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DWTC 05:07 AM 08-11-2010
Originally Posted by QualiTcare:
is she 4 years old?

i'd say home childcare is best, but i agree that when they're 4 it is good to prepare them for school by putting them into a structured program. just be careful with daycare - a lot of times they claim to have "preschool" but very little teaching actually happens. they're still a center and operate for profit. a center i worked at claimed they had preschool for the 4 year old class, but they took in so many kids it really was no different than the other rooms in the center - the teacher did a lot of supervising and hardly any teaching.

look into head start in your area too. it's based on income and you basically have to be very low income to be guaranteed a spot, BUT if they have extra spaces available because some of the kids didn't have transportation - or whatever the reason - they will give those slots to people that normally wouldn't qualify.
She's only 3 right now, but I'm going to be taking her out of her daycare now anyways....so I don't want to change daycare and then change in another year.
I will look to see if they have head start programs, but does she have to be 4 to qualify for that?
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