What age pre-K?
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Anonymous
| A co-worker of mine was just telling me her daughter (who is 2 1/2, same as my youngest) is starting a pre-K class in January. I asked "are you sure it's not pre-school"? And she said no, she is skipping over a couple classes to start pre-K. This is a large daycare (a chain with a couple locations). Is her kid some prodigy or did she misunderstand the center director? I've never heard of this! |
Anonymous
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Never heard of such a thing. At that age, kids are grouped by age pretty strictly. Even an exceptionally smart 2.5 year old would be in the "two's" room.
I do know some parents who seem to prefer to say their kids go to preschool, when I sort of think of it as daycare. But that doesn't sound exactly like what this person is doing. |
Anonymous
| My youngest started at 3, but it's highly unusual for that to happen. She actually didn't skip preschool. She just finished the curriculum early so she got promoted. |
Anonymous
So did she stay in pre-K until she was 5 and ready to start K? Same class? |
Anonymous
| Some people refer to pre-K as a class for 3 yr old and 4 yr olds. In my mind, it is the year before K which is 4 yr olds with a few 5 yr olds who missed the cutoff. But there is no way a 2 yr old is in a pre-K class. |
Anonymous
| Yes I heard this also from someone who's child isn't even 3 yet. WTH? I don't get it either. Does this mean they start 1st grade at 5? |
Anonymous
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Maybe they are calling it pre-K, but I have never seen a 2 1/2 year old who was anywhere near ready for a true pre-K class. Pre-K classes are typically for children 4 and/or 5.
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Anonymous
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She has misunderstood. Or it's some cute term that the daycare uses, but I guarantee you it's not "real" pre-k.
First of all it would be highly unlikely to start any child, let alone one who is 2.5, in a pre-k class in January and second, if it's affiliated with a daycare, it's not the same thing as a school's pre-k. |
Anonymous
| Some of the big corporate chains just call all the classes above 2 1/2 years Pre-K. Pay no attention, day care is daycare. |
Anonymous
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In DC publics and charters, they have prek-3 and prek-4. Kids with fall birthdays sometimes start at 2.
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