Anonymous wrote:I don't see a huge distinction around here.

On one hand, most daycares around here have a preschool component for kids 3 and 4 years old. They have a structured day, with a specific curriculum. Parents around here wouldn't put up with less. Yes, they need the daycare before and after those hours.

On the other hand, working parents often take advantage of before and after care with a traditional preschool.

Not a huge difference in this area.

I don't know of any traditional preschools with after care. There are a few with after school activities, but since the day is done at 2-3pm at the latest, activities are done at 4pm (at our preschool, even with activities, pick up was at 3:15) . Not 6pm when after care ends.

The first daycare facility I used had a private elementary school - one principal and one director who oversaw all the whole student body, from the 6 week olds to the 5th graders. Same building. Same parent manual. Same student code of conduct and yes, the 3 strikes policy applied to the two year olds.

When we switched over to a "real preschool" when we moved, it was a prek-8th grade private with onsite before & aftercare. Again - same building, same principal, same manual and code of conduct.

The only difference between the daycare and the preschool is that the daycare offered full-time summer camp without missing a day, whereas the preschool is fully closed for winter, spring, and summer breaks.

^^does not matter WHAT you call the place.

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Anonymous wrote:There are MANY DAYCARES that transition around the 2-3 year old time to a pre school curriculum. Where they LEARN things via a curriculum, hence the term "School". At that age whatever the place that you "send" your child ALL days called and it follows a curriculum it is a type of school. People are being paid to take care of your kids while they are teaching them. So maybe if it has DAYCARE in the "name" you can say: Before care starts at 7am-9am. School(learning time) starts from 9am-3pm with lunch and lots of playtime between. After care is from 3-6pm. Does that make it sound better?

So by your logic, they don't learn anything at daycare until preschool age, when all of a sudden they start learning and it becomes "school"? LOL.

nope , but what a way to generalize! Good for you!!! Kids learn in both day cares and pre schools does not matter the you call the place.

Anonymous wrote:OP, maybe you can poll the Syrian refugees and get their opinion on this.

HAHAHAHA. Oh I love you.

I was talking to a friend the other day who was upset her son hadn't been accepted to Harvard. "If only I'd quit my job and sent him to preschool instead of daycare," she said, "he would have gotten in."

Anonymous wrote:There are MANY DAYCARES that transition around the 2-3 year old time to a pre school curriculum. Where they LEARN things via a curriculum, hence the term "School". At that age whatever the place that you "send" your child ALL days called and it follows a curriculum it is a type of school. People are being paid to take care of your kids while they are teaching them. So maybe if it has DAYCARE in the "name" you can say: Before care starts at 7am-9am. School(learning time) starts from 9am-3pm with lunch and lots of playtime between. After care is from 3-6pm. Does that make it sound better?

So by your logic, they don't learn anything at daycare until preschool age, when all of a sudden they start learning and it becomes "school"? LOL.

OP, maybe you can poll the Syrian refugees and get their opinion on this.

There are MANY DAYCARES that transition around the 2-3 year old time to a pre school curriculum. Where they LEARN things via a curriculum, hence the term "School". At that age whatever the place that you "send" your child ALL days called and it follows a curriculum it is a type of school. People are being paid to take care of your kids while they are teaching them. So maybe if it has DAYCARE in the "name" you can say: Before care starts at 7am-9am. School(learning time) starts from 9am-3pm with lunch and lots of playtime between. After care is from 3-6pm. Does that make it sound better?

People posting on FB about their 9 month old going to 'school' are ridiculous. Why not just call it what it is?

I totally agree with you OP.

My ds's daycare was IN a school for a while. He was going school!!! LOL

For me though no daycare is not school. Call it what you want, it's childcare not an educational facility. Even if they are learning things. If it's a preschool it's a preschool.

I don't let it bug me. If they are under school aged they are in daycare. If it helps to get them out the door or whatever if you call it school, go for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, I for one am going to start calling my kid's DAYCARE college, as it costs more than I paid in tuition each year for my undergrad degree.

Me too. And I went to a private SLAC.

LOL! Me too. My 3yo goes to college. She's amazing.

My 3yo goes to GRAD SCHOOL.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, I for one am going to start calling my kid's DAYCARE college, as it costs more than I paid in tuition each year for my undergrad degree.

Me too. And I went to a private SLAC.

LOL! Me too. My 3yo goes to college. She's amazing.

Anonymous wrote:Well, I for one am going to start calling my kid's DAYCARE college, as it costs more than I paid in tuition each year for my undergrad degree.

Me too. And I went to a private SLAC.