ory ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 ▁years , ▁though ▁exceptions ▁are ▁made ▁for ▁development al ▁reasons . ▁Though ▁kind er gart ens ▁may ▁include ▁programs ▁in ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁foreign ▁languages ▁and ▁music , ▁children ▁spend ▁most ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁playing . ▁In ▁their ▁last ▁year , ▁children ▁begin ▁to ▁be ▁prepared ▁to ▁attend ▁elementary ▁school . ▁ ▁Most ▁kind er gart ens ▁are ▁state - fund ed . ▁Kinder g arten ▁teachers ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁di pl oma . ▁ ▁India ▁ ▁In ▁India , ▁there ▁are ▁only ▁inform al ▁direct ives ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁pre - primary ▁education , ▁for ▁which ▁pre - primary ▁schools ▁and ▁sections ▁need ▁no ▁affili ation . ▁Direct ives ▁state ▁that ▁children ▁who ▁are ▁three ▁years ▁old ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁September ▁in ▁the ▁given ▁academic ▁year ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁attend ▁Nur ser y ▁and ▁Kinder g arten ▁classes . ▁Typ ically , ▁children ▁spend ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 4 ▁years ▁of ▁their ▁time ▁in ▁pre - primary ▁school ▁after ▁which ▁they ▁are ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁attend ▁ 1 st ▁Standard ▁in ▁Primary ▁School ▁which ▁falls ▁under ▁H R D ▁min istry ▁norm s . ▁Pre - primary ▁is ▁not ▁mand atory , ▁however , ▁preferred . ▁All ▁government ▁schools ▁and ▁affili ated ▁private ▁schools ▁allow ▁children ▁who ▁are ▁ 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age ▁to ▁en roll ▁in ▁standard ▁ 1 ▁of ▁a ▁primary ▁school . ▁Mid - day ▁me als ▁is ▁provided ▁in ▁most ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country