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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What type of curriculum is this?

It is called developmentally inappropriate curriculum.[/quote]

Speaking as the mother of a child in Kindergarten -- why wouldn't you let your child stay in a fun, playful environment for as long as possible?  Kids learn through play.  A 3.5 year old should NOT be doing worksheets, learning to read and write in a structured environment.

My kindergartener attended a play-based preschool that did teach developmentally appropriate things (how to write her name, the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make, numbers, colors, shapes, cutting, not to mention social skills, and other things kids will need like standing in line, following directions, etc., and is thriving in Kindergarten.

My current 3.5 year old is at the same school and is already trying to read (older sibling's influence, and I say trying, because she's not making THAT much progress, lol).

Please don't do this to your child.[/quote]

You understand that your preschool is doing the same things that OP wants her preschool to do, except you insist on calling it play-based? yes?

I am still puzzled that you think thirty minutes of writing and reading prep a day somehow kills play for the rest of the day forever.[/quote]

NP.  I mean, this is why you need to ask questions because there is variability among preschools that call themselves academic (or play based).  I pulled my child from a daycare that started implementing a very ad hoc academic curriculum. He was coming home with all of these completed worksheets and "homework" at age 3.  It was more than 30 min and outside time was shortened to allow more time for the academic activities.  I had no interest in another two full years of that so we moved him to a center that follows the Creative Curriculum and it's been a better fit.  He's still learning but seems to be having more fun.[/quote]

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