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For
under 5s run 12 Nursery schools or
Kindergartens.These
are well equipped and staffed. More
than 5 study centers re functioning
in different remote villages. The
first year in the Balwadies the Children
spend their time in playing. Various
kinds of play materials are provided
for them. They are free to choose
the material they like and play. Besides
playing, early childhood services
like nutrition, clean water, proper
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sanitation,primary
health care and cognitive and psychological
stimulation are also received there.
They are
run by well trained staff.The care
the Balwadi offers is comprehensive,
fusing health, nutrition and social
services, apart from these, the balwadies
play a very important role in detecting
and preventing children's problems.
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I am Santha,
my husband is an agricultural labourer and
I am a weaver in RTU handloom unit. Both
of us return home by the evening after work.
When we go for work we were leaving our
child Saranraj alone at home. I was much
worried about the safety of my child during
our absence. We found a solution to this
problem when we admitted my child in the
Pre-School/Balwadi run by RTU. Balwadies
are a boon to working parents like us who
are not able to give parental care to the
children in daytime when they go out in
search of their daily bread. My child Saranraj
was admitted in the balwadi in June 2005
when he was 31/2 years old. For first one
or two days he was reluctant to go to the
Balwadi. But soon he got a taste to attend
the Balwadi. This year Saranraj is in the
2nd year of the balwadi. This year he is
taught Tamil alphabets and numerals. To
prepare the children for admission in primary
school and to develop a taste in schooling
is the main purpose of the 2nd year. Singing,
dancing, story telling etc., are the other
activities in the 2nd year. Within a short
time my son is able so write Tamil alphabets
and count up to 20. he also repeats the
stories at home in full. We note a lot of
changes in his habits like brushing the
teeth, washing hands and behaving politely
with the family members and others.
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