| When you feel that your child is old enough to interact | | | | toddlers socialize and encourage them to become |
| with his or her peers you need to start looking for a | | | | more independent. |
| nursery school. The first question that you should ask | | | | You can talk to other parents with children in the same |
| yourself what exactly you want. If you are just looking | | | | age group to find the right nursery in Croydon. The |
| for a day care centre, you need to check how safe | | | | advantage of talking to parents is that they will be able |
| your child will be in the nursery. Croydon has some | | | | which schools to avoid. Once you have a list of day |
| good day care facilities. In some cases, you may wish | | | | nursery schools near your house, you need to decide |
| to leave your child with a childminder who is qualified, | | | | the one that is right for you. |
| as they may provide their services at relatively lower | | | | It is a good idea to visit a few schools to personally |
| prices. | | | | look at the facilities and talk to the managers about |
| If you want to ensure that your child picks up some | | | | their philosophy. Nursery schools adopting the Reggio |
| skills before going to school, you will need to make | | | | Emilia approach place more emphasis on a child's |
| more enquires about the nursey or preschool that you | | | | ability to develop naturally, the HighScope approach |
| want. There is no specific age for enrolling your child in | | | | teaches children to set goals for themselves, the |
| a preschool. If your child seems mature enough to | | | | Waldorf approach focuses on enhancing the creativity |
| start learning new things in a group, you may consider | | | | of the child while the Montessori approach fosters |
| sending him or her to a nursery so that they may learn | | | | independence among toddlers. Most day nurseries in |
| assisted by professionals who are specialised in | | | | Croydon interpret these approaches in their own way. |
| teaching such young children. Apart from the alphabet | | | | It is vital that the nursery has the correct staff to child |
| and numbers, day nurseries in Croydon also help | | | | ratio and that all staff are appropriately qualified. |