India's First Vedas' Inspired Preschool Chain

Ans. The generally accepted age for sending a child to preschool is 2-3 years, more often in the latter end of the spectrum than not.

Ans. Children can be enrolled in a preschool if they are below the age of 6 years.

Ans. Children in preschool usually spend 3-4 years there, assuming they joined it at the earliest acceptable age. In the end, their duration of learning in preschool depends on when they join it.

Ans. Preschoolers are in the age group of 2-5 years.

Ans. Sending one’s child to preschool would help them develop foundational skills that may facilitate the process of shifting to formal education in a much smoother manner. Furthermore, children would enter a structured routine, and depending on what they learn, may inculcate values for life, such as Bella Mente Preschools teach.

Ans. Any preschool must have well-maintained, spacious classrooms, a similarly well-kept grassy playground, an educated, experienced faculty, secure premises, and fully equipped maintenance staff. A preschool may have additional facilities which improve the quality of the child’s stay there.

Ans. Preschools follow tried and tested educational approaches to help kids develop a robust foundation in one of the most crucial phases of life. They do not grade, mark, or give any form of rating to a child. Instead, children are encouraged to test themselves in interactive environments, through stimulating activities, and in physical exercises which may help them grow appropriately.

Ans. Bella Mente has the Sunrise-to-Sunset curriculum, which helps children follow a structured yet flexible routine embedded in values and morals, enabling them to apply it for life.

Ans. The teaching pedagogy of Bella Mente Preschools helps children achieve structure and stability in routine, growth in muscular strength and control, and absorb strong values that will help them uncover their true personality.

Ans. The child will set a foundation for schooling years, besides the things they learn from extracurricular activities. Some outstanding preschools help a child completely grasp the basic concepts of education, of which Bella Mente is one of them.

Ans. Based on its facilities, a preschool would teach art, music, dance, and craft. Not to mention, a child would achieve significant growth in communication skills and would learn collaboration and teamwork.

Ans. Atmosphere. A good preschool has a great faculty, from teachers to the maintenance staff, and well-maintained facilities. But, most of all, a good preschool has a homely, inviting vibe.

Ans. Regardless of the educational approach, be it Montessori, Reggio Emilia, or Waldorf, to name a few, the teachers form the backbone of the child’s education. This is true even for life. Thus, imprinting a good belief of teachers early on in a child’s mind is important.

Ans. Yes! A good nutrition plan and healthy diet is essential to a child’s growth. Bella Mente even teaches children how to cook, and sources its ingredients from an organic kitchen garden. Bella Mente prepares vegetarian meals, which is first tasted by the Branch Head before being served to the children. Furthermore, an RO water plant lets children drink pure water.

Ans. Preschools involve more play time than learning for children. Preschools following a progressive ideology, such as Bella Mente Preschool, replace traditional education almost entirely by project-based experiences and interactive, explorative learning.

Ans. Yes. Parents may also avail themselves of the daycare facility for their children, where the child will get to play, interact with other children, and sleep freely.

Ans. One of the main selling points of a prominent preschool is the safety it offers to children. Preschools ensure that children are completely safe in a secure environment.

Ans. They are offered medication and first-aid, upon consulting parents, barring exceptional circumstances.

Ans. Parent-Child activities, collaborative events, parent-teacher meeting, events where parents are invited to school.

Ans. On the contrary, children are allowed to pursue the activity of their desire in most preschools. Bella Mente, however, provides a structured yet flexible schedule filled with routines called rhythms to help a child develop values and habits for life.

Ans. Preschools generally teach the predominant language of the area they are in. There is no language restriction whatsoever. Bella Mente applies a similar approach, but also inculcates Hindi and English in daily learning.

Ans. Bella Mente has branches in 5 cities of India as of now: Gurugram, Rewari, Jhansi, Ratlam, and Ambikapur. More branches are coming soon!

Ans. A matter of contentious debate, the topic of the right student-teacher ratio often depends on the teaching pedagogy at play. However, it is mostly agreed that a student-teacher ratio of 10:1 or 12:1 works well.

Ans. The annual tuition of a preschool varies based on the area it is situated in. Thus, the average may vary from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 1,50,000 or more.

