Preparing Child For Transfer From Playschool To Formal School

A playschool is a place where the child is left alone in a new place for the first time. At first, the children feel uncomfortable and nervous but after some time they start feeling good and make play school their second home.

Children are very young when they are sent to a playschool. They are not at all mature. This is the reason why children are not restricted, they are allowed to play as much as they want, there are no rules and regulations that have to be followed strictly. Every child gets personal attention and is treated with a lot of care and love so that he/she feels like home in the school.

There are a lot of changes in a formal school from a playschool. When children shift from playschool to a formal they have to get through many changes that they may not be ready for. Thus, it becomes important to train your children and get them ready for these changes so that they can adapt to them easily.

According to the polls conducted by Ezyschooling, 70% of parents prepare their children for formal schools. It is very important to train your children for such changes because they are very young and they can't adapt to such changes all alone.

How are Playschools different from Formal Schools?

Playschools have an environment which automatically makes the child comfortable. There are lots of games, toys in beautiful colours and sizes which makes a child happy. In a playschool, every child is given attention and every child is treated with lots of love. There are no restrictions or a particular format, children can play, study, sit around and make friends. They are allowed to do whatever they want to do.

Formal schools have specified periods of different subjects, there are a fixed curriculum, exams and syllabus. There are rules that students have to strictly follow. A child cannot play every time, he/she has to study at fixed times. A formal school restricts a child’s freedom and demands more maturity from his/her side.

Preparing your child for a Formal School

• The very first thing to do is to describe your child about his/her new school and the system that is followed there. Don't just describe the changes in the curriculum but also about the physical structure of the school, people he/she will be meeting there and how he/she is going to study there. This is important so that the children feel familiar with the school when they go there for the first time.

• It is important for your children to feel safe in their school because they will be going to school daily and there will be situations where they may have problems. So, tell him who should be their go-to person if they land into any problem.

• Ask them about their feelings on the first day of school or a day before school. You should know if they are feeling nervous, anxious or if they are happy or not. If they are not feeling well then make them comfortable by saying good things about formal school and mentioning that teachers and classmates are really good. This will make them feel good about the school.

• Encourage them to play and talk to their classmates when they go to school. If they are an introvert then they might be left alone because they will not be able to make new friends.

• Teach them how to follow rules and what will be the consequences if they won't follow the rules. Give them a little idea about what type of rules will they be asked to follow.