Skipping preschool due to COVID-19 concerns- SAHM

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With all due respect, you are not going to be able to give him what a preschool can provide especially with a younger one. He will miss potentially one year of classroom engagement and gains if you keep him at home. BTW why would he have to stay home for the year? Nobody is saying COVID will last the year. Also, you will likely burn out. This all seems so ridiculous. If it wasn’t safe, the governor and health departments wouldn’t open up preschools.

Umm, no, they are opening them up because parents need childcare to work and because there is tremendous political pressure to open up as many things as possible. Anyone who thinks all the decisions are being made based on actual evaluations of safety has not been paying attention. (Although if you really think "nobody is saying COVID will last the year" it sounds like you have not been paying attention anyway... we have no idea when we will get a vaccine, and even if we get one mid-year it's not like it will be able to be rolled out instantly and make all risk of covid go away.)

Also, it's not like there's a black and white "safe"/"not safe" line. Pretty much everything we do in the time of covid has some level of risk. Child care and preschool are fairly high up there on the risk scale. I say that as someone who is sending my kids back in the next few weeks... but that's because we both have to work. If one of us was a SAHP, there is no way I would be taking that risk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With all due respect, you are not going to be able to give him what a preschool can provide especially with a younger one. He will miss potentially one year of classroom engagement and gains if you keep him at home. BTW why would he have to stay home for the year? Nobody is saying COVID will last the year. Also, you will likely burn out. This all seems so ridiculous. If it wasn’t safe, the governor and health departments wouldn’t open up preschools.

Umm, no, they are opening them up because parents need childcare to work and because there is tremendous political pressure to open up as many things as possible. Anyone who thinks all the decisions are being made based on actual evaluations of safety has not been paying attention. (Although if you really think "nobody is saying COVID will last the year" it sounds like you have not been paying attention anyway... we have no idea when we will get a vaccine, and even if we get one mid-year it's not like it will be able to be rolled out instantly and make all risk of covid go away.)

Also, it's not like there's a black and white "safe"/"not safe" line. Pretty much everything we do in the time of covid has some level of risk. Child care and preschool are fairly high up there on the risk scale. I say that as someone who is sending my kids back in the next few weeks... but that's because we both have to work. If one of us was a SAHP, there is no way I would be taking that risk.

You’re being a fear monger. You don’t know why they are opening them. Did you speak to MD department of Health? CDC? County childcare licensing office? Governors office? Stop acting like you know better. Why wait for a vaccine? In previous situations with SARS and MRSA there was no vaccine. These leaders would not put their citizens in harms way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your child will not get one on one care at preschool either. You can easily cover the academic portions of preschool within each week.

As the director of a preschool, this - play, read books together, get outside, use playdough, and just.... PLAY!

Going for one year of PreK is enough, trust me - your child will be wonderful and fabulous and do beautifuly at kindergarten with 1 year of preschool as a 4 year old.


Stay home, be safe.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your child will not get one on one care at preschool either. You can easily cover the academic portions of preschool within each week.

As the director of a preschool, this - play, read books together, get outside, use playdough, and just.... PLAY!

Going for one year of PreK is enough, trust me - your child will be wonderful and fabulous and do beautifuly at kindergarten with 1 year of preschool as a 4 year old.


Stay home, be safe.

And if you listen to this advice from the 1960s, your child will truly not be prepared for classroom sizes of 27 kids and will not be at the level that the kids that went to preschool will be at. Good luck with the next three years of catching up and difficult social transitions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your child will not get one on one care at preschool either. You can easily cover the academic portions of preschool within each week.

As the director of a preschool, this - play, read books together, get outside, use playdough, and just.... PLAY!

Going for one year of PreK is enough, trust me - your child will be wonderful and fabulous and do beautifuly at kindergarten with 1 year of preschool as a 4 year old.


Stay home, be safe.

And if you listen to this advice from the 1960s, your child will truly not be prepared for classroom sizes of 27 kids and will not be at the level that the kids that went to preschool will be at. Good luck with the next three years of catching up and difficult social transitions.

