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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's good for a daycare or preschool to start teaching the kids things at 3-5 so they're ready for kindergarten.  Like shapes, numbers, letters, etc.  But most of the day can and should be play.  [b]Why don't you ask the head of your daycare what they do to get kids ready for kindergarten?  The answer may surprise you [/b]- your child may just not be in the age range for that programming yet.

The big centers often have activities like ballet available for an extra fee.  Ours did, and we used it, but it wasn't like any amazing thing - it was just a fun thing my daughter did once a week instead of other stuff.[/quote]

My kid's daycare is mostly play, which I think is appropriate, and I strongly oppose "academic" preschool.  But in the threes and fours rooms, they have a play-based curriculum that included preliteracy skills, math skills (counting, sorting, patterns, etc.), social studies, etc.  She's about to start kindergarten, and is actually ahead of the end-of-the-kindergarten year standards now.

Talk to parents who have older kids who went through the daycare.  Ask them whether they thought their kids were ready for kindergarten.  
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