This is the first exercise in which children are separated from the comfort and secure zone of their parents. Therefore, it has to be a place which is a second home to the child; a place, which has enough material to attract and make the child feel comfortable and secure.
KDCPEMS is the place where the child builds his/her self-esteem. A child learns the importance of his own name, things and friends. Every child learns to communicate with his teachers and fellow students in the KDCPEMS Pre School . It is the right place for the child’s foundation for lifelong progress. The skills and knowledge that the child develops in the Pre School have a great impact on the aptitude and attitude of the child later in life.
Moreover childhood education specialists claim that young children learn best when they have an opportunity to interact with their peers, and their parents and instructors treat them kindly. They bloom well in a tension free environment. Besides they comprehend and learn things better if they are introduced to new things in small portions.
SALIENT FEATURES OF A PRE SCHOOL
LEARNING GOALS IN A PRE SCHOOL
Children learn a great deal in preschool. The emphasis is on the cognitive development of the child as learning is due to practice and interaction in a big group.
Social interaction is the second most important feature of Pre school education. The kids learn to interact with children of their own age in a supervised environment.
Playing with mud, holding crayons, practicing free colouring and writing on board helps in motor development of the children. Both fine motor & gross motor development takes place by the various activities performed in the classroom under the supervision of trained teachers.
The child is prepared for the curriculum of the structured schools.
They learn to identify their b
elongings like their own bag, tiffin, napkin and water bottle. These are the real treasures of the children of this age.
The children are involved in oral activities like poem recitation, story telling, role-playing, singing songs, hymns and prayers. All these activities help in improving their oratory skills. They learn to speak in groups. They also develop the confidence of speaking in front of small groups. Repeated recitations of poems and story enactments on stage.
Children get toilet trained.
Time management is another important feature of pre school. Children learn assembly time, circle time, play time, tiffin time, story time and fun time.
Phonological awareness – is the most important feature of pre school education.
Children learn to identify the sounds of the alphabet. They learn to recognize the alphabet by listening to the sound.
Pre writing skills developed by the use of colouring with crayons and writing on blackboard with chalk in free style manner.
BASIC ESSENTIAL FACILITIES PROVIDED BY A PRE SCHOOL
A neat and hygienic environment.
Trained soft speaking teachers.
Semi-skilled helpers.
Colourful classrooms.
Plenty of toys, bicycles and block building games.
A rest corner in the classroom.
Drawing black or green boards.
Sand pits.
Play ground.
Flash cards to identify letters, animals, vegetables and colours.
Close proximity from home.
Good and safe transport facility.
Good and clean toilets.
Clean and filtered drinking water.
Restricted working hours(working not more than 5 days a week and not more than 3 to 4 hours in a day.)
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