Ans. Preschools conduct parent-teacher meetings, allow the parents to visit if an appointment has been arranged before, and provide regular reports of their child’s progress in school. Bella Mente Preschools even offers an app that provides daily online updates of the child’s activities to the parents.

Ans. It varies based on the preschool, where some impose a regular dress code for children, and others ask for children to come in school uniform only a few days a week. Bella Mente Preschools follows the latter, while advising parents to not dress their child in clothes that may get dirty easily, since outdoor activities form one of the school’s main areas of focus.

Ans. All preschools must be registered under the government before performing any activities. Furthermore, their curriculum and admission process must follow the rules laid down by the government.

Ans. Children learn fine and gross motor control skills, gain exposure to sounds and letters, and listen to stories narrated to them, thereby setting up the building blocks of knowledge.

Ans. Children learn through play, both on their own and with other children. They are also taught how to count, sort, and classify things, along with identifying shapes and objects, among other things.

Ans. In nursery, children learn the alphabet, build their vocabulary, and are taught to the beginnings of writing, along with a plethora of other activities that help them develop a foundation for higher education.

Ans. A child in lower kindergarten learns advanced counting, the basics of addition and subtraction, and develops a bigger vocabulary. Their foundation of both the English alphabet and the Hindi Devanagari is improved further, along with an expansion of vocabulary.

Ans. In upper kindergarten, the learned subjects of lower kindergarten are built upon and expanded futher for the child to prepare for higher education.

Ans. Parents can judge for themselves, inquire via word-of-mouth, or follow the statistical data of the preschool they are interested in to find out whether it is suitable for their hild or not.

Ans. Preschools require that a parent visit the premises with their child to enroll them.

Ans. The celebration of events of religious significance is completely up to the preschool’s discretion. However, national holidays are always observed by all institutions, including preschools.

Ans. Parents may pick up and drop their child off by themselves, or avail the bus facility, if the preschool provides it.

Ans. Preschools follow a strict student-teacher ratio to ensure all children get enough attention in class. Furthermore, some preschools, like Bella Mente Preschools, shape their classroom environment in such a way that children are constantly engaged in activities, with the teacher or other students.

Ans. Preschools rely on nannies to help take care of children if they get messy or dirty, in any way.

Ans. Most preschools are willing to accept students at any time, while others accept batches every two months.

Ans. Barring exceptions, preschools that provide the bus facility ensure that their bus driver is government-certified, has a valid license, and that a police-verified attendant is accompanying them.

Ans. Some of the most famous teaching approaches are Montessori, Play Way, Reggio-Emilia, and Waldorf Steiner.

Ans. Some preschools do conduct extracurricular summer activities, otherwise known as summer camp, for children. These activities focus on a blend of learning and fun, with the latter making the former enjoyable.

Ans. Depending on the preschool, there may be afterschool activities for the children. These activities may range from creative writing to sports, and others.

Ans. The growth of a child’s communication skills is a natural consequence of associating with other children in an environment that encourages group activities. Thus, even a reticent child would learn how to communicate and cooperate with other children in preschool.

Ans. Preschools capable of attending to a child with special needs would most certainly include that in their brochure. A concerned individual may directly inquire a preschool’s helpdesk to confirm if children with special needs can be taken care of in a preschool.

Ans. Parents may contact the preschool in advance, informing them of the guardian’s identity along with their affiliation with each other. However, one must note, some preschools require a formal message in writing at least a day in advance to approve of a guardian to pick up and drop off a child.

Ans. Parents may directly visit a Bella Mente branch to enroll their child.

Ans. A child at Bella Mente learns on a whole spectrum, including but not limited to the importance of culture, values for life, development of fine and gross motor skills, and a foundation in English, Hindi, arithmetic, teamwork, and creative activities.

Ans. Bella Mente, apart from the usual facilities available in preschools, has an organic kitchen garden where children perform horticultural activities, an in-house kitchen where the garden produce is used to cook meals, and a large auditorium equipped with speakers, a stage, a fire-extinguishing system, and a podium.

Ans. The fees of Bella Mente differs based on the branch location. However, it is mostly consistent and remains nominal for all.

Ans. Students in Bella Mente perform a wide range of activities, some of which include outdoor play, feeding birds, yoga, pranayama, horticulture, cleanliness and hygiene, dance, music, pottery, public speaking, story telling, and circle time.

