easy for you. Ms Kaneez E Zehra, National Manager of Academic Operations at Intellitots, shares some of the most important factors that are on every parent’s checklist when picking a great pre-school for their kids.
1. Hygiene
This is the need of the hour! We are all too well aware of the importance of sanitation and hygiene for the well-being of our kids. When we send our children to a preschool, we expect the place to be clean and well-sanitised because children that age may not know how to take care of these things on their own. We want to ensure that regular sanitisation, deep cleaning, fumigation and all the health guidelines are met with perfection.
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2. Safe Infrastructure
My kid all alone in school? What if they fall? What if they hurt themselves while getting on or off their benches? What if they hit themselves against some surface or edges? These are worries that would never leave a parent’s mind until they see their little one returning home safely. It is most important to us that the school’s infrastructure is designed in a child-friendly and child-safe way.
3. Ample Play Area
These are the golden years, indeed! All play, even while learning. We would want our child to go to a pre-school that has a wonderful play area. Many big cities don’t have enough space to build playgrounds, but when it comes to our kid’s pre-schools, this is a no-compromise factor!
4. Creative Learning Style
Simply put, all we want is what’s best for our children. While we want them to have plenty of fun and enjoy playing at pre-school, we want them to learn and grow at every step.
5. Child’s Learning Pace
Every child is different, and the learning journey at an early age must be sensitive to each child’s needs. “My child hasn’t learnt how to write yet” or “My child doesn’t speak much” are the kinds of worries that make parents wonder whether their child will be able to keep up with school. It would be comforting to know that the pre-school and its teachers are sensitive to the learning pace of our children so that they can grow as confident individuals.
6. Well-Trained And Friendly Teachers
At the pre-school, teachers are going to be the closest influence on children. It is important that the teachers are friendly, can make the children feel comfortable, understand their behaviours and emotions, and are trained well to take on any challenge while the kid is in school. After all, as a parent, it takes a great amount of trust to send your kid away to school for the very first time, and it is comforting to know that at Intellitots, they are in good hands.
7. Encourages Peer Learning 
At this age, there is a lot that kids can learn and pick up from each other than what even parents and teachers can teach. We would like to choose a pre-school where kids are encouraged to mingle, interact and engage in plenty of opportunities for peer learning.
8. Prepare For Transitioning To School
Wait! Wait! Hold on to that time flying by! Our little one is growing up so fast. The big step that comes after pre-school is sending our kids to the big school! As parents, our nervousness is the kind that can be helped with a few deep breaths and happy thoughts. But for our children, it’s a whole new adjustment. It’s smart to look for a preschool that guides children on transitioning to school without having to enrol in a special bridging programme.
9. Trusted Name
We always want the best for our kids. With positive reviews and a name that parents across the country can trust, at Intellitots, you can be assured that your child is getting the top-most quality of education with the best-in-class facilities.
10. Communication With Parents
Intellitots lets parents be in the know constantly through the in-house app. “Learning of the day”, Student Progress Milestone and other such reports assure parents that their child is doing well in school. Several parent-connect activities also give an opportunity for the moms and dads to be actively involved in their child’s educational journey.
Choosing the right pre-school is important as it lays the foundation of the child’s learning and education journey. It is their very first step into the world out there, and you know what they say about a good beginning! Take a look at how Intellitots checks out all the boxes and offers a great learning space for children.
