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[quote=Anonymous]Daycare is full time and preschool is part time, that is really the difference. Some people like to make up a difference--so watch for that.

We're in daycare and our school uses the same curriculum as my friend's daughter at her preschool, and the daily schedule is virtually the same, but we have extra play time in the morning at drop off, a nap after lunch, and extra play time after nap. I really value our school because there is an emphasis on social/emotional development in addition to "academics." Our teachers are highly experienced.

Daycares--the kind that are run at centers, I am not talking ones at home though those potentially can be good too--are much more formalized than most people understand who are not in daycare. It is preschool with extra time on each end. It is not kids running wild all day like I have heard some people say to me ignorantly--at least ours is nothing like that. That is our experience. People like to pooh pooh daycare on this forum, but I truly think their views are at times are ill-informed or based on some daycare experience of 30 years ago. 
 
So consider your childcare needs, and I think the variables you want to consider are teacher experience and training, size of the class, and teaching philosophy--do you want play-based or Montessori etc. ?[/quote]

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