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| 1348.1 | 3-1/2 is a good age for change | AKOCOA::TRIPP | | Fri Apr 03 1992 12:01 | 16 |
| My experience with the shift from home care to preschool was done at
just about the 3.5 age. Most preschools are geared to the 3 to 5 year
old bracket. I think the kids do well, simply by virtue of being
grouped by their own age. ( I own a success story, I can't believe how
much he learns each day!).
My experience is that most that are "flexible and forgiving", which
means if they overlook the fact they might not be completely toilet
trained, or if they don't feel like taking a nap today, it's OK or just
want to play instead of being read a story are the best. I avoid all
those that seem strict and inflexible. The one who say that a 3 year
old MUST be COMPLETELY toilet trained. That is an unrealisic
expectation, most of those types (IMO) are also the hardest ones to
deal with as far as sensitivity to the children's needs.
Lyn
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| 1348.2 | Fine, for most kids | CLUSTA::BINNS | | Fri Apr 03 1992 13:59 | 8 |
| 3 1/2 is certainly not too young. Our first 2 *loved* being old enough
to "go to school", as opposed to staying in a home day care situation
-- even a very good one, as we had. The oldest switched a the standard
2 years 9 months (when the child is no longer considered an infant for
staffing purposes). The 2d went at 3 1/2 yrs. The third will go next
month, at 2 yrs 9 mos.
Kit
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| 1348.3 | Mommy is today daycare day??? | CSOA1::ZACK | | Fri Apr 03 1992 14:24 | 13 |
| When I switch my daughter (then 3) from a home day care to preschool/
daycare situation she loved it. I seen such a difference in her
development. She didn't want to come home with me at night. Even when
I was on maternity we let her stay part time in daycare because she
wanted to. (I can't say I didn't enjoy the break and opportunity to be
alone with the baby).
Our problem now is that we have placed the girls in daycare only three
days and week and my husband works shifts so that he can be home with
them on two days. Well my daughter wants to go to daycare everyday.
Oh well...
Angie
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| 1348.4 | | XLIB::CHANG | Wendy Chang, ISV Support | Fri Apr 03 1992 17:13 | 5 |
| I started my son at a pre-school right after he turned 3.
He loved it. He wanted to go everyday even weekends.
Why not give it a try? I bet your daughter will love it.
Wendy
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| 1348.5 | Our experience | ICS::NELSONK | | Tue Apr 07 1992 10:40 | 13 |
| I think a lot depends on the kind of preschool you're considering.
And it depends on the child. My son just turned 4 in late March.
We could have started him in preschool last fall, when he was 3.5,
but he wasn't toilet trained (this is a church-run school that
requires toilet training; that's about the only thing they insist
on), I had just had our daughter in late June, and I was going
back to work the week of Labor Day (you should excuse the expression),
then preschool started Sept. 15. So we felt that was a lot to put
on a little boy's plate. My sitter and my husband and I talked it
over at some length, and we felt that very little would be gained
by starting James in preschool last fall. So he's going this fall.
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