Thanks, Blackcat. I do that too. However, our local Kindergartens require that they know the following before entering...(This is just part of the list).....The first few are no problem in my daycare. The rest, for those, how are they suppose to learn them without a preschool? Maybe, just having littles, I don't see them learning it through just play in our daycares. I just don't ever, want to hold a kid back from learning.



Use self help skills (button, zip etc.)
Listen to stories
Play with rhyme
Use materials, tools (lego, play-doh, scissors, crayons, etc.)
recognize some letters of the alphabet
Recognize their first name in print and write them
Make marks and pictures that look like writing
Count objects to 10
count aloud to 20
recognize numbers 0-10
Write number 0-5
Make set of objects (ex: 8 blocks)
Sort by color, size shape.
Identify colors
Identify shapes
use pairs of opposite words (big/little, hot/cold)
Follow simple directions
Use numbers that have personal meaning to them (phone number, address, birthday, age)
Identify patterns
Practice and understnadscience lab safety
Identify seasons, weather, temperature

Remember, this is only about half the list. My question is. If we aren't doing preschool (and I don't) How are we expect these kids to be ready for Kindergarten, straight from us? How do your kids "learn" all these things just through play? What am I not preparing for? (Right now, mine are all just learning to talk LOL).

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