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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That sounds like a huge hassle.  I have no idea why working parents (except in DC where it's free) bother to choose these "preschools", unless they've been fooled by the marketing that a "preschool" is somehow inherently better than "child care." Obviously you have to look into each individual program carefully, but there are good and bad preschools just like there are good and bad child care centers, and plenty of child care centers do as good or better at supporting early learning and development as preschools do (while also being open the hours and days working parents need.)  Slapping the name "preschool" on a program doesn't tell you anything about the quality, it just tells you that the program is not likely to prioritize working parents' schedules and needs.  Yet parents keep assuming they are magically "better"...[/quote]

I think it is actually a cost for a lot of people, though — as you mentioned with free programming in DC.  Part time preschools are a lot cheaper than full time daycare.  If parents can swing it with non traditional work schedules or a very involved grandparent, it makes financial sense.[/quote]

Cost and availability.  I’m trying to move to a different area and there are simply no daycare spots.  My 3yo might end up in a half day preschool with a mix of grandparents and babysitters covering the afternoons if I can’t find a nanny before we move because the preschool doesn’t have a 2 year wait list and the daycare does.[/quote]

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