Laws in Governance of Preschools

Safety in the preschools in India involves much more than metal detectors and disaster plans. Although such catastrophe preparation is necessary, we often overlook less obvious beliefs and practices that put children’s everyday safety at risk. All children require physical protection, safety, and regulation in order to grow, learn, and flourish. Obvious safety issues are clear-cut and usually well addressed in our schools.

However, there are less obvious, hidden dangers in our schools that impact the social, cognitive, and emotional well-being of our students. These hidden dangers are not always directly observable, and therefore they are difficult to identify. However, these hazards are contributing to an unprecedented crisis in our schools. We are seeing more violence than ever before. The key to identifying these concealed problems is in understanding preschool climate with some of the play school in Faridabad.

School climate is not a new concept. Originally, climate and environmental studies fell under the parameters of industrial and organizational psychology. However, over the past several decades, as more and more difficulties have required handling in the school setting, educational psychologists have become increasingly concerned with issues of climate. School climate shall be seen as a reflection of positive and negative feelings regarding school environments, which may directly or indirectly affect a variety of learning outcomes. School climate should be defined as a unique combination of intellectual, behavioral, social, ethical and physical characteristics within a setting.

When we talk about hazards and dangers in preschools then unfortunately the list is really long, preschools are involved in many activities that present a range of hazards. These hazards and associated risks must be managed to ensure the safety of staff, students and others. Like,

Built Environment- Which refers to buildings, structures and other infrastructure at the school site.

Curriculum Activities- May involve a range of risks that need to be carefully managed to ensure the safety of all students, staff or other participants involved in the activity.

Driver and Vehicle safety- Many departmental staff are required to drive as part of their role, driver and vehicle should be prescreened before induction.

Dust- Dust is usually generated by mechanical processes such as sanding, grinding and sawing, if such activities are observed near or around the school premises then it should be checked.

Observing the above mentioned risks for the young ones is preschools the Government has come up with some of the concrete measures to be followed and inducted in preschools To start with a preschool, the Government has laid out the broad parameters by coming out with clear definitions on:

• One teacher and one caregiver for every 20 children.
• A clear boundary wall demarcating the school from other structures
• Sanitized toilets with soap, running water with towels for easy access to both normal and disabled children
• CCTV surveillance for the rest room as well as play area.
• Pest control to be done on a regular basis
• Sufficient fire protection measures
• Learning aids for the teachers based on the curriculum for each class
• Equipment in adequate numbers

The first aid kit has to be easily accessible and should always be well stocked