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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is not working out for our PK3 kid. I have kind of given up. We do DL two days a week and our kid is in group care 2 days, and then we each take off one morning a week to be with her (we can usually muddle through the afternoon with lunch, nap-time, and taking turns with her, and still get in a half-day of work).

The DL is chaotic. It's frustrating because it's clear our daughter is really interested in learning her letters and in getting interaction with the teacher and other kids. But there is so much happening on the screen, it is so loud (SO much background noise from the other kid's mics) and there are constant technical issues. I still think she gets something out of it, because she will bring up the letter of the day and talk about it and practice writing it on her own when we aren't on DL. But the actual experience of doing the live lessons via DL feels tortuous. We have a bunch of lessons back to back and usually we just do the first one and then tap out. At that point, we all need a break and my kid needs to move around and talk. It feels really unkind to try and make her sit in front of a screen for long periods of time.

It doesn't feel sustainable. I'm not happy with her group care setting either -- I don't think she's getting much stimulation despite promises of music and art and nature walks. It was the best we could find that we could afford and had availability.

I would jump at in-person PK in a heartbeat. Our family will do whatever we need to do to make that option viable. My main focus right now is to try and keep my kid from hating school too much, so that she has an opportunity to go to actual school, she might actually enjoy it.[/quote]

Have you tried calling the parochial schools in the area or high quality daycares? I did that and found a few open spaces one of which we are taking. [/quote]

Agree. Our day care definitely taught numbers and letters even at 2. They are more expensive than in person pre-school and parochial school, though. I would call around to see if there are any spots available. If you aren't commuting, you may have the ability to drive a bit -- the suburbs have a lot more private preschools since public preK isn't universal. We are in a parochial preK now and are so thankful for it. [/quote]

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