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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What an absolutely insane thing to care about. My kids went to both day care and preschool. We never did a preschool program within a daycare but if someone told me they were good and a preschool program I would believe them because I’m not insane? I was lucky enough to be able to keep my days short even when I had access to longer days at daycare and kept the same hours when they went to a full day preschool. I have never heard anyone say preschool has to be a half day. The programs I know of like that are typically called “nursery school “ in. The official name. But if someone called it preschool I’m sure I could figure out what they meant! 
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Why do so many people need to find ways to diminish other people’s choices.[/b] There is no real hierarchy in any way. I was happier with our daycare than the first preschool I sent my kids to (which I see recommended on her alll the time- but the teachers while qualified yell a lot). I was probably happiest with the preschool my youngest went to. Who cares what they are called- I needed childcare and wanted my kids to be happy and learning while they were away from me. [/quote]

Insecurity paired with an excess of spare time.[/quote]

This is spot on. Isn’t it telling that whoever started this thread referred to it as a “war”, and is trying to put down daycare facilities and those that use them? And when they are pushed to answer why they care, they don’t answer? It’s someone with an agenda trying to justify their choices. [/quote]

I see this from a lens of a little more pity— this is someone trying to create a micro-hierarchy in which her (presumed) choice is better than another choice which people keep “unfairly” conflating. Here she is using a a preschool and other people are saying THEY are using a preschool and that undermines her place in the pretend ranking she’s creating.

That’s someone who is on the absolute edge with nothing validating her parenting other than the possible tenuous distinction between preschool and “lesser” things like daycare. She needs a glass of wine and a decent mom-friend, stat.

I’m the person who said I call my child’s school a school because it’s in the name. But OP? If you call it a daycare in your mind? And that makes you feel good? That’s ok with me! You’re not hurting my feelings! My kid isn’t going to be harmed by your preference to call it a daycare.

Just don’t call my daughter’s teachers “daycare workers” and we’re good— they’ve taught her a ton and they deserve recognition for that. [/quote]

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