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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a preschool teacher and I always wonder why kids have NO clue how to wash their hands when they come into my 3 year old classroom—shouldn’t they know how to wash their hands by age 3? Why aren’t you teaching them the proper way at home? If you’re always doing it for them, then they won’t learn how to do it themselves. Parents are so focused on getting it done exactly right (parent directed) that they’re scared to let their children try it on their own. We have 2 teachers and 14-18 kids, it’s not at all easy to keep our eyes on every kid for every second of the school day. How do you suggest her teachers do this? If they take the kids to the bathroom one at a time; they’re out of ratio and licensing will come after them. Would you be mad if you saw a student changing her pants outside of the bathroom where the opposite sex children can see them? There are so many moving parts to the first few weeks of preschool, please please give the teachers some grace and maybe work on the soap thing with your kid, letting them do it on their own and talking them through it so they understand how to do it without you hovering over them. [/quote]

They don’t know how to wash their hands, wipe their butts, feed themselves, blow their noses, put their shoes on, take their jackets off, I could go on and on. Yep they expect daycare to teach the kids all of these basic life skills when there are only two teachers and 18 kids. I have seen it all and some of the worst kids come from high SES homes. Then they hop on DCUM and complain about daycare. SMH.[/quote]

Daycare and preschool taught my kids all those things. I teach them at home, but daycare reinforces it and give them opportunities to practice. Learning life skills is part of what preschool is for! [/quote]

I’m a little confused. You said you teach those at home and daycare reinforces it. That’s completely different than kids coming in with no skills at all.[/quote]

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