Georgetown: Special parent teacher meetings to enlighten parents on the numerous ways in which they can prepare their children for entry into nursery school is gaining considerable momentum.
Today, Minister of Education, Priya Manickchand met with parents and teachers of the Smyth Street Nursery School.
Minister Manickchand encouraged parents to be their child’s first teachers and complimented the parents present for showing up to this meeting, as it was an indication that they are serious about their children's development. The Minister highlighted a number of important developmental areas such as, the child being able to use the toilet And eat independently, knowing their correct name and each of the parent’s names. She also noted that it is important that parents teach their children the correct name for their body parts, the alphabet, letter sounds and alphabet recognition. Other skills parents can teach their children in peroration for the first year of nursery include the development small muscles, social skills and manners.
Minister Manickchand made mention of the fact that this cohort of pupils are coming into the school system at the best time of the history of our country, where every single nursery school child will be benefitting from a snack every day provided by the government., readers and workbooks, the highest number of trained teachers and 10, 000 dollars each.
In 2013, the Ministry changed its admission policy into nursery school to allow younger children to enroll into nursery this year. Minister noted that last year it would have been impossible for more than 3000 children to enter nursery school. The new policy states that a child must be three years old on or before June 30 of the year their parents which to enroll them in a public nursery school.
Similar meetings are being held across the country over the next few of days, where the Ministry of Education will be meeting mainly with parents of all the first year nursery school students. This is with the view to inspire parents to play their part in starting the education process at home.
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