• Ensure each child is valued, respected, feels safe and secure and develops a positive self concept.
• Enable a sound foundation for physical and motor development of each child- as per each child’s potential.
• Imbibe good nutrition routines, health habits, hygiene practices and self help skills.
• Enable children for effective communication and foster both receptive and expressive language.
• Promote development and integration of the senses.
• Stimulate intellectual curiosity and develop conceptual understanding of the world around by providing opportunities to explore, investigate and experiment.
• Enhance development of pro-social skills, social competence and emotional well being.
• Develop sense of aesthetic appreciation and stimulate creative learning processes.
• Imbibe culturally and developmentally appropriate behaviour and core human values of respect and love for fellow human beings.
• Enable a smooth transition from home to ECCE centre to formal schooling.
• Enhance scope for overall personality development.

Ready Children

• Children are eager to learn, thereby enabling a smooth transition to a primary school environment.
• Children learn in their mother tongue/ first language as a prelude to and complement bilingual and multilingual education.
• Children who enter school without having mastered specific skills or little or no ECCE experiences, primary curriculum should include child-initiated as well as teacher supported activities, and should emphasize hands-on, integrated learning to boost their school readiness.
• Comprises of building readiness for reading, writing and numeracy.
• Reading readiness is developing familiarity with print material, developing vocabulary and ability to handle books.
• Writing readiness involves fine motor development, understanding directionality and finding meaning in writing.
• Number readiness includes pre-number concept, categorization, classification, sequential thinking, seriation, problem solving and reasoning (shapes, colour). Ready Schools.

Ready School

• Children have access and opportunity to develop their behaviours and abilities across the domains of development Schools accept that children learn at different pace.
• Schools may be transformed to accept and accommodate different kinds of learners.
• Effective kindergarten-primary programs meet children where they are and take extra care to help make meaningful connections with each child’s home, culture, and community.
• Curriculum in kindergarten and the early grades builds on prior learning and the skills that children learn and practice are embedded in meaningful experiences.
• Ensure smooth transition from ECCE to primary school through different strategies (such as training ECCE and primary school educators together, integrated curricula and options that bridge ECCE programmes with primary schools).
• Teachers must know how to teach young children and have the resources to do so.

Ready Families:

• Supportive parenting and stimulating home environment is one of the strongest predictors of school performance during primary years and beyond. In the ECCE programmes home based/ centre based stimulation for mother and child is imperative to bring in parental involvement, address to their beliefs, attitudes and commitment.
• Enable parents and family members to reading books, playing games, singing narrating stories and conversing with children.
• Ensure parental commitment to enroll their children at the right time for getting timely intervention.

All the dimensions are equally important and must work together to ensure the transition is smooth for the child, family and the school system.

• Birth Certificate
• Transfer Certificate (if any)
• Progress Report (if any)
• Any other medical report
• Immunization Report
• 6 copies passport photos of the child
• 4 copies passport photos of the parents
• Passport (for foreign students)

Do all children needs preschool ?

All children should have access to high-quality preschool programs that place them in the best position possible for future success. Studies show that children from all income and racial groups benefit from high-quality preschool. The benefits of preschool are particularly powerful among children from low-income families who, on average, start kindergarten 15 to 18 months behind their peers in pre-reading and language skills.

What's the evidence that preschool makes a difference?

There is strong research demonstrating the impact of high-quality preschool programs on child outcomes – both shortand long-term. Multiple studies have shown that children who attend high-quality preschool programs score higher on mathematics and reading assessments in the elementary grades; gain critical non-cognitive, or “soft skills,” needed for success in school; are less likely to need special education services; are less likely to be retained; and are more likely to graduate from high school than children who do not attend such programs. The Committee on Integrating the Science of Early Childhood Development has shown that impacts are particularly powerful for children from low-income families or those at risk for school failure who, on average, start kindergarten 15 to 18 months behind their peers in pre-reading and language skills. According to the National Research Council, high-quality preschool programs also improve children’s noncognitive skills, such as persistence and self-control, which have long-term implications for future success in school and in life. Other key studies include research from Oklahoma, Michigan, New Jersey, and Massachusetts:

What are the preschool program that are offered by milkiway preschool?

