Preschool at Three, or Let it Be?
Eyes closed, deep breath. Remember back to childhood. Clinging desperately to Mom’s hand, peaking around her leg at the prompting of an overly expressive wonderful woman ready to start another beautiful day. Musty smelling carpet ground with fish crackers and surrounded by new and faded well-loved toys that never get old. Running about, meticulously working on crafts completely oblivious to the fact that learning is invisibly woven into every second of the day. Preschool is different for everyone; nevertheless, this mental image is likely similar to a childhood memory. More and more often, parents are being encouraged to enroll three year olds in a preschool or some educational setting. Is it really the best …show more content…
There are playgroups and daycares that can also be looked into. Playgroups offer a great social environment for children struggling to get along or share as well as single children who do not have opportunities to interact with other children of a similar age. Often times they are for younger children; however, groups for slightly older children can easily be found. “According to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), for the 2012-2013 school year, pre-K enrollment was 28 percent at age 4 as the total across all states decreased by nearly 9,000 children,” meaning that parents have began not only waiting to enroll three year olds in preschool, but also four year olds (Data First). For working parents, daycare has always been in the picture since the moment Mommy and Daddy went back to work after the birth of their dear little one. The transition from daycare to preschool can often be just as challenging, for the simple fact that children can get attached to daycare workers in addition to parents. For all those parents worried about being away from a young child, homeschooling is always an option. In this day and age “parents are made to feel they need experts to help their child learn,”(Quara) but this is just not the case. Jobs, patience, cost, and location are some parts that need to be thought through; however, a parent 's ability is not one of the parts. With a bit of research and hands on preschool manipulatives, anyone can prepare a child for kindergarten. Keeping a young child at home with his or her parent for as long as possible is not something a parent should feel guilty about in any way. It is often difficult to incorporate social and emotional learning when a child is not in a preschool setting; nevertheless it can be done, via playgroups or other
Eyes closed, deep breath. Remember back to childhood. Clinging desperately to Mom’s hand, peaking around her leg at the prompting of an overly expressive wonderful woman ready to start another beautiful day. Musty smelling carpet ground with fish crackers and surrounded by new and faded well-loved toys that never get old. Running about, meticulously working on crafts completely oblivious to the fact that learning is invisibly woven into every second of the day. Preschool is different for everyone; nevertheless, this mental image is likely similar to a childhood memory. More and more often, parents are being encouraged to enroll three year olds in a preschool or some educational setting. Is it really the best …show more content…
There are playgroups and daycares that can also be looked into. Playgroups offer a great social environment for children struggling to get along or share as well as single children who do not have opportunities to interact with other children of a similar age. Often times they are for younger children; however, groups for slightly older children can easily be found. “According to the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER), for the 2012-2013 school year, pre-K enrollment was 28 percent at age 4 as the total across all states decreased by nearly 9,000 children,” meaning that parents have began not only waiting to enroll three year olds in preschool, but also four year olds (Data First). For working parents, daycare has always been in the picture since the moment Mommy and Daddy went back to work after the birth of their dear little one. The transition from daycare to preschool can often be just as challenging, for the simple fact that children can get attached to daycare workers in addition to parents. For all those parents worried about being away from a young child, homeschooling is always an option. In this day and age “parents are made to feel they need experts to help their child learn,”(Quara) but this is just not the case. Jobs, patience, cost, and location are some parts that need to be thought through; however, a parent 's ability is not one of the parts. With a bit of research and hands on preschool manipulatives, anyone can prepare a child for kindergarten. Keeping a young child at home with his or her parent for as long as possible is not something a parent should feel guilty about in any way. It is often difficult to incorporate social and emotional learning when a child is not in a preschool setting; nevertheless it can be done, via playgroups or other