Preschools mushrooming!!!

I don't know if we can call it a fad or something, but this culture of preschool thing has become very common these days. It is like supply and demand theory being applied as we see numerous preschool facilities mushrooming in every nook and corner.

Parents research a lot and then shortlist the best preschool for their toddler. Do we actually know what the “so called best schools” are? How is it determined? Does anyone have a checklist? Perhaps “a yes” and perhaps “a no”. It is a very tricky question. I often wondered if the teachers are trained to teach the tiny tots. 

The preschools are set up such as to fulfil the requirement of the schooling for the toddlers as young as 2 years old. With both the parents working full time and least reliability on the caregivers at homes, most parents choose to send their kids to the extended school which are day-care facilities. It is such a boon I must say. Having said that, I often think to myself if these facilities are perfect just like our homes.

I have done an extensive research to know if the kindergarten teachers need a specific certification to teach these tiny tots. Perhaps, there are courses, but not a mandatory thing to be able to teach our children of today who will be the citizens of tomorrow. All they need is a graduation and a little bit of patience in them to handle the kids. There are schools that actually train the teachers on a regular as well as need basis to impart the learning to our children. So, the teaching is taken care of. 

One question that always lingers in my mind is if these schools qualify to be safe for our children and do they really have any authoritative body to regulate them. Commercialisation of our Education system is altogether another topic of concern.

I feel there is a need to bring out a certain structure to set up a preschool. Right from the people who are caregivers and teachers and the premises, everything must be verified to be run as a preparatory school. The licenses to run these schools must be given based on certain parameters which I don’t think are in place. I seriously feel the need for it.