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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, you take off work for field trips.

Are you aware that pre-schools close for snow in the winter? Mine used to follow FCPS's closure schedule. You will be staying home with your child if you don't put him/her into a snow day camp.[/quote]

I'm aware. The Pre-k may be canceled, but daycare may be open. Last year we did have to take 3 days off during the blizzard because the roads weren't plowed.

Now I can see the teacher probably thinks I'm some sort of bitch for looking surprised about missing work for a field trip. It's my first kid. So shoot me. I work in the medical field, which is 24/7, 365. I'm working Christmas this year. You can call me a bad parent or whatever you want. I am just used to work interfering with everything. I didn't know parents took off for reasons other than illness.[/quote]

The short answer is yes, especially as your DD gets older you'll have to take time off of work for field trips (if you want to chaperone) or certain things that happen during the school day.

The longer answer is that what you're describing isn't a field trip and there's little to no redeeming value for your DD to attend.  I have experience with 2 different preschools.  One of them did what I'd consider to be a field trip.  A few parents volunteered to drive, the kids went together as a group and were able to experience something together, as a class, outside of their normal environment.  I did volunteer for a few of those field trips and took time off work.

The other preschool had fieldtrips like what you described, which were basically worthless.  There was no group interaction at all.  The parents just all took our DCs to the pumpkin patch at the same time and the teachers happened to be there too.  After arriving, I barely saw the other classmates or parents.   It was a complete waste of everyone's time.

I WOH FT and have a nanny, so both of these were a half day preschools, not full day like OP described.  [/quote]

This is very true.  It was basically a bus ride and no organization once you get there.[/quote]

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