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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All I would say is that if your daycare currently offers you a daily sheet on activities in which your child engaged, be prepared to have much less info from PK3.  That's the nature of the beast.  It was jarring to me at first.[/quote]

This.  You have way less info, way less control, way less customization.  You aren't a paying client of a service the way you are at a daycare.  Unless there's a serious problem and you specifically ask them, nobody's going to write down how much he ate, how long he napped, and if he pooped.  It seems like you need to mentally prepare yourself for that.  It's a big adjustment for some parents.

PK3 is when kids grow up a little bit and start learning to cope with the ups and downs of life.  Yes, he may have a squabble with a classmate.  Yes it's possible he could spill his milk and cry.  It's fine for those things to happen and for him to learn from them.

I was a little nervous about my PK3 being in a multi-age before-care, but there were only about 10 kids there total and the older kids were so sweet to her.  And she really, really thrived on the challenges and enrichment that preschool presents.  Even a rather sketchy DCPS was way better than our typical YMCA office daycare-- really qualified teachers, specials, visiting performers, the whole deal.  Occasions when she got to visit the Kindergarten classes for whatever special thing (for example to see the pet caterpillars becoming butterflies) was a huge huge deal to her.  So yes it is an adjustment and can be difficult, but it's so worth it.  We all have to grow up eventually![/quote]

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