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Who is using all these preschools?
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Anonymous
What in the world are you talking about? Our child's preschool is NAYEC certified and they have year round options. MOST all daycares have a structured preschool program for children over 2. |
Anonymous
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Some full-day preschools in Silver Spring/Kensington:
Temple Emanuel Kensington Forest Glen Karasik Take a look at the aparentinsilverspring.com site and there is a list. |
Anonymous
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There are plenty of options for working parents, but probably more for stay-at-home parents.
As an educator, I can understand why some of the private preschools don't wish to include year-round before and after care. It's much easier to be able to focus on only the academics. Adding before and after care increases staffing and places a burden on the school to occupy students during "off hours." Furthermore, usually the larger childcare chains offer before and after care in addition to an NAEYC-accredited program. Also think about liability issues, which can become costly if a smaller preschool attempts to take on these added responsibilities. So it's wise to look at the larger institutions if both parents are working FT. Or, as some PPs have mentioned, find a 10-month preschool and hire a nanny if that's a financially sound solution. |
Anonymous
http://www.seec.si.edu |
Anonymous
How advanced does a teacher's training need to be sit down with the kids and teach them the alphabet. colors, etc? There are some daycares out there that have a pre-school component. |
Anonymous
WOW...you have no idea what you are talking about! At NAEYC schools all of the teachers now need to have at least an associates degree if not higher and they do a lot more with these kids than teach them colors. If anyone really wants to know the answer then they should go to NAEYC's website and it will list the schools that have this accreditation. |
Anonymous
| I live in SS too. There are a lot of part-day preschools because a lot of families here are single-income. But there are also "full-day preschools" that start at age 2. That is what you should focus on. |
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Yep. I work from home full-time so I had the luxury of sending my son last year to the Toddler preschool from 9:30-1pm and he'd come home and sleep from 2-5:30 so I was able to manage without additional care and it felt like I was there for him as much as a stay@home mom. This year with baby #2 my older son goes from 9-3pm and I have a nanny 4days a week from 8:30-6pm. ..I spend all day Fridays with baby and work during naptime. I spend an hour afterschool everyday with my older one and manage breaks to see the baby during hte day.
If I had to go into the office I'd have to go the daycare route. |
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We do daycare at my husband's company - the programs are NAEYC accredited - it is a Bright Horizons center. I believe all Bright Horizons centers have this standard so I am sure many other daycare centers do too.
It's really easy to get lose perspective on all this - it's preschool. I know we all want the best for our kids but if your kid doesn't go to a ultra competitive preschool they still have a chance of being okay. |
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OP, I think it just depends on the type of pre-school. You are correct that many smaller, co-op type of preschools will provide schooling aimed at families that either have nannies or one parent at home. That is just the structure of their organization.
However, there are also schools that offer "full day" and "extended day" school options for parents who work. My private Montessori school (not around here unfortunately) had both full day and extended day options for children 2 1/2-5, as well as after school programs for older kids. It will take more research, but I would think you could find schools like this in the area. Otherwise, finding a daycare that has a good education curriculum is another option. Or, perhaps forming a relationship with another family or nanny-share will work for you. |
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Here's the thing--early childhood education is important.
It about growing socially, emotionally, physically and cognitively. There are many different theories: Montessori, play-based, Reggio Emilia, and theorists including Jean Piaget, Bank Street Children's Model and the list goes on and on. Development during the preschool years shouldn't be dismissed simply b/c the children are young and the teachers should get the credit they are due. And, yes, imo preschool teachers should have a degree in education. It's not all about learning a,b,c's and writing one's name--it's the foundation for the process of learning. |
Anonymous
| Absolutely. But the institution doesn't have to be labeled a "preschool" and only operate 9 to 12 in order to provide these benefits. |
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Perhaps not--but can really good preschools do it all? I don't think so. They teach children for the appropriate amount of time a child can reasonably focus in one day.
Then you could throw children into a daycare situation where it's a free-for-all or you can get a nanny/nanny share, whatever. But, I would be surprised to find a daycare that would provide a level of preparation similar to that which preschools. Mainly because of costs, licensing, and professional development (yes, preschool teachers have certification requirements.) |
Anonymous
| For the PP looking in Silver Spring, you can also try Winchester School, which is full-day (7:30 to 6), and that includes the "school" part of the day and a structured aftercare (and beforecare, I believe, but we never get there much before the start of the day). |
Anonymous
My day care does. It's NAEYC accredited. As a PP said, there are great preschools and bad ones. And there are great day cares and bad ones. |