Before you build that nursery, primary school look at this checklist

ii. Certificate of Occupancy,

iii. Schools must not be situated within 500 metres radius of each other.

i. Library with appropriate textbooks suitable for all levels,

ii. Sickbay with two (2.50 by 6 single) beds,

iii. Well-stocked First Aid Box with a certified paramedic or a First Aider and a weighing machine, 

iv. Functional ICT suite with internet service and possibly an interactive whiteboard, 

v. A desirable science laboratory, 

vi. Head Teacher’s office, a spacious staffroom + nine (9) classrooms [3 pre-primary + 6 primary (8.36 metres by 6.80 metres) Classes],

vii. Assistant Head Teacher’s office, 

viii. A sizable multi-purpose hall that can be used for indoor games, 

ix. Functional standby generator/inverter/solar power.

ii. Availability of functional marker/interactive boards in most classes, 

iii. Every class to have a well-resourced reading corner,

iv. Classes should be painted in bright colours, 

v. Classes should be well-ventilated and adequately illuminated.

ii. Minimum qualification for teachers should be a National Certificate of Education (NCE), 

iii. Qualified teachers in all classes with teaching assistants in all nursery classes, 

iv. Copies of head teacher’s and teacher’s certificates/credentials,

v. Marriage certificate (were applicable).

ii. Certificates of medical fitness of food vendors,

iii. Potable water and hand wash basins at strategic places in the school, 

iv. Adequate provision to be made for specially challenged pupils,

v. Posted signs on personal hygiene,

vi. Waste bins with cover at strategic places,

vii. Well-channelled drainage system.

ii. Outdoor learning resources provision for nursery classes, 

iii. Five (5) outdoor resources – play gadgets for primary.

ii. Safety signs with safety-related instructions affixed on the school wall, 

iii. Evidence of school policy on child protection,

iv. Sample of identification given to parents/guardians,

v. List of children using school bus where applicable, 

vi. Fire exit in classrooms and proto-type building, 

vii. A well-plastered fence with a manned gate for security and an opportunity to register at the gate,

viii. A record book on fire drills.

ii. Vision and mission statements,

iii. National early childhood curriculum,

iv. Lagos state schemes of work,

v. Timetable for extra-curricular activities,

vi. School rules and regulations,

vii. Constitution and minutes of meeting for the governing body on school letterhead,

viii. List of Board of Governors/PTA/Parents’ Forum and curriculum vitae (CV) of each member,

ix. Sponsors’ CV and credentials, 

x. Attendance registers,

xi. Provision for extracurricular activities, 

xii. Pay as you earn (PAYE) deduction receipts,

xiii. Proprietor/proprietress three (3) years tax clearance certificate, 

xiv. Logbook,

xv. Visitor’s book,

xvi. General timetable for primary,

xvii. Programme of activities for nursery, 

xviii. Admission register,

xix. Class attendance register,

xx. Black book,

xxi. Commendation book,

xxii. Lagos state policy on education,

xxiii. Education law,

xxiv. National Policy on Education,

xxv. Diaries,

xxvi. Lesson note,

xxvii. Movement book,

xxviii. Time book,

xxix. Guidelines on the Establishment of Private Schools, 

xxx. Scheme of work,

xxxi. Curricular modules,

xxxii. Teachers files,

xxxiii. Students files,

xxxiv. Inward and outward register,

xxxv. Staff minutes book.

ii. Well-plastered fence,

iii. Natural assorted beautiful flowers.