I dont provide a preschool program because I feel that that is something that would just add stress to my life. Once you offer a program, there can be issues with parents as the critique and comment on what you do and do not include, what their kid does and does not know, what you should and should not be doing.

Right now, I do the basic ABCs 123s type activities but all the parents know, I don't force kids to participate. They may pick up on learning here, they may not. I refuse to have a formal curriculum and dont make any guarantees as far as goals or timelines. We learn as we play. My own 4 year old is quickly learning everything I offer her but none of the daycare kids retain much at all. My own 2 year old is "getting" some of it but my daycare 2 year old is still very babyish, unclear speech, little retention on this type of thing and so we work at their pace and if mom wants a preschool, she will have to go elsewhere.

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