Ever thought of what activities a playschool teaches a child.  Well when my child was small and placed in a playschool, I was taught that one of the most important things is to teach them motor skills, also phonics as this will help them be able to read in the future.  Also like identifying different colours and other topics.  Well I am lucky that I did choose the correct one for my daughter. Heard from 1 of my friends that the playschool she works in is really horrible..... the teacher only likes to suck up to the parents and leaves everything to the assistant.  She does practically nothing.  Hardly sings, then just place some books onto the floor and expect them to be reading themselves. This is really ridiculous.  Well parents I would advise you to really check out any school before you actually place your child in it.