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WHAT TO LOOK OUT FOR WHEN SELECTING A SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD The Pre School years are the early years and represent the sensitive period in a young child’s life. These years are critical to the child’s development and choosing the right early years establishment is crucial. While some parents opt for Pre Schools whose primary focus is the young child, others choose schools which serve the needs of both the Pre School Child and older children. Whatever option you go for, there are some key things to take account of when making your decision. Physical Environment The physical environment must be right for young children. It must be clean, airy and attractive. It must be spacious to enable the children have room to move around, play, work and explore. It must also have enough room to house their equipment. The environment must also be safe and free from potential hazards. The equipment must be clean and safe. Toys must be in good condition and age appropriate. There shoul...

    “The mind of every child is like a sponge, it has the ability to learn beyond what most of us think.” – Titilola Lewis   Have you ever seen a one or two year old that can count up to 50 and identify alphabets and wished he/she was yours? Have you ever wished your son could read at age 3 or say his multiplication table? Do you wonder if brilliance was by any chance genetic or the efforts of the parent? There has been a lot of debate over which it is and as at today, both schools of thought are yet to agree.   I am of the school of thought that every child can be a genius if given the right environment and resources. Over the years, I have seen toddlers do or say what most people will assume is beyond their years. A newborn that is read and spoken to frequently as well as soothed with classical music (enhances mathematical skills) will most definitely talk at age 1 and audibly at 15months. Here are some of the ways we can achieve having geniuses ...

My little boy is transitioning into the stage where every word you say matters because he just repeats it. I didn’t realize how crucial this stage was until he started attempting to say words that didn’t quite go down well with me. I was upset because I figured since these words were not spoken at home he had to have picked it up from school. “What are these Teachers saying to these kids?” I wondered out loud.  “What kind of learning environment do they foster these days?” I questioned no one in particular.  I decided this wasn’t just a conversation to have in the hallway as I dropped off my son the next day, this had to be documented even escalated so the Principal was aware in order to correct it. I decided to write a letter to the Teacher to express my disapproval. Dear Teacher, Thank you for taking out the time to teach my son how to identify shapes and point them out in his everyday life. Last night he pointed to the hazard blinker on the dashboard of th...