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MrsT809
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by Marbo
I just kept both my kids in the daycare they were in until kindergarten...and it wasn’t even a big chain...but once they were almost 3 they got put in the pre-k room, they both did well in K...just as well, if not better than the kids that went to the pre-k program in the actual school they go to now. I wouldn’t be too worried.
ETA...I mean think about it, how much can the kids be learning in 2 hours of pre-k anyway? And those will be the kids she is going to K with.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say. A kid's preparedness for kindergarten is not simply measured by how many hours they attend school at age 3 or 4.
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by Marbo
I just kept both my kids in the daycare they were in until kindergarten...and it wasn’t even a big chain...but once they were almost 3 they got put in the pre-k room, they both did well in K...just as well, if not better than the kids that went to the pre-k program in the actual school they go to now. I wouldn’t be too worried.
ETA...I mean think about it, how much can the kids be learning in 2 hours of pre-k anyway? And those will be the kids she is going to K with.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say. A kid's preparedness for kindergarten is not simply measured by how many hours they attend school at age 3 or 4.
Agree, but I think she’s just trying to relax the OP concerning not attending the 2 hour special preK program!
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
My son went to full-time daycare till Kindergarten. He had some maturity issues and maybe didnt know how to read as good as the other kids but he did fine. He eventually was reading the same as everyone else within two months.
I think if you go over ABCs/#s, sight words and writing their name - she will be fine. Literally like 15 minutes a day a few times a week.
I also wouldn't drive myself crazy for any program that is only 2-3 hrs a day and not required. Technically kindergarten isn't required. If your kid is smart enough and the right age, they can start in 1st grade.
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by nycgirl
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by Marbo
I just kept both my kids in the daycare they were in until kindergarten...and it wasn’t even a big chain...but once they were almost 3 they got put in the pre-k room, they both did well in K...just as well, if not better than the kids that went to the pre-k program in the actual school they go to now. I wouldn’t be too worried.
ETA...I mean think about it, how much can the kids be learning in 2 hours of pre-k anyway? And those will be the kids she is going to K with.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say. A kid's preparedness for kindergarten is not simply measured by how many hours they attend school at age 3 or 4.
Agree, but I think she’s just trying to relax the OP concerning not attending the 2 hour special preK program!
Thanks, of course it’s not measured just by how many hours they attend schools. There are plenty of other factors. Look I had the same worries I couldn’t logistically put my kids in a school setting pre-K either, both my kids are oct/nov and youngests in their grade so that was another concern. OP mentioned not wanting K to be child’s first experience in school, I’m trying to reassure that child won’t be unprepared continuing in daycare.
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
My DD goes to a licensed home daycare since she's been 3 months old. I am in a similar situation because although they say they do pre-school there, I was hoping for a more structured/class pre-k program. There are full day programs in local catholic schools around me that offer before and after care and would save me $400 a month, however then I would need to worry about what to do during school breaks and summer. If you don't need to worry about breaks or summer then definitely look into local catholic schools because I found many do offer full day programs with before/after care.
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mommy2be716
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by NervousNell
Does your daycare offer a pre k program?
no it's an in-home situation.. there are other kids there and there's a helper as well, but they don't do a lot of instructional things. It's not as structured as a regular school would be. They do coloring and crafts and such, though
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mommy2be716
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by NervousNell
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theres no full day option at either? our nursery program had a full time and part time option. UPK should also be full time. Did you try all the schools in the area?
The UPK in our district is 3 hours a day, 5 days a week.
nursery isn't offered at all through our district. The nursery program my friends signed up for was through a catholic school.
For pre-k, it's mon-fri for like 2 hours and that's it. There is an afternoon session and morning session and it's a lottery decision for which session you'll be in. All 3 elementary schools in our district are the same deal... idk why they haven't begun offering full day pre-k. I have heard alot of people don't do it because they're all working parents!
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by nycgirl
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by Marbo
I just kept both my kids in the daycare they were in until kindergarten...and it wasn’t even a big chain...but once they were almost 3 they got put in the pre-k room, they both did well in K...just as well, if not better than the kids that went to the pre-k program in the actual school they go to now. I wouldn’t be too worried.
ETA...I mean think about it, how much can the kids be learning in 2 hours of pre-k anyway? And those will be the kids she is going to K with.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say. A kid's preparedness for kindergarten is not simply measured by how many hours they attend school at age 3 or 4.
Agree, but I think she’s just trying to relax the OP concerning not attending the 2 hour special preK program!
yea i think she was just trying to talk me off the ledge lol... i just feel bad that all these other friends of mine get to bring their kids to school and we can't because my parents can't commit to doing all the dropping off and picking up like their parents can. oh well...
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by lightblue
My DD goes to a licensed home daycare since she's been 3 months old. I am in a similar situation because although they say they do pre-school there, I was hoping for a more structured/class pre-k program. There are full day programs in local catholic schools around me that offer before and after care and would save me $400 a month, however then I would need to worry about what to do during school breaks and summer. If you don't need to worry about breaks or summer then definitely look into local catholic schools because I found many do offer full day programs with before/after care.
yes i'm in pretty much the exact same situation. there is a full day nursery program at a catholic school nearby but it's almost 7k for the year. I only pay abt $200/week now, and i'm a teacher & i don't pay for any school breaks or summers... the catholic school is alot more expensive overall
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by mommy2be716
Posted by nycgirl
Posted by MrsT809
Posted by Marbo
I just kept both my kids in the daycare they were in until kindergarten...and it wasn’t even a big chain...but once they were almost 3 they got put in the pre-k room, they both did well in K...just as well, if not better than the kids that went to the pre-k program in the actual school they go to now. I wouldn’t be too worried.
