calling daycare "school"

val55

my pet peeve!!! you can't claim your 1 year old or even 2 year old is going to school. call it what it is. daycare.

eowynmn

LOL I got into this with go4 because she calls ecfe school, and I would always get confused when she was taking her kid to school.

DelGrecoBride

nope, Brock goes to school tyvm

missfire

Ours is called "The XXX School" ... so yes I can, thx.

Mrs.Hizzo

MDO is "school" in our house. Sorry.

Lucky_Dragonfly

i call it school all the time. he learns there so I don't see the difference. you learn at elementary and middle and high school but the teachers are also watching your children so technically that can be called a daycare as well.

lanie30

I always laugh. ALWAYS.

I don't care how much you're shelling out for something that ends in "academy."

the kid is in daycare. But whatever you feel better calling it.

DoughGirl

If they are allowed to call what I pay " tuition", then I'm allowed to call it school LOL

CreamyMonster

DD is in the Early Preschool class, so yeah, I call it school for her.  It's actually pretty structured, so for me just calling it daycare doesn't really work, it's a lot more than that. 

silvurturtle

Why in your opinion is it NOT a school?

lizzyjames

Oh I remember this argument from about a year ago! 

DD goes to school.  She wears a uniform.  Montessori is a school. 

We say "let's go to school!" in the morning. 

I don't see the big deal.  

mulva33

I call it school to my kid.  I don't know why.. maybe b/c when she eventually does go to school, she'll get the gist of what I mean when I say "school" since daycare is a similar structure. 

violetvirgo

i agree unless you're actually sending your kid to a Montessori type school.  i'm pretty sure they start at young toddler age. 

but i agree for the most part.  a babysitter isn't a teacher.  

FolanMama

It used to drive me crazy until I was trying to explain to DD where she was going on Monday the first day she was going to daycare, and she didn't understand.  I told her it was like school on Sid the Science Kid and she got ecstatic.  If the term 'schoo'l made her excited, then 'school' it is.

Mrs.tlcS

this argument is so tired.

who cares?

lanie30

mulva33:

I call it school to my kid.  I don't know why.. maybe b/c when she eventually does go to school, she'll get the gist of what I mean when I say "school" since daycare is a similar structure. 

::points and laughs at mulva::

Stellasmom

I hated it when people did this before I had a kid. Then I put DS in daycare and caught myself calling it "school" all of the time, and the oldest he ever was while he was in daycare was 8 months old! lol

Eh, it's the "school" of socialization, I guess.

AutumnGirl07

My daughter goes to an in-home day care.  The owner has hired a montessori teacher full-time to work with the toddlers.  They have lessons, projects, activities.  I call it school. 

MegGary

I call it school. DD learns when she is there. I don't get why it's an issue.

TheNewMrs.H

I call it school too. Sorry, but DD learns a lot from going so therefore, it's school to me. And why is it such an issue to some people. Who cares?

violetvirgo

Mrs.tlcS:

this argument is so tired.

who cares?

ME, damnitt, and apparently a lot of people look at the views.

my nanny is not a private tutor.  she's a nanny.  but now i'm going to say that my private tutor is coming over to educate dd.

 

mulva33

Dammit lanie, she learns to color and makes crowns from construction paper.  That encompasses nicely the curriculum of grades 1-3 when I was a kid.

Echowysp

Yeah, that one always make me .  Just because they throw in some lessons to your 1 year old, doesn't make it school.  School is a place where curriculum is standardized (for the most part), lessons are taught by certified teachers and the majority of the day is academic.

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

melissaandgreg

we are sending dd to a tot program "school" in the fall. there is absolutely no difference between her tot program and her friends that are in daycare there. they are all doing the same stuff at this age

*blondiem*

missfire:

Ours is called "The XXX School" ... so yes I can, thx.

Same here. Goddard School is what it is in our house.  I can't help the name

Mrs.tlcS

violetvirgo:

Mrs.tlcS:

this argument is so tired.

who cares?

ME, damnitt, and apparently a lot of people look at the views.

my nanny is not a private tutor.  she's a nanny.  but now i'm going to say that my private tutor is coming over to educate dd.

 

Fair enough re: your nanny.  Are all daycares schools?  no.  But some of them have structured curricula, even for infancy.  So it's not necessarily out of line to call some daycares schools.

But to throw a hissy fit b/c someone is telling their LO to get ready for school... or asking how school was today?  Stupid.

Cytina

DoughGirl:

If they are allowed to call what I pay " tuition", then I'm allowed to call it school LOL

I'm with you!

eowynmn

LMAO at some of the answers.  All preschools and daycares are structured or you go insane.  It's not school. 

*blondiem*

Echowysp:

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Eh, I think that's bullshiit.

