Saw the admissions banner at St. Cristophers. Is there any class before nursery?

sunny_camera_810719 Oct 2026

Walked past St. Cristophers Convent School in Banjara Hills this evening and saw their admission banner up. My daughter is 1, so obviously not this year 😄 But it got me thinking. Does the school take children only from nursery, or is there a playgroup type class before that? And roughly what age do kids start nursery at a state board school here? Trying to decide whether we look at a separate play school first or just wait.

3 comments

coral_puzzle_555519 Oct 2026
No idea how this school does it. The general tradeoff for us, years ago, was this: a play school gave our daughter a gentle start with short hours, but it meant another transition a year later when she moved to the main school. Some children manage that easily; ours took a few weeks to settle each time. I would still choose the play school again, mainly because the shorter day suited her at that age.
mint_pebble_828020 Oct 2026
our younger one did a small play school near home till about 3 then joined a school nursery. the school office told us their age cutoff date when we called. it's different at different schools so just call and ask
- sunny_camera_810721 Oct 2026
  Makes sense, will call them after Diwali. The cutoff date is exactly the thing I couldn't find anywhere.
juniper_notebook_792321 Oct 2026
With a 1 year old I'd park the school question for a year 😄 We had our elder one's whole schooling mapped out at 1 and redid most of it by 3. The play school decision depends more on your work hours and who's at home than on any particular school.