Iron discipline and lack of toys: how kindergartens are organized in Mexico (4 photos)

We have a special attitude towards children and childhood, so expectant mothers and fathers sometimes even buy apartments in the area where the kindergarten, in their opinion, will be better. And, of course, our parents are not unique in their desire to make their child’s life easier, better and more successful. People from all over the world do everything they can to ensure that their children receive the maximum amount of love, knowledge and attention.





However, this is not possible everywhere. Therefore, today I want to tell you about how the kindergarten childhood of Mexican children goes.

1. No time with mom



This may seem crazy to us, but there are no maternity leaves as such in Mexico. Mothers are given approximately 40 days of sick leave, followed by return to work. Of course, this leads to the fact that the newborn baby may not have enough mother: he switches to artificial feeding early and ends up in a nursery early: most Mexicans do not have the opportunity to feed their family only at the expense of 1 working parent.

2. Minimum attention

And this brings us to the second unexpected fact - in the nursery the child receives a minimum of attention. After all, for a group of 20-30 people there can only be 2 educators (nannies in fact), who do not have time to babysit the children, show them colors and animals, talk to them or play. They simply care about minimal comfort: the tummy hurts - give medicine, the diaper is soiled - change it. This worries mothers, but they cannot change anything.

3. Iron discipline





In addition, iron discipline reigns in state gardens. As soon as the child learns to sit and walk, he is seated at a desk. This is how his day goes. The child literally sits on a chair all the time in the garden. He cannot play on the floor, cannot run or walk in the fresh air - he spends his days studying, drawing, assembling construction sets or making appliqués.

4. No toys

And, yes, there are simply no toys in the gardens. At least the ones we are used to. There is a construction set, a mosaic, some development tools, but that’s all. Soft toys, role-playing games of salesman and daughter-mother, cars and other delights of life are simply absent here.

5. You must have your own food



As for food, it is simply not provided here. If a parent wants his child to eat in the garden, he must give him a lunchbox with food himself. Moreover, it won’t work to collect everything you want into a container: every kindergarten has a list of prohibited items that you can’t bring in - what if another child is allergic to it? Therefore, nuts, seafood and some other dishes are strictly prohibited here. Children tend to share, and teachers simply cannot control everything.

6. Go home after lunch

And here is the most interesting thing - kindergartens in Mexico are open from 6.30 am to 14.30 pm. Then the child must be taken away. There is no quiet time here. If desired, parents can pay extra for the continued stay of their children in the kindergarten or for some clubs, but this costs money.

Are all gardens in Mexico like this? Majority. After all, you can always send your child to a private educational institution, but not all parents can afford it.