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Pre-Primary School Survey

Name of school:
Type of Pre-Primary school: part of a school/standalone school/branch of a chain school
Name of teacher/In charge:
Number of students in Nursery:
Number of students in KG:
Subjects taught in Nursery/KG:
Nursery KG







What are the prescribed items in Nursery/KG?
Books Stationery/Others









1. Does the school follow any particular curriculum/syllabus? Yes/No

2. If yes, which one? __________________________________


3. Do you typically:
develop your own materials/methods? Yes/No
use a mix of books/workbooks and your own materials? Yes/No
use all materials from publishers? Yes/No
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4. Does the school use any reading programme? Yes/No

5. If yes, is it a phonics-based programme? Name of the programme.

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6. Do you use any other resources apart from the prescribed text to teach the lessons in class
(such as online resources, workbooks, worksheets, movies, PowerPoint presentations)?
Yes/No

7. List three problem areas in teaching concepts/subjects to this age group.
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8. What is the approximate amount, apart from the tuition fee, that parents have to pay for
the prescribed materials?
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9. Please share your thoughts regarding the curriculum books currently in use.
S.n. Yes No Please elaborate
1. Is the curriculum comprehensive?
Addresses social and emotional
development, not just academics

2. Is learning integrated?
Children learn through everything they
do, not just when the teacher sits down
to teach.

3. Are a variety of instructional
approaches used?
Each child has his own way of learning.
Some information needs to be directly
taught. Other information needs to be
discovered by the child herself.
Sometimes learning occurs in full
groups. Often it happens when a child
works individually or with a friend.

4. Is the curriculum developmentally
appropriate?
Addresses the needs of both the

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10. Would you consider a pre-primary package useful for teaching? Yes/No
11. If yes, what are the five things that you would like to see in a pre-primary package?
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individual child and the group.
(a) Is it age-appropriate?
(b) Does it cater to children of varying
ability levels?
(c) Is it culturally appropriate?

5. Is there evidence that the curriculum
works?
What can you say about the
curriculums track record? What
successes have been documented?
What do parents have to say?

6. Are there clear goals for learning?
Stated goals and objectives so that
childrens progress can be observed and
measured

7. Does the curriculum actively involve all
children?
Children explore and experiment. They
make predictions and observations.
They solve problems and create.

8. Is family involvement encouraged?
Does the curriculum create a strong
connect between school and home?

9. Does the curriculum encourage training
for staff?
Is there a component of ongoing
professional development?

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12. What are the main considerations you would have when reviewing a pre-primary package for
use?
Price Digital materials Teacher support material
Professional development Cross-curricular activities/practice material

13. Would you be interested in a smart board/white board-based English teaching programme?

14. Two features that you would like to see in this programme.
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Thank you for taking out the time to respond to this questionnaire. Your feedback is valuable to
us.
Happy teaching!
Team Scholastic