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    S3.001 Differences - A Typical and Kreedo Preschool

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    - Traditional preschools focus primarily on keeping children happy through songs and dances with little structured learning or focus on child development. There are no formal assessment or teacher training techniques. - Kreedo preschools have a scientifically structured curriculum covering all areas of child development. They use high-quality educational materials and mixed-age grouping to ensure each child learns at their own pace. Formal assessment and ongoing teacher training provide accountability. The environment fosters independence, creativity, and a firm foundation for future learning.

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    - Traditional preschools focus primarily on keeping children happy through songs and dances with little structured learning or focus on child development. There are no formal assessment or teacher training techniques. - Kreedo preschools have a scientifically structured curriculum covering all areas of child development. They use high-quality educational materials and mixed-age grouping to ensure each child learns at their own pace. Formal assessment and ongoing teacher training provide accountability. The environment fosters independence, creativity, and a firm foundation for future learning.

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    - Traditional preschools focus primarily on keeping children happy through songs and dances with little structured learning or focus on child development. There are no formal assessment or teacher training techniques. - Kreedo preschools have a scientifically structured curriculum covering all areas of child development. They use high-quality educational materials and mixed-age grouping to ensure each child learns at their own pace. Formal assessment and ongoing teacher training provide accountability. The environment fosters independence, creativity, and a firm foundation for future learning.

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    S3.001 Differences - A Typical and Kreedo Preschool

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    Differences between other preschools and Kreedo preschools

    Parameter
    CURRICULUM

    Other preschools
    Usually done ad hoc due to lack of domain knowledge.
    No specific objectives set for the overall development
    of the child. Most of these objectives are set implicitly
    with no real idea of how to meet these objectives.

    AREAS OF
    DEVELOPMENT

    Most traditional preschools do not have well


    categorized areas of development. Hence most of the
    development is focused only on language
    development (especially writing skills) and gross
    motor skills (physical activities). Very little focus is on
    personality development, fine motor skills, cognitive
    development and creative development of the child.
    Over and above that, children are just kept happy
    through audio visuals and technology which is harmful
    for the development of the preschool child.

    Kreedo early childhood solutions


    Curriculum is based on Dr Montessori's philosophy, and multiple intelligence
    models, structured with inputs from a mix of academicians, teachers,
    preschool owners and others. Solution is hence practical and easily
    implementable. Focus is on specific areas of development of the child. Clear
    objectives have been laid down, and a structured approach is built into the
    curriculum to ensure the objectives are met for every child.
    Kreedo curriculum has 5 well defined areas of development with clearly
    defined objectives for each of the areas. Specific areas of development are
    1. Personality
    2. Sensomotor skills (gross motor , fine motor , practical life , sensorial)
    3. Cognitive skills (logical thinking, mathematics, scientific thinking),
    4. Language (listening , speaking, reading, writing comprehension)
    5. Creative development (art, music, dance, role play, construction, craft etc)
    Ensuring that all these aspects are given adequate attention and focus.
    Kreedo understands that the brain development of the young child is directly
    related to the extent that the child works with their hands and uses their
    senses. More they use their senses and motor skills, the faster they develop
    and hence we do not encourage the use of technology as it tends to dull the
    childs mind and sometimes has a detrimental effect on the overall
    development of the child.

    QUALITY OF
    MATERIALS
    MATERIALS

    CHILD SAFETY
    TEACHER TO
    STUDENT RATIO

    TEACHER
    TRAINING

    MIXED AGE
    GROUPING

    CLASSROOM
    ENVIRONMENT

    Depends where you buy from. Mostly purchased from


    the shops where material is made for individual child
    use at home and hence do not last long in school.
    Procured from various sources without much basis for
    comparison Materials are just toys and not
    educational aids with specific objectives. No linkages
    between the materials as they are purchased loose
    and in an ad-hoc fashion.
    Most toys are bought from a variety of sources with
    no guarantees on the manufacturers.
    Most preschools do not follow strict patterns with
    respect to student ratios. Either they follow too less or
    too high, both of which is not good for the preschool
    child.
    Ad hoc. Materials are typically dumped and left to the
    teacher to figure out how to use them. Dependent
    heavily on past knowledge / competence of teachers
    to handle the classroom. Severe issues when teachers
    quit and go.
    Mostly not encouraged in classrooms. Classrooms are
    divided into silos of children between 2yrs to 3 yrs as
    playgroup, 3 yrs to 4 yrs as Nursery and so on. No
    chance of a child learning from an elder child that
    fosters learning, sharing and caring in the
    environment

    Classrooms comprise benches / desks where children


    have to sit through teaching through blackboard and
    traditional mechanism OR children are grouped on
    tables/ chairs. Both these do not allow the child to
    develop at his own pace and do not encourage free
    movement, which hampers the childs development.

