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[quote=Anonymous]I arrived at my child's daycare this morning for dropoff and the kids (about a dozen in a 3-year-old room with two teachers) were engaged in a bunch of different activities - blocks, drawing, puzzles. The other activity involved a bin full of a Froot Loop-type cereal along with cups, bowls and spoons (not toys, the same ones the kids use to eat snack) and two little ones were playing with them - filling up cups, pouring into bowls, pouring them back into the bin, etc. My son marched right over there and started eating the cereal with one of the spoons out of one of the bowls, and was admonished by one of the kids and by the teacher for doing so - the teacher told me the cereal was for sensory play. I was able to redirect him to another activity before I left but I'm confused and thought I would throw it out to everyone on the board for advice/discussion. I think this encourages playing with food, which is not something I'm thrilled about, and I was bugged by everyone telling him not to eat what was clearly food presented with a bowl and spoon at a table at what was almost time for morning snack. When I told my husband he was beyond bugged and thinks its totally ridiculous.

As background, this is a great NAEYC-accredited center where my family as been for years, and I've been totally happy with until this 3-year-old preschool room, where my child is struggling a bit because he just turned 3 and there are many kids in this room who are almost to a year older and follow directions and participate in group activities much better. I'm a totally laid-back mom and this is not my first kid.

So, what say you? Am I right in being annoyed and thinking that encouraging 3-year-olds to play with and not eat food is bass-ackwards? Or is there something I'm missing? I was an education minor but didn't focus on early childhood.[/quote]

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