| The purpose of providing education is to ensure | | | | taught to him within a short period of time. There |
| that a significant part of the population is literate | | | | are certain important principles that most |
| and for those who receive education, the goal is | | | | preschools conform to in order to provide |
| to ensure a healthy development of the mind, | | | | adequate guidance to the child. The major goals |
| having a positive impact in the growth of the | | | | of a preschool are to encourage communication |
| personality. Schools are the most important | | | | and interaction between the teacher and the |
| centers dedicated to the spread of learning and it | | | | students, ensure social, emotional and personal |
| is necessary to note that they are the primary | | | | growth, facilitate creative surges within a child and |
| levels that have to be crossed before one gets | | | | ensure that full blooming of one's creative talent is |
| to indulge into higher education. While imparting of | | | | allowed, develop a sense of understanding of the |
| elementary knowledge regarding various subjects | | | | world, introduce basic mathematical knowledge |
| like history, geography and the sciences along with | | | | and finally encourage physical fitness and health |
| languages are the basic tenets of primary | | | | along with mental growth. |
| education, it must also be noted that prior to this, | | | | In case of preschool education, the teachers have |
| it is necessary to aid the psychological | | | | a very significant role to play. A teacher is |
| development of the child and condition him to the | | | | required to be patient, caring and extremely |
| environment of the school away from home | | | | attentive to the students in a preschool. Such |
| before beginning basic education. It is for this | | | | dedication on the part of the teacher will ensure |
| purpose that preschools or kindergarten schools | | | | increased concentration and swift development in |
| or nursery schools have been developed. Here | | | | the student. Parents too have an integral role to |
| children are usually admitted at the tender age of | | | | play in this stage as well. However there are |
| about 2 to 4 and definitely below the age of five | | | | many parents who are working and in these |
| years. It is to be noted that during this stage the | | | | cases the day care centers are very significant in |
| child's capability of learning is on an all time high | | | | providing preschool educational programs to aid |
| and therefore the child is able to grasp anything | | | | the development of the child in the absence of |
| or everything that is represented to him or | | | | the parents. |