Should I send my 4 yr old to preschool???

I am new to this whole site,I just read a question I was curious about. I have an 8th grade daughter,11th grade son and a 4 yr old daughter also. Both older ones did preschool,however my youngest is not enrolled. I guess you could say shes a mommas girl! Spoiled of course!! She is very intelligent for her age,I have only lived here a few years so I am not familiar with a lot of preschoools ,and if they are worth more than what I can teach her at home until kg. She gets along well with her peers and enjoys going to the YMCA in Newburgh to play. That wasnt the case at age 3. So my question is how important in this area(Newburgh) that your child attends preschool. My husband is currently deployed with the military so I spend all my time pretty much with her. Thanks and hope to get to know some moms on here.Jennie

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Well my daughter turned 3 in July.I am so eager for her to get into preschool.I think the structure is good for her at an early age.She goes to home daycare where she gets to socialize with other kids,but I feel like she needs to be learning more as well.

At home we read several books together until I,not her,get tired.She knows ABCs,counts to the teens(mixes up sometimes b4 20)counts to 10 in Spanish ( her Daycare provider speaks Spanish)She can spell her full name.All these things we can work on at home,but I think it is good to get them out there,so they start getting use to the idea of "school" instead of just jumping from home to kinder or daycare.The idea of having a teacher excites her and hopefully she might start soon.Structure is good for them.

I have a 9yr who went to preschool, at the age of 3 he was enrolled in a private school, he learned to write his name, he knew his colors and numbers, ABCs, and when it was time to put him in public school he was ready no crying; just bye mom. My 4yr old also started at the age of 3 and he has been there for 1yr already and I can see a difference in him, he shares more, he isn't as shy as he was, he is also very funny. Two reasons why I put my kids in pre-school were because in my husbands family as well as mine there are no other children. We are the only ones making the babies so I felt they needed to be around other kids to have fun playing and learning at the same time(yeah) the second reason is I am a working mom, I work 6 hrs a day and if I am going to pay for my children to be somewhere they might as well be learning . Just like every child is different so are we as parents and our parenting skills. If you feel like your child will benefit from going to school then send her if not stay home and enjoy her. Remember some private preschools don't require the student attend all week you can choose 2days a week or 3days a week, you have options. Just do whats best for you and your daughter.

I am not in Newburgh but here is my 2 cents for what it is worth. If your daughter is easily taught new concepts and you yourself is teaching letters and sounds, colors, basic math, ect. and she is learning, I would not think preschool is "neccesary".

If your daughter plays well with peers and understands concepts of sharing and being a friend, I also think not going to preschool is fine. However, if she hasn't been around peers much and doesn't have many social skills, preschool would be something to really consider.

It might be easier for both of you in letting go if she is placed in preschool a few hours a day or it might be so much harder when an all-day class in Kindergarten is a must.

Good luck in your desicion.

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