    Extremely high quality and beautiful materials. Materials are designed and
    manufactured for use in classrooms where several children will be using the
    materials over a period of time.
    Designed based on the curriculum. Materials are educational in nature with
    specific objectives built into the design of the material. Materials have
    connectivity with one another and hence are implemented sequentially
    fashion with one leading to the other. Manufactured in-house, hence pricing
    highly competitive.
    All our products are Non-Toxic and manufactured in-house
    Correct guidelines in terms of maintaining 1:8 or 1:10 ratio of student to child
    ratio which ensures that the adult is able to spend adequate time in the
    development of each child in the classroom.
    Systematic, done continuously. Based on teacher training multimedia. Trained
    on every material in the school. Attrition can be easily managed as the
    curriculum training materials are continuously available through the software

    Instead of dividing the classroom into silos based on age, we divide the
    environment into corners based on the area of development. Hence,
    classroom is divided in language corner, cognitive corner, creative corner,
    sensorial corner, practical life corner and so on. This allows mixed age groups
    to foster and ensures development of the child by ensuring each child can
    progress at his / her own pace, ensures access to all materials to all children
    and ensures that adults can monitor the progress and usage of materials
    easily.
    The environment is an open environment where children choose their own
    materials and work with them based on presentations done by the adults.
    Children work in a typical Indian fashion with low level desks and mats.
    Fosters sense of self discipline, independence, freedom to explore and be
    creative in the environment.

    MODE OF
    LEARNING

    CENTRE OF
    LEARNING
    ASSESSMENT

    PHILOSOPHY

    INDEPENDENCE
    FUTURE
    LEARNING

    CURRICULUM
    UPGRADES

    Primarily only Group Activities where only some


    children actively participate and the quieter children
    are not paid adequate attention. Most efforts in the
    preschool are only through some song /dance
    routines with no specific structures.
    Teacher Centric Learning. A typical example is of a
    teacher addressing a bunch of 2 year olds saying
    Silence Please
    Done ad hoc by observation, if at all. Most traditional
    preschools do not have any assessment practices, and
    a few of them just fill report cards once a year in an ad
    hoc fashion without any data basis.
    Based on owner's thought process.
    Typically to keep the child safe, healthy and happy
    with some amount of learning built in.

    Individual learning, with a mix of group activities ensuring that all children
    have the same / required level of exposure. Thematic approaches mixed with
    individual activities provide a sound basis for overall development of the child.
    Songs / rhymes reinforce concepts being taught through the themes.

    Child Centric Learning focus on children picking and working with materials
    on their own. Role of adults in the classroom restricted to being Observers
    and Presenters.
    Methodically assessed every week, assessment based on scientific
    observation and reports based on observation data recorded over a period of
    time. Hence parents are provided with objective data on the overall
    development of the child in the preschool.
    Kreedo philosophy recommends that
    The child be given a structured environment to explore, develop and learn
    Where the adults play the role of facilitators
    The child is learning various concepts while working with the materials.
    The multiple intelligence focus ensures that all aspects of the child
    development is covered.
    Social interaction and personality development is a primary focus with
    several small group and whole group activities
    Free to work as you like
    Fosters imagination, by giving ideas and updates regularly
    Not necessarily considered in most preschools.
    Kreedo lays the foundation for all future learning, and makes the child ready
    by the Indian Academic Standards. Ensures advanced academic concepts such
    as place value system, phonetics, etc. are introduced in a structured manner
    such that children understand these concepts practically while working with
    the materials.
    Depends on the initiative of the parents / teachers. No Continuous upgrades in curriculum will be done through the research team in
    specific upgrades are done if things are going well, Kreedo. Hence, there is constant improvement on application of various
    meaning if there are sufficient admissions, no real concepts to improve the education provided to the child.
    focus on upgrading the school curriculum.

    SUMMARY

    Could have activity based learning


    Benefit to the child uncertain
    No formal assessment techniques
    No formal teacher training
    Curriculum, education and development of the
    child not the focus. Idea is to keep the child happy
    for 3 hours with song and dance routines with no
    real focus on educating the child
    Understanding that preschool years are the
    foundation for the development of the child does
    not exist

    A practical and enjoyable way of learning which has a scientific base, and
    ensures that all areas of child development are covered.
    Ensures a firm foundation for the child for future development.
    Lays the basis for inculcating self-discipline and independence in the child.
    Sets up a structured environment ensuring the overall development of the
    child. Ensures child learns in a manner that is not stressful.
    Understands the importance of early childhood education and the
    preschool years in the overall development of the child.
    Curriculum, materials, teacher training and assessment are all tightly
    integrated and go hand in hand in ensuring that there is no disconnect
    between what the objectives are and how to meet them.

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