What is the right age for a child to start school in India?

The ideal age for a child to start school

The right age for a child to start school – India has several boards; there are two international boards, two national boards (CBSE & ICSE), many state boards, and a few pre-school specific courses & curriculum too!

Anyone can be confused when seeing that each board has different age criteria for admission into class 1 and below.

Ideally, a child has a lot of checkpoints to achieve slowly yet steadily before he/she will be able to hold a pencil and notebook.

These are pointers that tell the parents, teachers, and doctors that the child is growing normally mentally and physically.

• 2-3 months – social smile, the child starts responding by a smile.
• 3-4 months – holding neck, when we hold them in the lap.
• 7-8 months – sitting without support
• 11-12 months – standing without support.

Now come to the age of 2 years and check the things a baby must be able to do.

• The Baby takes interest in colours, pictures in a picture book
• The Baby is able to say what he wants in his/her language.
• The Baby begins to keep repeating words others say
• The Baby is able to point to some parts of his/her body
• The 2-3 age is perfect to repeat words by pointing pictures on charts or picture books.

Thus the 2 to 3 year age group is the best for Playschool.

Now let’s come to the next age group, 3 years to 4 years is the age when you will these:

• The Baby is able to throw a ball or things overhand
• The Baby starts answering simple questions like “What is your name?”
• The Baby starts putting things away easily. So make him/her put away his/her toys in the right place.
• The Baby can name a few colors.

Thus 3 to 4 years also the right age to go to Nursery 

When the child is in between 5 years and 6 years, he/she can do the following things easily:

• The Baby can button some of his shirt or pants
• The Baby names at least six coloring
• The Baby can walk downstairs alternating his feet one by one
• The Baby can jump while playing.

This age group is most suitable for Sr KG (Senior Kindergarten) or U KG (Upper Kindergarten).

When the child is between 6 years and 7 years, he/she can perform these activities easily:

• The Babies start eating on his/her own in the absence of the parents
• He/ She can understand instructions given to a group of children
• The Baby can make two or three friends quickly and also starts to be possessive about friends, parents, relative, etc
• The Baby can learn 4 to 5 words (related to study or daily life) easily
• The Baby can easily count and write the addition of numbers and subtraction of numbers
• The Baby understands different emotions and behaviors.

This age is more matured than the previous ones.

So finally can we say that 6 years is the right age to start class 1 in India?

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