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Preserve those Little Smiles for a Lifetime

SI Edu Team
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
SI Edu Team
Couple of years ago, three-year-old Jahnvi was one of the topics to discuss on Facebook and other media; not for a glorious achievement, but she was missing from the high security India gate, Delhi. After dedicated social media and door-to-door campaigns, Jahnvi returned home on Sunday. Her parents, relatives, neighbors and even the whole country were happy at the end of this lost-and-found tale. However, not every such incident has this stroke of luck, which Jahnvi had. Estimates shows that, 20 children go missing from Delhi every day and one fourth of them never find their way back home. If this is the case of capital city of India, then it is obvious that other cities in the country have worst statistics to share than Delhi.

According to the reports from UNESCO, India is home to the largest number of children in the world, significantly larger than the number in China. The country has 20 per cent of the 0-4 years child population of the world. Estimated number of live births in the country is 27 million, which again constitutes 20 per cent of the total number of live births in the world. With this kind of massive growth in child population and increase in number of nuclear families in the society, the concept of preschool education has emerged as one of the most lucrative segments. Preschool education generally refers to the organized and well-structured pre-primary education programs for toddlers, particularly in the age group of 2-4 years.
Increasing acceptance of the importance of education and the proven success of franchising education in India has led to a boom in the number of entrepreneurs, who wish to expand their brands through franchising education. In a market perceptive, this could be a promising sign, however, parents need to understand that, security of the kid is more important than the academics. Therefore, pay as much attention to the school's security paraphernalia as its academic achievements.

Important Security Measures

While most of the parents prefer a preschool, which is closer to their workplace or residence for an easy pickup and drop, it has been seen that many of them do not give much attention to the safety measures. The first and the most important thing are to assess how safe the school is. It is essential to know what safety precautions are in place in case of an emergency and the school's capability to deal with any kind of situation. Following are some of the important safety measures while selecting a preschool for a child.

Trained Teachers and Tidy Supporting Staff:

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