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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One other critical difference...most preschools follow a traditional school calendar.  So summers off, long breaks for holidays, etc.

Daycares run all year round.[/quote]

Most daycares do that too. They have school session from about Sept-May.  Then they switch to summer camp session for the summer.  At least our daycare does this (TCCC in Tysons Corner).  [/quote]

I guess my point is there is some provision for summer care even if they're calling it something else.  All of hte morning-only preschools I looked into (a lot in NoVa) just close shop for the summer.[/quote]

Most of the half day preschools in Va offer summer camp.[/quote]

That's true in DC too, but it's usually a few weeks long, and leaves weeks before and after that are open.  A daycare center usually just keeps going. They  might start calling it "camp" and change up the activities, but there isn't much of a gap.  A week off for Professional Development, and then a few days at Christmas and Thanksgiving is the most I've seen.[/quote]

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