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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Once your child reaches 3, you may find a preschool to be more appealing (even if the home daycare has a pre-K currciulum). I moved my child at that age to expose her to more kids her own age and I like the extra-curricular offerings. But I think she'd have been fine and well prepared for K even if I had left her in the home daycare for 2 more years"

Just curious as to why preschool would be more appealing? Honestly....really wondering. I am an in home provider who does preschool and yes, I have had parents move kids from time to time at 3 or 4 (I provide care through K) because the "preschool" had bells and whistles. It also had a way higher price tag. Then I have those who stay through K, and I have never ever had a child go into K not ready for it, with the exception of one child and the reason for not being ready was social not academic (picture a 4 yr old with a sippy cup who called it a ba ba, ya I tried sigh) I actually have one who is "bored" in K and may be moved to first grade because he "knows all this stuff........" so, just curious why someone would want to pay more and move their child to a new environment after being in a loving small group for years? [/quote]

Does your facility have children of mixed ages?  We are with a home provider and I love that my infant is around some older children.  But, by the time he reaches 2.5-3, I'm pretty sure we would prefer him to be around children his own age.  I think that's part of the 'structured environment' perception that centers/preschools have over home daycares.

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