Preschool "Issues"

Is this preschool part of the public school? My daughter has 10 in her class but for the entire preschool there are only 30 children. There are three main teachers and three assistants, one for each room. So their ratio is basically two adults to 10 children. My daughter is very happy and excited to go, she gets up at 6:30 in the morning to make sure we don't forget to go to school. She comes home is a bubbling happy mood. Although my husband and I observed one day and realized that she is one of the quiet ones. She has become friends with a girl in the class that is louder than her and they seem to talk for each other. My point is that she is having fun and enjoys class, if your daughter is not enjoying where she is at you need to pull her out for several reasons. One she is not happy where she is at and two you don't want her to have a bad taste in her mouth and three is that she is probably not ready to be in school. Don't forget there are several schools around and this might just not be the right fit for her.

I teach in a preschool, and depending on how many adults are in the room, a class of 24 3-5+ year olds is asking for trouble! The younger ones will require more attention, and the older ones will get bored with the activities geared toward the younger ones. You might suggest the teachers do group activities with smaller groups of the kids of similar ages and skill levels. But truth be told, the teachers are probably so busy running around trying to manage so many children that they won't welcome many suggestions. Instead tell the teacher (after hours, not in the middle of the chaos)and say that your daughter has been feeling left out and needs extra TLC. If the teachers are professional and caring, and not overworked and understaffed, they will be concerned that your daughter is unhappy. If not, then remember that they WILL be in school for 13 years, so do whatever you can to make that a happy prospect. If they learn to hate school before they even really start it, then they are setting up for many unhappy years.

Hello S.. Seems to me no matter how many teachers in that one room, it is too many children b.c it is just ONE room. My daughter is in pre-school and she has 9 kids in her class, huge difference there. This is what I would do, write a note to the teacher about how much your little ones enjoy going 'to school' and voice some of your concerns in there with some suggestions. That is what I do, but I also send my 4 y.o to pivate Catholic school; so I feel they should teach what I want since I pay for it lol. I was having trouble getting my daughter to brush her teeth and wrote a note to the teacher asking her to help, do a lesson or somehting on it. They did, and she even bought everyone a toothbrush, now my daughter brushes them without a screaming fit. Also, since all of your little ones are in school during this time (and I am sure you need your momie time) I would consider volenturing in the classroom. You don't necessarily have to work with your two children, but maybe they need extra hands to do small group activiites or someone to cut materials out or make copies. After all, we are talking about the public school system, if your State is like mine, the teachers are under paid, the classrooms are too small, and the number of students is to large. Best of Luck!

my personal opinion on this is to switch pre-schools. my son is four and in pre-school. their classes are not allowed to have more than ten students so that they do get the one on one time. to have 24 students in a pre-school class is ridiculous.

I teach Preschool. I don't know where the Preschool is that your children attend but they should have them separated. It is ok to combine them sometimes but they should have their own times. They are at different levels of doing things and can get frustrated if they can't do what the others are doing. We have three and four year old classes. Also how may teachers are in the room with 24 children? There is a ratio of children to teacher for the state. In our classes the ones who "squeek" the loudest are usually in time out or in the hall with me so the rest of the class can hear and/or enjoy or learn without the nonsense.