Ludhiana: The New Education Policy (NEP), which aims to revamp the rote learning based education to holistic, practical, and problem-solving education starting from the age of three years, has presented a challenge for preschool owners of the city.
With the age for admission to formal schools having been reduced from 3.3-4.3 years to 3 to 4 years after the implementation of the NEP, the preschools are facing financial losses.All formal schools which were earlier admitting students in LKG have now introduced Nursery classes due to which majority of children, who earlier took admission in preschools for early childhood education, are now enrolling directly in formal schools.
Ruchi Singh, who runs Hogwartz Castle Pre-School, said, “The introduction of this policy has affected preschools. I firmly believe that children who attend preschool first are more confident and better prepared to face formal education. Preschools provide a more nurturing and compassionate environment for children taking their first steps into formal education.”
Earlier, children from the age of 1.5 years to 3.5 years, would go to preschools for prenursery and nursery, and would then take admission to lower kindergarten in formal schools. However, with the implementation of the NEP from this year, parents have started preferring to send their children directly to formal schools at the age of three. Therefore, now parents only keep their wards in preschools for around a year and a half. Earlier, children used to go to preschools for two years.
Shivani Chaudhary, principal of Shri Ram Global Preschool, Mall Road, said, “I feel the preschools provide a stimulating environment to toddlers, so more parents must try to retain their children in preschools till three years of age and then shift to formal schools.”
Navtej Singh Sawhney, president of Preschool Association, who runs Bachpan Pre School situated at Pakhowal Road, said, ” There has been 15-20% impact on Nursery class admissions in city preschools. However, it is insignificant as we focus on quality education. Parents too are to be blamed for the shift as they are apprehensive about getting admission in formal schools in the next class and are therefore preferring to get their wards enrolled in nursery. They believe that schools give preference to students already studying there at the time of admission.”
“Parents must base the decision on whether the child is ready to study in formal schools or not,” he added.
With the age for admission to formal schools having been reduced from 3.3-4.3 years to 3 to 4 years after the implementation of the NEP, the preschools are facing financial losses.All formal schools which were earlier admitting students in LKG have now introduced Nursery classes due to which majority of children, who earlier took admission in preschools for early childhood education, are now enrolling directly in formal schools.
Ruchi Singh, who runs Hogwartz Castle Pre-School, said, “The introduction of this policy has affected preschools. I firmly believe that children who attend preschool first are more confident and better prepared to face formal education. Preschools provide a more nurturing and compassionate environment for children taking their first steps into formal education.”
Earlier, children from the age of 1.5 years to 3.5 years, would go to preschools for prenursery and nursery, and would then take admission to lower kindergarten in formal schools. However, with the implementation of the NEP from this year, parents have started preferring to send their children directly to formal schools at the age of three. Therefore, now parents only keep their wards in preschools for around a year and a half. Earlier, children used to go to preschools for two years.
Shivani Chaudhary, principal of Shri Ram Global Preschool, Mall Road, said, “I feel the preschools provide a stimulating environment to toddlers, so more parents must try to retain their children in preschools till three years of age and then shift to formal schools.”
Navtej Singh Sawhney, president of Preschool Association, who runs Bachpan Pre School situated at Pakhowal Road, said, ” There has been 15-20% impact on Nursery class admissions in city preschools. However, it is insignificant as we focus on quality education. Parents too are to be blamed for the shift as they are apprehensive about getting admission in formal schools in the next class and are therefore preferring to get their wards enrolled in nursery. They believe that schools give preference to students already studying there at the time of admission.”
“Parents must base the decision on whether the child is ready to study in formal schools or not,” he added.
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