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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think with the daycares you are more limited in terms of curriculum.  I have toured 7 daycare centers and they all said they were "play-based" and either used a proprietary curriculum (e.g Goddard's F.L.E.X.) or the Creative Curriculum.  If you are dead set on Reggio Emilia or Montessori you need to find a preschool.[/quote]

Huh?

How is using the Goddard or Creative curriculum more limited than Reggio or Montessori?

We are at a Goddard school and love it. It is absolutely play-based (which, by the way, Montessori is not -- it's the opposite of play based).

This is turning into another "preschool vs daycare" asinine fight. [/quote]

I am the PP and my child is at a daycare that uses the Creative Curriculum.  Definitely not trying to turn this into a fight.  Some parents want a specific curriculum.  It's hard to find Montessori at daycares.  That's all.[/quote]

But it's also difficult to find a full-day Montessori program.  And OP didn't say anything about needing Montessori.

I think I am perhaps just confused by the distinction sometimes.  I mean my DS is at a childcare center for ages 2+.  It follows the Creative Curriculum.  Because it is full-day, it is geared towards parents who need fulltime care.  My SAHM friend has her child at a half-day preschool and the kids are learning the same kind of things. It's just geared towards parents who don't work or can afford both a nanny and a parttime program.[/quote]

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