Age for sending kids to preschool

I would suggest checking out montessori websites which have excellent activities for toddlers. You can do lots of them at home.

My DD started preschool shortly after she was two - she was really ready and excited to go having seen other older kids in the neighbourhood go.

If you choose an activity based preschool, your child will certainly benefit. I suggest you check out several schools and find out how they deal with children, get a gut feel about how happy the kids there are. See how the staff interact with children, how they encourage kids, whether they talk enough to children and help them grow.

Start with an hour or so and then extend it to about three hours. That will be plenty of time for him at this age.

 

Some send as early as 18 months ( 3hrs a day)...then slowly increasing. Others send at 2 yrs ( part-time or full time)

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I decided to send both my kids around 3 yrs. I was home and we did a lot of activities. We socialized a lot with other children through different group activities.

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I was not worried about them making a mess or getting dirty. When we went for walks they would collect treasure( leaves, twigs, stones) and we will do crafts with these or just collect. They will count and see who has more.

Its through everyday play you can deepen their learning by asking right questions, directing their attention to different math/science/spatial concepts. They are curious by nature and we should encourage and feed that curiousness.

 

I think 3 yrs plus is an appropriate age for playschool if you have the luxury of choosing a preferred age/time by virtue of being a SAHM. That's the age my LO started her Montessori, 3 hrs per day, 4 days a week.

I personally don't recommend sending toddlers as young as 1.5 yrs or so; it's not recommended by pediatricians either. If you feel your child has acquired the immunity, basic cognitive and motor skills required for playschool, then go for it. Mom's the best judge

 

Please explain this.I sent my son to a play school even before 18 months.He is going there still.He is2.5yrs now.No problems so far not even any sickness.

 

Too many reasons to list briefly. There're plenty of articles, study & research material available online published by many renowned & recognized authorities on this subject worldwide; they're easy to find with basic online search.

Some of the foremost issues include:
Underdeveloped immunity
Underdeveloped cognitive & motor skills
Separation anxiety from parent/s which, in some cases, can have lasting issues
Commonly, 1-2year olds are not yet psychologically equipped to handle structured social environment & interactions such as in playschools; it is usually a case of too much too soon at such a tender age
Pediatricians worldwide recognize the fact that it has become a sort of a necessary evil to send such extremely young (1-2 yr olds or even younger) toddlers to daycares/play schools as nowadays most couples are working and maternity leaves/benefits are often very limited, largely depending on the place/countries of residence.
The disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

P.S. You're lucky; it's rare to come across 1-2 yr olds in daycares/playschools who've never been sick. Good going.

 

It would be nice if you could quickly cite some of these sources. My daughter has been going to daycare since she was 7 months old, all kids in my family have started daycare in their infant stages and aside from the routine cold/fever, there hasn't been anything that I attribute to daycare!

They are all toddlers and young children now, very social and confident kids...

I myself have been a latchkey kid, day care child since I was a little more than 3 months old, as have all my cousins and we're physically/psychologically thriving adults now. We share a great relationship with our parents!

Yes, there may be advantages/disadvantages, but I find it very hard to believe that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Of course, I understand that my family alone is not a representative sample.

OP, I think at least a couple of hours at this stage is good for the child to enroll in a school where they will get a chance to interact and socialize with other kids.

 

Dear OP I also think you can start sending your kid to a play school for few hours at 2years.There would be initial illness at first but it helps with their immune system .Kids at that age love to sociliaze with kids of their age and learn from other kids.I am home maker but I still send him to play school 3days/week for 2.5hr each.At first few weeks he used to cry but now he really loves to go.

 

We believe in the practice of making the child write on white rice before proceeding to send to school. We do that once the child is over 3 years and then only will make them hold pen or pencils. Day cares are a different case if they teach children to play and have fun.
Coming to play schools which starts teaching ABCD etc I think better not to send before 3. Let them enjoy fun of home at least for 3 years. But now my DD who is not yet 2 hold pens and pencils and have started to scribble on all possible papers at home.
Since, we have said a strict no to walls, she is always with a book and a pen/pencil.
Sometimes, the pen marks are all over the body and dress sparing the walls which would have made us spend thousands...... thank God!!
Due to this nature, I am planning to do the saraswathi pooja this year itself for her.
I am scared what if anyone makes her write with pen during my absence as I want that ritual in a special way. If someone tends to do that without my knowledge then I would be hurt. So to be in a safer side, planning to do this year itself.