ETA...I mean think about it, how much can the kids be learning in 2 hours of pre-k anyway? And those will be the kids she is going to K with.
This is kind of a ridiculous thing to say. A kid's preparedness for kindergarten is not simply measured by how many hours they attend school at age 3 or 4.
Agree, but I think she’s just trying to relax the OP concerning not attending the 2 hour special preK program!
yea i think she was just trying to talk me off the ledge lol... i just feel bad that all these other friends of mine get to bring their kids to school and we can't because my parents can't commit to doing all the dropping off and picking up like their parents can. oh well...
You can, you just need to find the right school.
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
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Posted by lightblue
My DD goes to a licensed home daycare since she's been 3 months old. I am in a similar situation because although they say they do pre-school there, I was hoping for a more structured/class pre-k program. There are full day programs in local catholic schools around me that offer before and after care and would save me $400 a month, however then I would need to worry about what to do during school breaks and summer. If you don't need to worry about breaks or summer then definitely look into local catholic schools because I found many do offer full day programs with before/after care.
yes i'm in pretty much the exact same situation. there is a full day nursery program at a catholic school nearby but it's almost 7k for the year. I only pay abt $200/week now, and i'm a teacher & i don't pay for any school breaks or summers... the catholic school is alot more expensive overall
That’s really not much of a difference-the catholic school would break down to $700/month, or $175 a week...
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
The nursery/pre-k in my area is the same... short hours not made for full time working parents. DD has been in daycare since she was 4 mos. old and would continue in daycare if that was the only option. I would not do a in-home nanny/sitter. Personally, I love my daycare and DD is whip smart and I credit them for it entirely. 
That being said, my sister works in a Catholic school in Queens that has a full day nursery program and offers before/after care which actually comes out to half the cost per month than daycare. We'll be enrolling DD in this program next year. DD's daycare is currently in Queens so not much changes for us schedule-wise.
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mommy2be716
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
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Posted by lightblue
My DD goes to a licensed home daycare since she's been 3 months old. I am in a similar situation because although they say they do pre-school there, I was hoping for a more structured/class pre-k program. There are full day programs in local catholic schools around me that offer before and after care and would save me $400 a month, however then I would need to worry about what to do during school breaks and summer. If you don't need to worry about breaks or summer then definitely look into local catholic schools because I found many do offer full day programs with before/after care.
yes i'm in pretty much the exact same situation. there is a full day nursery program at a catholic school nearby but it's almost 7k for the year. I only pay abt $200/week now, and i'm a teacher & i don't pay for any school breaks or summers... the catholic school is alot more expensive overall
That’s really not much of a difference-the catholic school would break down to $700/month, or $175 a week...
it's from 9-230, so i will still be paying daycare for 2 hours in the morning and 1 hr in the afternoon (i drop off at 7am and pickup around 315/330ish). So i also factored that into the overall cost... I will have to sit down crunch the numbers and see what the real cost difference is, though. This school was the only real consideration for me since it was full day
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
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Posted by mommywantsababy
Posted by mommy2be716
Posted by lightblue
My DD goes to a licensed home daycare since she's been 3 months old. I am in a similar situation because although they say they do pre-school there, I was hoping for a more structured/class pre-k program. There are full day programs in local catholic schools around me that offer before and after care and would save me $400 a month, however then I would need to worry about what to do during school breaks and summer. If you don't need to worry about breaks or summer then definitely look into local catholic schools because I found many do offer full day programs with before/after care.
yes i'm in pretty much the exact same situation. there is a full day nursery program at a catholic school nearby but it's almost 7k for the year. I only pay abt $200/week now, and i'm a teacher & i don't pay for any school breaks or summers... the catholic school is alot more expensive overall
That’s really not much of a difference-the catholic school would break down to $700/month, or $175 a week...
it's from 9-230, so i will still be paying daycare for 2 hours in the morning and 1 hr in the afternoon (i drop off at 7am and pickup around 315/330ish). So i also factored that into the overall cost... I will have to sit down crunch the numbers and see what the real cost difference is, though. This school was the only real consideration for me since it was full day
My son school has before care at 7:30 and school starts at 7:50pm. It does work out cheaper a month than average daycare.
However, then you have to factor in the summer months daycare, days off and half-days with no aftercare. So it probably is the same or slightly more. But I feel like the headache is greater than just keeping them in full-time daycare.
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Re: nursery/pre-k frustrations
Posted by Sash
My son school has before care at 7:30 and school starts at 7:50pm. It does work out cheaper a month than average daycare.
However, then you have to factor in the summer months daycare, days off and half-days with no aftercare. So it probably is the same or slightly more. But I feel like the headache is greater than just keeping them in full-time daycare.
agreed- i think im going to keep DD in daycare for next year since she will only be 3. full day school might be alot for a 3 year old. When she is 4, I think will look into that catholic school and consider their full day pre-k program.
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