Milkyway preschool offers age appropriate well-defind preschool programs , which are :-
Toddler: for age 18 months to 2 years
Moon / Playgroup : for age 1.5 years to 2 years
Earth / Nursery : for age 2 years to 3 years
Sun / lower KG : for age 3 years to 4 years
Sun Advanced / Upper KG : for age 4 years to 5 years

Why should i choose milkyway preschool for my children's ?

Milkyway preschool have the National and International recognition with awards like Top 100 preschool in India award (National),Best innovative Preschool award ( National ) , Best preschool of the year award ( International ) etc. Milkyway preschool provide structured preschool program that integrates , philosophy , well researched Montessori based curriculum , scientific materials , assessment and teachers training.

What is the admission process at milkyway preschool ?

Parents may visit the nearest Milkyway preschool centre and have a word with our counselor. Parents are encouraged to take a guided tour of the preschool with the counselor. This would help them understand the facilities at our centre and experience the environment where we nurture young minds. For further information on our preschool programs fill in your contact details on the right and a Little Millennium Admission Counselor will get in touch with you.

At what age should i admit my children to milkyway preschool ?

The best time for admission of your child to Milkyway preschool is at the age of 1.5 – 2 years. Early years are critical for a child’s development, and any child exposed to learning and developing opportunities at this age, will develop a strong bond with knowledge, social values and extra-curricular activities over the years.

Does milkyway preschooladmit children during mid-year in preschool program ?

Yes, children can be admitted during mid-year for Developing Roots (Playgroup) and Emerging Wings (Nursery) preschool program only.

What are the safety and security measures at milkyway preschool ?

Ensuring safety and security of our children is the top-most priority at. Milkyway preschool As a responsible preschool chain we have an exhaustive list on safety and security compliance measures which all our centres need to follow. These measures include restricted entry into the school premises, verification of support staff, school premises under CCTV surveillance, training to teachers on incident management and reporting, availability of fire extinguishers and first aid kit. Parents can share their concerns and feedback on safety and security issues at Milkyway preschool with customercare@littlemillennium.com

What is the quality of the teacher who conduct preschool program at milkyway preschool ?

The teachers form the backbone of any preschool. Milkyway preschool selects its teachers strictly on the basis of their qualifications, relevant experience and their attitude towards learning and learners. It provides compulsory and intensive training in our Facilitation methods, so that they impart the curriculum in the way it is meant to be. Feel free to visit the school premises and have one-on-one conversations with the teachers and know more about them.

What is the student-teacher ratio at milkyway preschool ?

The student-teacher ratio helps to evaluate the quality of personal attention that teachers can provide to children. At Milkyway preschool, we follow a student teacher ratio of 10:1

What is the assessment process at milkyway preschool ?

At Milkyway preschool we follow the Continuous & Compressive Evaluation(CCE) Approach, thus monitoring the child’s growth and progress on a daily basis. The child’s performance is evaluated on the five areas of development which are Language , Physical, Creativity , Personality and Cognitive .

How is descipline encouraged at milkyway preschool ?

At Milkyway preschool our trained teachers and expert staff follow child-centric measures, to be proactive and find solutions to disciplinary issues along with the children. No corporal punishment is allowed. A balanced and structured curriculum results in timely conditioning of the child. By keeping the child constructively engaged in play activities and collaborative group work, our teachers are able to instill discipline easily.

What is the medium of instruction at milkyway preschool ?

The medium of instruction at Milkyway preschool is English.

What are the languages tought at milkyway preschool ?

At Milkyway preschool, the languages taught and spoken are English, along with Hindi/Regional language to make the children feel comfortable and enable them to communicate with ease both at school, at home and elsewhere.

Are there any exam/ enterviews for the admission process ?

No

What are the preschool opereating hours ?

The timings differ from centre to centre, but are usually from 9:00 am – 12:00 noon. For further details, please visit the nearest Milkyway preschool Center.

When does the academic session commence at milkyway preschool ?

The academic sessions differ from location to location, but usually we follow the academic term cycle April- March. For further details, please visit the nearest Milkyway preschool Center.

How will parent engagement and family support be ensured ?

Family engagement is an important component of high-quality programs. Milkyway preschool include family engagement as part of its high-quality program standards.