{"id":1491,"date":"2017-02-17T09:43:50","date_gmt":"2017-02-17T04:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/?p=1491"},"modified":"2018-01-24T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T05:09:38","slug":"preschool-whats-the-right-age-to-begin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.proeves.com\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/02\/17\/preschool-whats-the-right-age-to-begin\/","title":{"rendered":"Preschool – What’s the right age to begin?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first five years of a child\u2019s physical & mental development are of utmost importance. They lay a foundation of knowledge and skills for kids, thus how they end up spending the early years of their childhood is very important. The growing culture & requirement of preschools is a result of this emphasis on early structured education and learning along with increasing focus on\u00a0 professional and career development of both set of parents.<\/p>\n

A lot of parents prefer to expose kids only to secure home environment under supervision of grandparents or trained and trustworthy nannies. On the other hand some parents choose to send their kids to play schools or preschools before kids get into the formal schooling system. None of the two approaches is wrong. It totally depends upon what suits the needs of the family. But if the family does choose to send kids to a play school, few big questions that needs to be thought about are \u2013<\/p>\n

What is the ideal age to start?<\/p>\n

Does age really matter?<\/p>\n

What parameters should I consider while finalizing the play-school?<\/p>\n

Is sending to play-school enough, or do I need some home interventions as well?<\/p>\n

In this article lets try to answer the question \u201cWhat is the right age to start Play-school for my kid?\u201d<\/p>\n

Well, the simple answer is that there is no \u2018Perfect Age\u2019 to begin school. All kids are SCHOOL READY at their own pace. So to say, some kids are ready for play school at as early as 18 months while some need to wait till as long as 34 \u2013 36 months. On an average, kids are usually ready to be put in an informal school setups like preschool or play-school by the age of 2. So, how would we know that the child is ready?<\/p>\n

Any kid is School Ready if he \/ she meets most of he following criteria<\/p>\n