Like all moms, I started finding out about schools when my daughter was just 1 year old. I checked out all the playschools in Chembur (atleast the known names) – Tree House, EuroKids, Sunshine, Kinder Campus, etc. I was quite disappointed. None of them appealed to me. I finally heard of Kangaroo Kids from a friend. I live in Chembur and the closest branch of Kangaroo Kids is in Ghatkopar. On checking it out I realized that it was better than the others in all aspects – curriculum, facilities, faculty etc. So I enrolled my daughter at Kangaroo Kids, Ghatkopar, Mumbai for playschool.
I was apprehensive that she’d cry..being left alone at school….without parents…but Kangaroo Kids did an excellent job.
The class strength is 12 kids. They divided the kids into two groups of 6 each (in seperate classrooms). For the first four days there were just one hour sessions for the kids accompanied by one parent. There were two teachers co-ordinating the activities (motor activity, rhymes, songs, etc.)in smaller groups within the class. On the fifth day, they announced school just for half an hour. So for the past 4 days my daughter has been going for half an hour just by herself. The school has broken down the groups smaller (3 kids in each class) and one teacher has been assigned. My daughter is going in without crying at all and with the exception of two little boys (i think they are younger than 2) all the kids seem to have taken well to this method.
In fact, Tricia was reluctant to come back from school today. Wanted to go back in 
She has learnt new rhymes and knows the names of 3 other kids in class. She promptly answers when you ask her the name of her school and is overall enjoying it. They gave her a library book in class today- “Teddy is Lost”. She is a book lover but didn’t like the story because Benjamin Rabbit lost his teddy in the story. But she made me read the book several times before I left for work.
We have over 200 books for her but I don’t know how many parents read to their chilren at this age. The school’s initiative at sending a library book in a library bag with each kid shows that they are consciously encouraging the parents to read to their children. And in my opinion, thats one of the greatest reason to send your kid to Kangaroo Kids!!!
Tags: Children Books, Kangaroo Kids, Playschool, Playschools in Chembur Ghatkopar, Settling in
