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[quote=Anonymous][quote=MerrittAcademyAmy]To PP- 
My opinion is that a "daycare" provides child supervision and ensures that children's basic needs (food, clothing, diapering) are met while parents are away.  [/quote]

I kind of doubt anybody on this board sends their kid to a daycare that meets only these very minimum standards.

Previously, I thought preschool was a part-time thing, designed for socializing experiences for kids with a stay at home parent (or caregiver) for the afternoon, and daycare had a schedule that met the needs of working parents.

Since becoming a (working) parent, I've learned that in this area, there's much more of a fuzzy line -- because some preschools have gone to full day, or preschool + aftercare -- due to the demand. And many daycares incorporate educational philsophies. So it's probably hard to draw the fine distinction across the board.

In my case, we switched from daycare to preschool when my child turned 3. Our daycare was much more than 'meeting basic needs.' The teachers (caregivers) were wonderful, loving, and many had been there for many, many years -- it was love of children that brought them there. They knew a lot about kids and the 3 & 4 year olds were certainly learning their ABCs, numbers etc. But generally, they had CDAs, not bachelor's degrees. They weren't doing continued PD all the time.

In our preschool, the teachers are similarly caring, but they do have more of an educational philosophy and bachelor's degrees (at least). And there's aftercare. And many holidays plus the summer for which to figure out childcare.  When he entered--at just after 3--he was ahead on pretty much all his milestones (letters, colors, shapes, numbers) though so he was picking up plenty of academic --and social/classroom skills like lining up, sharing -- at daycare.[/quote]

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