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What
is a play school ? |
| Ans. |
A Play school is a place
where around 12- 20 children spend few hours
each day under the supervision of a couple of
teachers.
The teacher: child ratio should ideally be
around 1:10
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| Q. |
How
do play schools operate ? |
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In a play School the teachers
focus on teaching children the age appropriate
behaviors through observation and imitation. The
focus is on the sensory, motor and social development
of the child |
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Q. Are
play school a necessity? |
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Some parents feel that all
these skills will develop in their children anyway,
may not be as quickly as with play school experience
so then what’s the hurry. But most of the
parents feel it a necessity. |
| Q. |
What factors
should be taken into consideration while selecting
a play school or a crèche? |
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Parents should check that
the person running the Play School or crèche
is qualified and trained in the field of child
development. Children have to be treated with
care at this tender age.
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| Q. |
What are the benefits of
play school? |
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Play Schools prepare children
for their entry into the formal School and minimize
separation anxiety
Play Schools prepares children to face the
world as children who go to play schools are
more confident and independent. Their interpersonal
skills and vocabulary are better than others
who don’t go there.
Parents are also benefited from play Schools.
They get an opportunity to interact with other
parents and keep in touch with different approaches
to parenting. Parents can approach the trained
supervisors for advice if they are facing any
problems with their child at home. In other
words, Playschools widen parenting horizons.
In play schools children are provided with
the ‘Right’ toys appropriate to
their stage of development and their play is
guided so that it become a learning experience.
The idea is that children should transfer play
behaviors such as feeding doll, changing its
clothes etc. to themselves, and thus develop
self – help skill.
A child’s language skills develop faster
as they interact with many children of their
own age and a little older. |
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Q. What should be the ideal
child - staff ratio in a crèche? |
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Child –staff ratio
should by 3:1 in a centre care for infants,
4:1 for 2 year olds and 7:1 for 3 year olds.
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