I want him to associate school with "fun" So far, daycare is fun to him and he gets giddy when I tell him that's where we are going.  Besides, like I said above, I can't help the name

I am with tlc. This argument is tired and worn out.

CreamyMonster

Echowysp:

Yeah, that one always make me .  Just because they throw in some lessons to your 1 year old, doesn't make it school.  School is a place where curriculum is standardized (for the most part), lessons are taught by certified teachers and the majority of the day is academic.

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Oh, please.  Get over yourself.  What a ridiculous statement.

mulva33

I'm amazed this is pet peeve. I've never even considered it.  sometimes I use the words interchangeably.  I ask Liza if she's ready to go to "school"in the morn, but tell my H I'm picking her up from "daycare".  I'm salacious and had no clue.

mustangsallie

Get over it. My kid is less than 2 and her daycare is called XXX Academy and they most definitely have class and learn things every day. She learns something new every day there.

Echowysp

*blondiem*:

Echowysp:

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Eh, I think that's bullshiit.

I want him to associate school with "fun" So far, daycare is fun to him and he gets giddy when I tell him that's where we are going.  Besides, like I said above, I can't help the name

I am with tlc. This argument is tired and worn out.

I said the people *I* know, Blondie, feel this way.  Not sure how you can comment on people you don't know.

Echowysp

CreamyMonster:

Echowysp:

Yeah, that one always make me .  Just because they throw in some lessons to your 1 year old, doesn't make it school.  School is a place where curriculum is standardized (for the most part), lessons are taught by certified teachers and the majority of the day is academic.

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Oh, please.  Get over yourself.  What a ridiculous statement.

Again, these are my friends.  They really don't want to be working and feel guilt for sending their children to daycare.  

melissaandgreg

violetvirgo:

Mrs.tlcS:

this argument is so tired.

who cares?

ME, damnitt, and apparently a lot of people look at the views.

my nanny is not a private tutor.  she's a nanny.  but now i'm going to say that my private tutor is coming over to educate dd.

 

i def agree with this! our nanny is not a tutor but a nanny for when i work. however, the tot program i am sending her to (it is a montesori program) they do a lot of stuff that regular daycare does. at this particular location, they take full time students and i think of it as more of a daycare(when it becomes full days). however, in the 2 hours she is there, she does a lot of stuff that kids in daycare do. but i do agree with the nanny factor

 

violetvirgo

mulva33:

I'm amazed this is pet peeve. I've never even considered it.  sometimes I use the words interchangeably.  I ask Liza if she's ready to go to "school"in the morn, but tell my H I'm picking her up from "daycare".  I'm salacious and had no clue.

i never considered it either, but i'll take what i can get today

i'm still going to refer to my nanny as a private tutor from here on out though, fyi.

CreamyMonster

Echowysp:

*blondiem*:

Echowysp:

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Eh, I think that's bullshiit.

I want him to associate school with "fun" So far, daycare is fun to him and he gets giddy when I tell him that's where we are going.  Besides, like I said above, I can't help the name

I am with tlc. This argument is tired and worn out.

I said the people *I* know, Blondie, feel this way.  Not sure how you can comment on people you don't know.

Okay, then what was your point of saying it in this post?  You were obviously implying something by it.

EMWindy

I call my DD's daycare school because, if I called it daycare, my dog would go crazy (he recognizes the word 'daycare' and thinks that means he's going to doggie daycare).

I hate teasing my poor dog and getting him all excited for nothing, lol.

MegGary

Mrs.tlcS:

violetvirgo:

Mrs.tlcS:

this argument is so tired.

who cares?

ME, damnitt, and apparently a lot of people look at the views.

my nanny is not a private tutor.  she's a nanny.  but now i'm going to say that my private tutor is coming over to educate dd.

 

Fair enough re: your nanny.  Are all daycares schools?  no.  But some of them have structured curricula, even for infancy.  So it's not necessarily out of line to call some daycares schools.

But to throw a hissy fit b/c someone is telling their LO to get ready for school... or asking how school was today?  Stupid.

avz2azb

DD goes to a Montessori school. We say go let's go to school. Mommy goes to school to teach, and daddy is back in school full time, so we all go to school every morning.

Echowysp

CreamyMonster:

Echowysp:

*blondiem*:

Echowysp:

The moms I know who say it usually are feeling guilty about sending their kids off to daycare.

Eh, I think that's bullshiit.

I want him to associate school with "fun" So far, daycare is fun to him and he gets giddy when I tell him that's where we are going.  Besides, like I said above, I can't help the name

I am with tlc. This argument is tired and worn out.

I said the people *I* know, Blondie, feel this way.  Not sure how you can comment on people you don't know.

Okay, then what was your point of saying it in this post?  You were obviously implying something by it.

Just that the only women in my life who have called Kindercare "school" were my friends (2 of them) who voiced guilt about sending their kids off every day.  They said calling it school made them feel better.