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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, your child does not need school at 4. Yes, you may want him/her to go and think it will benefit him/her, but your "homeschooling" comment was weird. Hell, kids don't even really need academics at 5, as kindergarten is more about learning to socialize. The pre-K stuff in this city is meant mostly to benefit lower-income families who would be incredibly burdened by paying for daycare for those years. I get it, I'm sending my 3 year old to school, but if we didn't get in anywhere I wouldn't be "homeschooling. That's weird.[/quote]

Our 4yo has been in preschool for two years already now and absolutely loves it which is why I'm trying hard to find an option that will work for schedules and budgets. I know we will still do some sort of homeschool/playgroup schedule if we can't find a formal school for her to go to. And even though I have a fairly flexible work schedule, homeschooling isn't ideal. This is mostly to satisfy our 4yo's desire to do "school"  and spend the day with peers just like the older sibling. But she also needs to get prepped for K. I've seen with my oldest how intense K curriculum is now and it goes far beyond socialization. Whether that's necessary or not, it's required now in public schools. So I do want the 4yo to go in knowing the basics and having some confidence in her skills. I'm not sure what's weird about that.[/quote]

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