Ans. A child achieves growth on multiple fronts, through learning the Vedas and the knowledge they contain, understanding history and culture through plays and narrative storytelling, thereby gaining lifelong values, performing exercises and activities that enhance bodily control, and improving communication skills through group tasks.

Ans. Parents would get regular updates of their child’s progress through the Bella Mente app, which lists daily activities performed and how it helps the child grow. They can also learn of their child’s progress through the social media platforms of Bella Mente, which consistently provide updates of class activities. Furthermore, performance cards and parent-teacher meetings may help parents know about their child’s progress in an in-depth manner.

Ans. In most cases, parents are only allowed to contact the preschool teachers in parent-teacher meetings.

Ans. In Bella Mente, parents may only contact the Centre Head for anything they require, and with prior appointment.

Ans. Bella Mente Schools was founded with the vision of transforming the sphere of early childhood education by bringing back the old ways and merging them with the new, in a bid to keep history and culture alive while inviting the future and current beliefs to join them in a seamless way.

Ans. Bella Mente embraces all religions while enforcing none, thus celebrating all kinds of festivals.

Ans. An interested parent may inquire with the school’s helpdesk by contacting them via email, or calling them directly. They can also submit an enquiry on the Bella Mente website. Lastly, they may directly visit the school to find out more.

Ans. Bella Mente aims for holistic, all-encompassing growth; teaching morals and values, helping a child improve control over their bodily movements, educating on a variety of subjects while learning with them and encouraging independent thought, is all a part of what Bella Mente Schools is all about.

Ans. Bella Mente follows a strict student-teacher ratio while ensuring all classrooms encourage the facilitation of specialised attention and group activities. Thus, no student is left unattended at Bella Mente.

Ans. Most preschools ensure there are at least one or two nannies per class, not counting exceptional circumstances.

Ans. Bella Mente follows a student-nanny ratio of 10:1, even if a class has more than ten students. Hence, Bella Mente ensures no student is in a messy or dirty state.

Ans. One of the most unique activities at Bella Mente is the teaching of the Vedas and ancient culture. Apart from that, Bella Mente imparts a love of nature and environment to its children. From collecting fallen leaves to feeding birds, the children learn to care for their surroundings. Bella Mente also teaches horticulture in its organic kitchen garden, to a certain extent. Furthermore, children learn yoga, mindfulness, and pranayama in Bella Mente.

Ans. Yes. Bella Mente offers a daycare facility for every day of the week except Saturday.

Ans. Anytime! The doors of Bella Mente are always open to children.

Ans. Bella Mente encourages parents to pick up their children and drop them off to and fro the premises.

Ans. Classes in Bella Mente may begin as early as 9am-10am. The school ends for the day at around 1pm-1:30pm.

Ans. Bella Mente has a special day care faculty and facility, which has activity rooms for energetic children and personal beds and pillows for those who need sleep. From 1:00pm - 6:30pm on weekdays, and 9am to 4pm on Saturdays, we take care of the children for their parents. Furthermore, parents can take the child at their leisure, whenever they come.

Ans. They may request an appointment with the Center Head.

Ans. Bella Mente offers afterschool activities for children, ranging from creative writing classes to engaging sports activities. However, the nature of the classes and availability of the afterschool activities is subject to each branch’s discretion.

Ans. Bella Mente hosts a summer camp for children every year, filled with fun activities and learning experiences. Details may be inquired about at the school.

Ans. The activities at Bella Mente focus on holistic development. They help children learn, grow, and have fun while doing so. Whether it's learning about the environment, practicing yoga, or participating in creative activities, these experiences contribute to a well-rounded education.

Ans. Bella Mente places a strong emphasis on safety. The premises are secure, and staff members are trained to respond to emergencies. Additionally, the student-nanny ratio ensures that children are always supervised, and the school follows strict safety protocols.

Ans. Bella Mente stands out for its holistic approach to education, blending traditional values and modern teaching methods. The focus on cultural enrichment, environmental awareness, and physical development sets it apart from other preschools.

Ans. Parents can stay updated on Bella Mente through the school's website, social media platforms, and the Bella Mente app, which provides daily updates on their child's activities and progress.