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[quote=Anonymous]Part time preschool families I know - 
Have an au pair.
Have local grandparents that take the kids in the afternoon.
Have a co-op / share situation where a few families rotate afternoons. 
Have jobs with non-traditional schedules like my hairdresser who sets her own hours and my firefighter neighbor who works 6 - 24 hours shifts a month.

My kids have been at chaotic large center care (Bright Horizons), in home daycare, and church-based daycare. I disagree that all full-day programs are business-like or chaotic. Ours was a preschool curriculum until 2pm  “aftercare” hours available until 5:30pm. It was a good “best of both worlds” for us. Some Montessori programs may have a similar standard day + extra hours program.

Personally in-home daycare was awesome until age 2.5-3. It’s like a nanny share without dealing with hosting or taxes. Once they need a bit more, full day preschool is good prep for kindergarten. They get practice cooperating as part of a group, lining up to walk as a group, getting along with peers, etc. [/quote]

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