Preschool & Head Start: Infant
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Pre K
Asked by A.S. from Detroit
on October 3, 2011
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Attention all mommy's and daddy's out there. I need your help... I have looked online and looked at schools and I have called around asking for prices and what infroma...
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- I don't believe in pushing kids too hard at that age. Right now you can start by making sure you read to her for at least 15 to 20 mins a day. Start on her ABC's, co...
- Head, shoulders, knees, & toes, knees & toes.... Head, shoulders, knees, & toes, knees & toes... And eyes and ears and mouth and nose... Head, shoulders, knees & toes,...
- Relax! Read to her daily. Read LOTS of books to her. Every day. Let her look at books, chew on them, even if they're upside down. I think it's a little ri...
Pre K
Asked by S.J. from St. Louis
on January 28, 2008
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I'm confused. My 4 year old son is a little on the imature side and his pre k teachers suggests that I wait until he is 6 to start K. His b-day is 4/21 so he'll be o...
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- Send him on to Kindergarten. Boys mature slower than girls anyways. My son's birthday is in October, the cut off in Oklahoma is Sept.1. He is older than most kids i...
- Hello S. , When teachers say that a 4 year old is imature I start to thing why should they be mature. The are children the only thing they should be worrying about a...
- My son will be five on 4/7 and he is very bright for his age. At least that is what daycare tells me he won't show me alot of the times what he knows like writting his...
Pre-k Problems
Asked by T.V. from Houston
on November 13, 2008
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My 4 almost 5 year old just started pre-k at a private school and he's having a lot of problems. His is not finishing his work in a timely fashion, not listening/follo...
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- It sounds like he is not ready for this class, the teacher is pushing harder then he has had before. You might check into a class at a different school where is would ...
- Montessouri schools are great for the creative type. Regular school is so much more structured and sadly too constrictive for my liking most of the time. I hold a Mast...
- First of all keep an open line of good, positive comunication between you and his teachers. Most of all, pray upon what is your expectations of a four year old. Again ...
Pre-k or Move Him On?
Asked by K.M. from Denver
on September 26, 2011
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Hi! Curious what you gals and guys would do! So my son just turned 4 on the 17th he is currently in pre-k with an IEP for ST and OT he has SPD. In our school distri...
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- I don't understand why you are jumping the gun already. I would wait and see what this current school year produces ya know? Sounds like his OT has the right idea (K...
- I wouldn't send him yet. I do think it's more than just kindergarten being ready for him. I personally think they start kindergarten too young already. There are ot...
- My son's birthday was May 19. He was big for his age, and was receiving services prior to starting school. I was told he was ready and would continue to receive serv...
Is There a Pre Pre K?
Asked by R.T. from Orlando
on February 5, 2007
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Hi
I heard that there is a pre pre-k for children under 3 years old. Does anyone know of a school that offers something educational (not day care) for kids under 3. M...
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- Most churches in the area have preschools that do a 2 or 3 day "3's" class that is 3 to 4 hours long. The VPK program that is federally funded is for 4 year olds.
- Since you are in Oviedo, I highly recommend the Starchild Academy. They place an emphasis on academics in their program, but they don't neglect the social/emotional a...
- Some of the churches in the area provide educational care to those under 3. Also, Double R Private School on Snowhill Rd. Where in Oviedo do you live? I am looking ...
Pre K Vs. K
Asked by K.B. from Savannah
on January 21, 2008
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My son just turned 4 in December, and should be going to Pre-K this fall. However, the preschool that he attends uses a very good curriculum that teaches the 4 year ol...
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- I had the same dilemna with my bright little girl who's birthday is in mid-November. The child was reading at 4 and incredibly social. I had wanted to manipulate the...
- I know how you feel. We just moved from Michigan and the cut off date there is Dec 1st and here it is Sept 1st and my daughter was born in Oct. So yeah. I am upset ...
- i would definately send him to preschool first, that way he gets use to being in a controlled school environment and will not be overwhelmed when he reaches kindergard...
K Or Pre-K
Asked by J.F. from Philadelphia
on May 27, 2011
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My daughter will be 5 Sept 3rd and I'm not sure which program to put her in. Some of the schools have a cut off of Sept 15 around here and some have Sept 1st. The on...
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- My son's birthday is July 21. He is still 5 and just finished Kindergarten. I really felt he was ready, but has some hesitations because of his age. I put him in K ...
- i was in kindergarten at age 4 and never had a problem socially or mentally. The only time i ever even noticed people were older was when they got their drivers licens...
- Put her into the grade that the school you are choosing suggests. If you need to hold her back later than you can do so. The cut off dates are arbitrary. I'm 39 - w...
Pre-k
Asked by C.H. from Augusta
on April 18, 2007
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My 4 yr old will be attending pre-k this yr in our local elementary school and I want to prepare him for what he will be learning, does anyone know what exactly do the...
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- GA PreK is also known as Bright from the Start. Here's the link to their website or you can Google GA PreK... http://www.decal.state.ga.us/PreK/PreKMain.aspx I am...
- He does not have to be prepared at all for Pre-K. I was a Georgia Pre-K paraprofessional for three years, and depending on the type of curriculum that his particular s...
- i'm assuming your school did the lottery and if so, just be glad you got him in. Our school had 46 kids names in the box and only 19 names were pulled. luckily, both...
Preschool Vs. Pre-K
Asked by J.A. from Los Angeles
on August 26, 2008
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My son will be starting preschool in September and he is 3 1/2 yrs old. My question is, next year, my son will be 4 1/2, and I am wondering if I should keep him in pr...
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- At the day care where I work, preschool is for 3 year olds, pre-k is for 4 year olds who will go to kinder the next year. Preschool introduces concepts but isn't as i...
- Hi J., I don't think there is much of a difference unless the difference is the age of the children, to me pre school is pre kindergarden, it prepares them for kinderg...
- the school should be able to shed some lite on this subject. if you havent already spoken to them about the curiculum and his readiness for it...keep him in Preschool ...
Is Pre-k Not Ready for Kindergarten
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on March 18, 2011
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Hi mama's
have a 4 y/o that will be 5 in april. She is in pre-k this year. To start with she was born 27 weeks early. I know maturity and academically wise she wil...
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- My 4 almost 5 year old still can not write his name. He can write 3 of the 5 letters and he makes a p for a g. So I would not write her off just yet as not ready for k...
- not every district does an assessment. my son's district didn't. so first, i would call yours and ask. i would also talk to your daughter's teachers. also, is she goin...
- have the school do an evaluation on her they will help make decisions on this.
