How to choose a kindergarten

The criteria for whether a child care centre cairns is good or bad are very different - but the main thing is to choose them wisely.

Walk around the kindergarten accompanied by a child

If the child does not like it right away in some kindergartens, draw conclusions. A child, unlike adults, often immediately feels the general mood of a particular group. But keep in mind, if a child has an initial attitude "I don't want to go to kindergarten" - he will reject any kindergarten, even the best one ...

One mother arranged for her daughter to visit a kindergarten, and began, of course, with an institution that was reputed to be exemplary in the area. There, they say, active development, swimming, and delicious food ... The manager who greeted the visitors was not very friendly. Nothing surprising - the head of the kindergarten is usually a busy person. But the tone was not very hospitable ... And most importantly, while walking in the hallway, the girl looked into the group and saw the following picture: the kids were sitting decorously on chairs along the walls with their hands on their knees. This is the most active period of the day! The child frankly grimaced, and when they were invited into the office and began to hint that it would not be easy to get into this institution, the three-year-old girl declared without excessive diplomacy: "Mom, let's go to another kindergarten!" And pulled her mom to the door.

As a result, the girl "chose" an ordinary kindergarten, unremarkable, but at the first visit, the mother and daughter saw a different picture: the teacher is carrying lunch to the group, and then two children proudly pace in white caps and aprons: one carries bread on a tray, and the other is carrying napkins. And one more thing: while, as usual, they were waiting for an audience with the manager (who in the most benevolent tone asked them to wait a little), not a single educational voice from the group was heard in any raised tone. The fact that children in this kindergarten are being raised quite actively, without suppressing their personalities, was liked by both mother and daughter. By the way, the kindergarten, in general, did not disappoint their expectations.

Decide what is important to you

For other adults, a good kindergarten is one where, in addition to general development, they will give a three-year-old baby a bunch of additional items, load him to the limit (for a lot of parents' money), and, as a result, sometimes it turns out that the child will not receive general development. Will get tired. And as a result, he will fall out of love with the kindergarten, classes, and communication.

To some, the kindergarten closer to home seems the most attractive. Many people make a choice based on the external and internal "decoration" of the kindergarten - they say, are there carpets, are there many toys, have they been renovated? ...

Well, you’re right to use any criteria. But remember: not you, but the child will go to the kindergarten. So maybe being close to home is justified in some way (if you don't have a car). After all, it is difficult for a small child to make a long journey on foot or on public transport at first. But in everything else, take a closer look at the general mood of the team, at the spirit that hovers in this kindergarten. During the current situation, more and more grandmothers are responding to calls from families for help in caring for their grandchildren.

Meet the head of the kindergarten

A lot in the kindergarten depends on the head ( since the overwhelming majority of women work in this position). Your child will feel good in a kindergarten led by a supervisor who combines the qualities of a teacher and an administrator equally. I will warn you right away: a balanced combination of these qualities is quite rare, often, there is a frank bias in one direction or another.

Here is one option: at the head of the kindergarten is an excellent teacher, who loves children, respects educators. But at the same time, she completely lacks any administrative skills. And, therefore, it is difficult for her to control the recruitment of personnel and the quality of their work in the field. In one of these kindergartens, the headmistress conquered at first sight: a young, affable, second education - a child psychologist, loves children and, as they say, feels ... But upon closer acquaintance with the kindergarten, the parents discovered that in the group, their child had an openly mediocre teacher and an alcoholic nanny. No matter how sad it was, they had to part with the kindergarten

The second option: the manager is a born administrator (this is just the very representative institution that we talked about above). The staff is well-trained, the selection of personnel is tough, the supply and maintenance of the kindergarten is at the highest level (and you also need to be able to organize this ...) But at the same time - a rather cool attitude towards both children and educators. That is why the educators themselves, with all their professionalism, often fall out with children (and so there were no complaints in their work, they simply forced the children to sit on the chairs - you don't want mistakes to be pointed out, it is better to do nothing ...) As a result, communication with the children is exemplary - indicative support was quite formal, which was clearly not good for the children. And the kindergarten actually attracted more parents, and then for the time being.