Sunday, June 23, 2019

Playschools in the city wait for clear guidelines, registration process halts

Times Now: Gurugram: Sunday, June 23, 2019.
Takyar filed an RTI application seeking information about the number of playschools in Gurugram district. The application was filed in the month of March this year. In response to the application, the District Programme Officer informed Takyar that not even a single playschool in the district was registered. He filed a complaint at the CM window on March 27, 2019 following the RTI response. He stated in his complaint that no playschool in the district was registered and demanded action.
Speaking to HT, Sunaina Khatri, District Program Officer, Women and Child Development or WCD, Haryana said that the department has written to the head office regarding clarifications in the registration process due to which all the registrations of the playschool in Gurugram are pending. She said that the registration will proceed once the department responds with clear pointers.
Khatri further said that the application forms for registration have been received from some playschools which are being scrutinized. An official said that there are about 400 playschools in the district that have been identified. The personnel need training and guidance before heading for the registration process, as per department officials.
A District Programme Officer said that they are seeking clarity from the head office regarding the registration process. Clarification is needed about how many pointers are required to be fulfilled for registration of a playschool, he added. He further said that if the NCPCR guidelines are followed then no school will be registered. According to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights or NCPCR guidelines, no child whose age is below three years can be admitted in playschool. Haryana state does not have its own set of guidelines for playschools as of now.