preschool

[BubbaLicious]

Hello,
Just wondering on behalf of my SIL, she has a 4 year old and has just moved to a new suburb recently and her little one is not booked into a kindergarten/preschool. She is in Victoria and was wondering if she would still get her daughter in to a preschool? She is wondering if it is worth it as she has her daughter in childcare for 1 and 1/2 days a week. I told her she should at least try, but she doesn't seem concerned.
Is it wrong of me to be so concerned for her child?
I would love some feed back on how your children went in to school. e.g. from childcare or preschool? and from how many days?
Thanks

[BubbaLicious]

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No one?

[TwoBoysOnly]

Tell her unless she has a childcare that has an educationallly endorsed preschool program she would be far better sending her to preschool at a school. She will then meet kids she will go to grade 1 with, she will learn a lot more rules and independence from going to a preschool at a school. They teach the fundamentals prior to starting grade 1 and unless her kindy does that her son/daughter may be disadvantaged when heading into grade 1. Hope this helps.:yes:

[BubbaLicious]

Thank-you for that...I'm trying to get a few more opinions as she jut doesn't want to hear it.
As my son is only about to star preschool as well I don't have any experience and she thinks I'm just putting him in it to get him out of the house....so frustrating.

[BubbaLicious]

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anyone got any ideas on how to convince her that her daughter needs more than 1 & 1/2 days in childcare?
Or should I butt out cause really it's none of my business? :o

[squidge]

I think that yes you could encourage her to send her daughter to preschool, but maybe you shouldn't push it. I know quiet a few kids i went to school with including myself who did not go to childcare or preschool. We just went straight into kindergarten at the age of 5.
my son has just started preschool, and he was more than ready for it. I think we all as parents make decisions that we feel best suit our children and our life situation at the time. I do not believe that she will be disadvantaged by not going, as long as her parents encourage and get involved when the time is right for her to start school.