Nursery admission not before four in Delhi
By IANSMonday, February 15, 2010
NEW DELHI - In a possible reprieve for tens of thousands of children and their parents, the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry and school principals Monday decided to increase the nursery admission age to four from the present three-plus in Delhi.
After a meeting with the principal and their parents, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal said that “a consensus has emerged that nursery admission will not take place before a child reached the age of four.”
This will reduce unnecessary stress on kids and their parents, the minister said.
However, the measure can only be implemented after Delhi government accepts it, as education is a state subject.
“I cannot implement it immediately but I am writing to Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit recommending this,” Sibal added.
The minister also said that once the measure is accepted by the Delhi government, nursery admission will be fixed at four and admission to kindergarten (KG) will be at the age of five.
