How many days a week does your child go to Preschool?

hmr22

My DS just turned four in December so we won't start school until 2013; he is currently going to preschool two days a week for three hours each day. When he starts kindergarten it will be all day. Registration for Preschool next year opens in the beginning of February and we are trying to decide if we should send him three days or five days next year. I really wish our parent/teacher conference was prior to the registration so that we could get their opinion.

Just curious to see how old your child/children are and how often they go to preschool.

 

brightning

She is 4.5 and goes 3 days/3 hrs. She just started preschool and will go for 6 months before starting full-day kindergarten in August. I'm fine with this arrangement, though I think she'll probably have less preschool time than a lot of peers. Giving her ample time at home is important to me.

DragonflyBelle

5 days a week

howleyshell

Oldest:

 - didn't start until age 4 when he went 2 half days a week at a public school.

 - age 5 red shirted (no kindy), changed to a day care type learning center where he goes 3 full days a week.

 - age 6 Kindy next year will be 5 half days a week (+ 3 days of after care) or 2 full days and 1 half day + after care to total 3 full days a week.  They offer a 5 day a week full day program but it's fee based and not what we need as I only work part time

 

Youngest:

 - started at 3.5 at the day care type learning center where he goes 3 full days a week.

 - will continue there next year at age 4.5 - 5.5 as well.

 

futrkingsley

DS is 3.5 and goes to preschool 3 half days plus one full day a week. He will start K at 5 in 2013 and plan to have him do at least 5 half days a week starting in the fall (while keeping the one full day so it will be 4 half days and one full day).

rsd12

Oldest son - two years of preschool.  1st year 2 x week and 2 1/2 hours each session. 2nd year 3x week and 2 1/2 hours each session.  Started Kindergarten in the fall - half day.  Could have easily done a full day!

Middle son - started last Spring 4 x week and 2 1/2 hours a day. This year same (part of an IEP for Speech). Next year (holding out from Kindergarten) but still has an IEP at same school - 5 x week and 2 1/2 hours a day. I think he will have a harder time with everyday and longer days and thankful it is half day for him.

I am hoping my third child follows the first son's schedule.   

Emiliana7

DD, who turns 4 in Feb. started prek this past August. Through Dec. she went MWF from 8-12. We started her 5 days M-F this month. She loves it. Bascially it was my hesitation and letting go issues keeping her from the 5 days.

She will have another year of prek Aug 2012- May 2013 going 5 days 8-12; then in August 2013 she will start K, 5 days a week, from 8-2:30.

cecee36

5 days; Monday-Friday.

kelbrian

She is three and a half and goes five days a week, from 9-2:45.

angelakh

DD is in K3 and goes 3 half days.  In the fall she will be in K4 and go 5 half days.  Kindy will be 5 full days - 8:00 - 2:30.

She would go 5 days now if I would let her and they had an open spot!   

bim38106

This year, DD1 goes 3 half days a week. Next year we're thinking 3 full days a week to prepare her for full-day Kindergarten. 

Sawyerplus1

DS is a few months shy of 4 and started school in the Fall. He goes 4 mornings a week.

ToBeMrsT

Ds turned 4 last week so he'll start kinder at the same time as your ds and he goes 5 days a week, 3 hours a day.  We're trying to decide if he should go longer than 3 hours next year or stick to to the 3 hours. 

jsugrin

DS started last summer and the only downside of his school is in the summer time they only offer week long "camps".  This meant he started a full 5 days a week, half days with random weeks off.  For the regular school year he has been going T-W-H from 8-12 and I think it's perfect.  In the fall he will be eligible for public Transitional Kinder which is a full 5 days a week.  Honestly I think he does better with a full week because he doesn't usually want to go back on Tuesdays after having a long break.

franciscaz

Harm has been going 4 1/2 days since he was 2.5.  The twins will have that schedule too.  I don't know if I will put him in for 5 days next year.  I like having him home one day a week.  I want to enjoy him while I can

Court0026

He is 3 and goes 2 mornings a week.  He will probably go 3 mornings next year.  If we can afford it, I may send DD 2 mornings next week so I can have a minute to myself.  We'll see.  She will be 2. 

UsedToBeGoldie

Griffin is going to be 5 in march and goes 3 days a week- it's full day preschool in his daycare. 

my twins are 2.5 and go 2 days/week.... probably going to start them 3 days/week in Sept.

Mrs. Rohde

Due to her late birthday and the earlier cut off dates for kindergarten she will be in preschool a total of 3 years. This is just her first year (she started in September) so she goes 3 days for 3 hours. For 2012-2013 we may keep her at 3 days but let her stay for lunch so it'll be 4 hours OR we may do 5 days for 3 hours. DH and I are trying to figure out what may be the best thing with a new LO arriving in August. In 2013-2014 we are enrolling her in the elementary school's pre-k so she'll be there all day every day to help prepare her for kindergarten in 2014.

macchiatto

We're visiting a 2's class this week that would be 3 hrs twice a week. In the fall we'll do 3 hrs 3 times a week and probably 5 mornings a week when they're in a 4's class.

Katieh6

Ds1 is 3 and started mdo one day a week this year.He will be in mdo next year two days a week.He starts kinder in 2013 but we will be homeschooling so the mdo is just somewhere he can have fun and get some time away. Ds2 will start mdo when he is 3.

KimandRoss0115

DS started last year at 2.5 and went 3 days a week, 9-1:30.  I got a job in March and he started going to aftercare through the last school year.

This year he goes (sometimes) 5 days a week, varying hours depending on the day.  I say sometimes because I don't work on Th, but I do send him sometimes.  He does not go to aftercare on Th.

mrsblueeyes

DS goes 5 days a week, 8:45-12:15

 

kada626

dd1 does 4yr old preschool 3 days a week/3hrs a day. She will have just one year of preschool before kindergarten and I feel she will be ready.

dd2 I plan on doing 3yr old preschool 2days a week. Then when she is 4, do 3 days a week.

KL777

DS will be 4 this week and goes in the mornings M-F and he attends the after school care program in the afternoons.

 I agree with the pp, you have to do what works best for you and your family.

kittylove

DS is doing 3 yrs of preschool and each yr we add a day. So this yr at 2.9-3.5 he gets 2 days then next year it is 3 and the year before K he gets 4.

trizzie

DS goes 2 days a week for 5.5 hours and will do the same next year. It is important to me to have him home as much as possible before he starts school.  I am also considering doing Kindergarden at the private pre-school he is at and then transitioning to public school in first grade.

KristinKD

She is 4 and goes three mornings a week; next year, she'll be in four-day morning pre-k.

Kindergarten here is half day; if it were full, I'd probably opt for the five-day pre-k next year. We have friends who live in a different district where kindergarten is full day, but their preschool only has the option of three-day pre-k, so their DS will have to make the big jump next year whether they like it or not.

WestCoastMommy

He's in the 3's program and goes 2 times a week for 3hrs a day

Next year it will be 3 times a week for 3hrs