How to choose a playschool for your child

Parent's apprehension is how to select a playschool or where they should enroll their child. Today, the competition is so intense that the parents want to train their child from a very early age. In a generation prior, children started schooling at the age five. But today, with so many play schools cropping up at every nook and corner parents feel that they must put the child in school at the age of one or one and half years itself. Each child is an individual and reacts differently. Please do not compare your child with other children. Do not judge your child's competency based on other children's success in school. It is very important to understand that each child has his or her own growth pattern and is born with certain inherent abilities. One must recognize this and give their child some time and space along with their patience.

When you look for a play school, do not follow other parent's advice or any hear-say information blindly. There are many choices one has these days for playschools. Visit each playschool in your vicinity personally. Seek information for the following:
1. Qualification of the person in-charge of the playschool.
2. How is the teaching staff; such as their qualification, background, relevant experiences in the field etc.
3. How well equipped the classrooms are, such as, the teaching material and the variety in the play material.
4. Spaciousness of the school/ classroom. Look for open spaces where the children can indulge in physical activities.

I would elaborate on each of the above points in my following posts.