NoMoreJuice! 08:40 AM 02-12-2014
Need a group consensus here! In addition to an assortment of toddlers, I have two girls about to turn 4. One of the moms approached me Monday about preschool. She would have to find a preschool that transports from my daycare to school and back and be less than $300 a month, and a quick Google search showed me that those are really rare in my area.
That got me thinking...what is the point of preschool? I have a few resource materials on the subject, and I found checklists for preschool/Pre-K/Kindergarten readiness at my local Lakeshore store. The girls are both well into the Kindergarten readiness list. I have a pretty great curriculum that I feel covers almost all of the skills on the lists. They have a year and a half to master Kindergarten readiness, and I feel they are both rather advanced for their ages.
Several of my friends I have consulted were stay at home moms, and preschool was great for their kids because it taught them to not cry when a parent left them there, taught them social skills and sharing with other kids, and taught them to respect an authority figure other than a parent.
Even the littlest of my kids have mastered these skills. So my question is, what will preschool do for the girls that my daycare can't?
Should I offer to purchase an online preschool program? I've found some great ones that would cost $30 a month for each child. Or is that too much to take on and should I just let them worry about finding a preschool situation?