Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful

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Long hrs in preschool/daycare harmful
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Sun, 03-19-2006 - 3:09pm

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20051101/news_1n1earlyed.html

Very interesting. Particularly the difference in the middle to upper income kids vs low income.

"I personally feel children need the nurture of their parents and the home," she said. "Those early years, that's when they are bonding to their family. That nurturing, only the family can give that."

I tend to agree.

MM, WOHM to B&E, 7.24.03

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:32pm
i am not even going to go into all the things my 15 year old is involved in after school and in the evenings. the 7 year old has brownies, bowling, t-ball/soccer depending on the season, and the weekly scheduled playdates. while she does not alot of the kids have ccd after school.
no, not all kids need to be involved, but at least around here most kids are involved in something other than just school
Jennie
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Registered: 07-16-2005
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:34pm
Do you have full day Kindergarten? If not, I would have to say that those are lucky sahms!
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:34pm

Congrats on the new baby!


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Are you speaking in general or for your family situation?


PumpkinAngel

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:35pm

"I'm not talking about the number of hours my DS is in the program"

I am.

"I'm talking about the number of hours it goes."

What hours does it go? Not the after care program hours btw, just the regular preschool hours.

"If a child were to be in the program until 2:30"

You mean in the after care program until 2:30, *after* the regular preschool program ends, right?

"(pretty typical, as many people want to pick up their K kids at the same time as their older kids)"

It's not typical here, as pre k and k are both half day programs (2.5 hours per day) in each of the 13 elementary schools in our district (15 as of next year).

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:37pm
but the reality is that anyone can find a study somewhere to back up whatever "gut" feeling they have - i guess that is why i dont really bother paying any attention to them
Jennie
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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:37pm

"Oh, I know...but what else would you mean by these programs not being "true" if not developmentally appropriate? Oh, it comes down to money, not developmentally appropriate, I apologize."

Money? LMAO... No, time is the key. I wont place my child in an extended care situation if I dont need to. Isnt that what this thread is about??? Extended time in dc/preschool being harmful? Cost has nothing to do with it... Nice diversion, though!

"In your opinion, does it have to be both a nap time and unstructured "play time" or either to be called a daycare combo?"

If the program provides the services of a DC in addition to their preschool program, then it is a preschool/dc combo. Why are you so stuck on that? Is there a reason that you would be ashamed to use something called a preschool/dc combo? Is there a negative implication IYO about that term?

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Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:39pm
Your school doesn't offer ANY extracurricular activities (or any worthwhile ones)?

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Registered: 01-13-2006
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:39pm
you tell me, the kids attend and are in the care/supervision of another person.
ccd are catholic religious training
jennie
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Registered: 07-16-2005
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:40pm

It's funny because I think a lot of us including hk1972 are in agreement that 40 hours/week of preschool and after care everyday CAN be too much for some preschoolers. Even 40 hours of daycare can be less stressful on a child than preschool if the dcps enforce the nap and have lots of unstructured free play. I don't really know. But I think there's some agreement here that got overlooked.

And I don't really buy into the study in the OP since my two DDs were very different in terms of tolerating/benefitting from full-day versus half-day preschool.

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Registered: 01-10-2006
Thu, 03-23-2006 - 1:42pm

Location, level of supervision, selection of activities and participants, parental involvement...

Is that enough?

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