Frustrated with snacks at otherwise wonderful arlington preschool

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They serve that because it’s inexpensive and easy to prep. To serve fresh fruits and vegetables, your tuition will increase because it costs more and they have to hire a kitchen person.

Just wanted to add that daycares that aren’t huge chains survive on thin margins. It’s expensive to maintain ratios, pay employees and provide benefits, feed children and pass licensing inspections.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it sounds like daycare, not preschool. Preschools families take turns bringing in snacks and they only have the one snack.

What they are serving is normal. They would have to charge a lot more tuition to cover serving organic berries and cheese cube---more expensive to purchase and you have to pay someone to prepare them. 90% of families find those snacks perfectly healthy and acceptable.

OP here. I never said they sound be serving them organic anything. Where did you get that idea? I pay almost $2000 a month which for me isn’t pocket change. The snacks are acceptable but definitely not healthy. They are basically empty calories.

[Anonymous]

This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At what times are given these snacks? Three times a day?!? Snack is only at 3pm at the daycares our children attend.

There is a mid morning snack at around 10 am, a mid afternoon snack at around 3 pm and a take home snack that the kids take home with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

It’s a full year full day preschool. They don’t take anyone under two.

[Anonymous]

Send your own snack. If the kid doesn't eat it, then he doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

It’s a full year full day preschool. They don’t take anyone under two.

LOL. Honey, if it goes all summer it's daycare. What do you wish they would serve that would have the same price and convenience of what they serve now?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Send your own snack. If the kid doesn't eat it, then he doesn't.

But....her kid is a social eater!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

It’s a full year full day preschool. They don’t take anyone under two.

LOL. Honey, if it goes all summer it's daycare. What do you wish they would serve that would have the same price and convenience of what they serve now?

Not OP. What’s the difference? My DD goes to a full day preschool with a summer program that we enroll her in. Minimum age is 3. They follow a Montessori curriculum. Just because it operates throughout the year doesn’t mean it’s not a preschool. OP good snacks are possible. Our school caters from the good food company which provides the snacks as well. No saltines (yuck) , pretzels or anything you described. Perhaps suggest using them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So it sounds like daycare, not preschool. Preschools families take turns bringing in snacks and they only have the one snack.

What they are serving is normal. They would have to charge a lot more tuition to cover serving organic berries and cheese cube---more expensive to purchase and you have to pay someone to prepare them. 90% of families find those snacks perfectly healthy and acceptable.

OP here. I never said they sound be serving them organic anything. Where did you get that idea? I pay almost $2000 a month which for me isn’t pocket change. The snacks are acceptable but definitely not healthy. They are basically empty calories.

They aren't empty calories. They have carbs and carbs are fuel. For a preschooler whor race around all day, a few wheat thins or some goldfish are perfectly fine. Very common mass snacks. Your kid is going to get these snacks at a thousand different activities and events over the course of his life. Your child can eat a range of foods and be healthy.

[Anonymous]

Licensing requires that snacks contain 2 food groups. Usually that is a carb and cheese, fruit, veggie or milk. Is your preschool licensed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So it sounds like daycare, not preschool. Preschools families take turns bringing in snacks and they only have the one snack.

What they are serving is normal. They would have to charge a lot more tuition to cover serving organic berries and cheese cube---more expensive to purchase and you have to pay someone to prepare them. 90% of families find those snacks perfectly healthy and acceptable.

Haha maybe at your preschool - our preschools serve the snack (country day school in McLean, village green in great falls, lank in reston - no parents bring the snacks!!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

It’s a full year full day preschool. They don’t take anyone under two.

LOL. Honey, if it goes all summer it's daycare. What do you wish they would serve that would have the same price and convenience of what they serve now?

Not OP. What’s the difference? My DD goes to a full day preschool with a summer program that we enroll her in. Minimum age is 3. They follow a Montessori curriculum. Just because it operates throughout the year doesn’t mean it’s not a preschool. OP good snacks are possible. Our school caters from the good food company which provides the snacks as well. No saltines (yuck) , pretzels or anything you described. Perhaps suggest using them?

Well, if its existence is designed to cover the workday its a daycare.
But the main difference here is that a preschool usually have families bring in snacks and here the daycare is providing multiple snacks per day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a daycare, not a preschool. Preschool doesn’t happen in the summer and isn’t full-time. This is totally normal for daycare.

It’s a full year full day preschool. They don’t take anyone under two.

LOL. Honey, if it goes all summer it's daycare. What do you wish they would serve that would have the same price and convenience of what they serve now?

Not OP. What’s the difference? My DD goes to a full day preschool with a summer program that we enroll her in. Minimum age is 3. They follow a Montessori curriculum. Just because it operates throughout the year doesn’t mean it’s not a preschool. OP good snacks are possible. Our school caters from the good food company which provides the snacks as well. No saltines (yuck) , pretzels or anything you described. Perhaps suggest using them?

According to this thread? Preschools are for good families that have:
1. A stay at home parent
2. A nanny or
3. Enough money to pay for preschool plus the extended day and summer

Daycares are for us bad families that need full-time care for our children while we (the bad parents) work outside the home, and can't afford a nanny. Whether that daycare offers a preschool curriculum is irrelevant .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At what times are given these snacks? Three times a day?!? Snack is only at 3pm at the daycares our children attend.

The regulations say they need to give a meal or snack every so many hours (I think it’s every 2.5 hours in VA?) which means they have to provide two snacks and lunch.