NP Going at 3 may not give you an advantage at 4. It depends on the maturity of the 3 year old. Some are better of just playing at 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your child will not get one on one care at preschool either. You can easily cover the academic portions of preschool within each week.

As the director of a preschool, this - play, read books together, get outside, use playdough, and just.... PLAY!

Going for one year of PreK is enough, trust me - your child will be wonderful and fabulous and do beautifuly at kindergarten with 1 year of preschool as a 4 year old.


Stay home, be safe.

+1 Long-time preschool teacher here; I absolutely agree!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your child will not get one on one care at preschool either. You can easily cover the academic portions of preschool within each week.

As the director of a preschool, this - play, read books together, get outside, use playdough, and just.... PLAY!

Going for one year of PreK is enough, trust me - your child will be wonderful and fabulous and do beautifuly at kindergarten with 1 year of preschool as a 4 year old.


Stay home, be safe.

And if you listen to this advice from the 1960s, your child will truly not be prepared for classroom sizes of 27 kids and will not be at the level that the kids that went to preschool will be at. Good luck with the next three years of catching up and difficult social transitions.

Maybe get treatment for your anxiety.

[Anonymous]

You guys do realize there are TONS of people that can't afford preschool? It's a privilege, not a necessity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a one year old and a three year old. Pulled the three year old out of preschool and am home schooling him. Downloaded the busy toddler playing preschool and we spent about an hour doing the activities a day. I am privileged in that I am a SAHM and I have a nanny come in to watch the one year old, but if I had to deal with both two kids I would probably do activities around the others nap time. Three year olds don’t need hours of activities, the rest of the day DC just plays but I have been astounded how quickly he is learning his letters and numbers. He is probably learning more than he did in preschool. Don’t expect him to go back to school till fall 2021.

https://busytoddler.com/product/playing-preschool-complete-program/

I follow Busy Toddler on social media and have no idea they have a product! How do you like the curriculum?

[Anonymous]

I would stay home, jo browner for me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would stay home, jo browner for me.

No brainer!

[Anonymous]

Former Montessori teacher here, and my son is set to start the primary three year old program next year. I am not going to enroll if it is hybrid with a distance learning component or an A day / B day scenario.

He has been with a nanny and will continue that way. Kids need predictability and routine, and I cannot afford to pay tuition and pay for a nanny. The nanny is predictable, and we can build a good routine. I cannot see early childhood distance learning offered 3 days a week as a valuable use of our family funds.

I am certain that if this is sorted out by January, there will be spaces available and schools happy to accept partial year tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Former Montessori teacher here, and my son is set to start the primary three year old program next year. I am not going to enroll if it is hybrid with a distance learning component or an A day / B day scenario.

He has been with a nanny and will continue that way. Kids need predictability and routine, and I cannot afford to pay tuition and pay for a nanny. The nanny is predictable, and we can build a good routine. I cannot see early childhood distance learning offered 3 days a week as a valuable use of our family funds.

I am certain that if this is sorted out by January, there will be spaces available and schools happy to accept partial year tuition.

Firstly, I laugh at “ a nanny is predictable.” Also, you think there will be a spot in January when many preschools are closed for good?

[Anonymous]

Definitely keep preschoolers home if you SAH. Can socialize with a few social distancing friends. Not worth the risk during COVID.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Former Montessori teacher here, and my son is set to start the primary three year old program next year. I am not going to enroll if it is hybrid with a distance learning component or an A day / B day scenario.

He has been with a nanny and will continue that way. Kids need predictability and routine, and I cannot afford to pay tuition and pay for a nanny. The nanny is predictable, and we can build a good routine. I cannot see early childhood distance learning offered 3 days a week as a valuable use of our family funds.

I am certain that if this is sorted out by January, there will be spaces available and schools happy to accept partial year tuition.

Firstly, I laugh at “ a nanny is predictable.” Also, you think there will be a spot in January when many preschools are closed for good?

Don't think this will be sorted out by Jan. Cold months will be crazier. If someone has symptoms will be hard to know if its a regular cold, the flu or COVID19.