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Transitioning from Pre-K to K

JillianGoeJillianGoe member
edited March 2014 in Parenting

I enrolled my daughter in a preschool program that meets M/W/F from 9:30a-noon.  We've since moved farther north than we had expected and we now live 45+ minutes away from the school.  I researched and found a much closer school--that DH and I like equally as much as the first--but we could only afford to send her to this school twice a week (W/F--but she'd be there from 7:00a-12:30p).

I'm a bit worried that only being at school two days a week won't prepare her adequately for kindergarten, which is five full days a week.  That said, she'd ultimately be getting more hours each week at the two-day program than the three-day program, so that accounts for something.

We're leaning toward the second program because it's closer and we like it just as much, but I'd be willing to do the drive to the first program if it meant she'd transition better to kindergarten.  I'm overthinking this, aren't I?  What are your thoughts/experiences with transitioning from preschool/pre-K programs to kindergarten?  WWYD if you had these two options? Thanks!

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Re: Transitioning from Pre-K to K

  • taggiecbtaggiecb member
    We did not do preschool at all.  They went straight to full 5 days. I would do what is going to put the least amount of strain on you and your LO.
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    Cate1234 said:
    45 minutes is an insane commute for preschool.  Most of the preschool programs in my area are 2-3 hours a day.  Almost all of the kids are going to have a big adjustment going from that to all day kindergarten.  I don't really think that there is much you can do and the school will probably be able to handle it.  An extra day of daycare isn't going to make a huge difference.  I would ask if the school has any recommendations when you go through registration.

    Somehow I left out an important note--my mom and MIL will have my kids at their houses two of the three days, and the school is only 10ish minutes away from them, so I'd only be doing the 45min one day a week.  But still.  Yes--it's an insane commute for PK.  (If we send her to the school up the street from us, mom and MIL will come to our house--they are awesome.)
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  • flyingsaucerflyingsaucer member
    I don't think 1 additional day will make a huge difference. My son went to PreK full day 5 days a week and he was STiLL exhausted and had a major adjustment to K! I think that you have to do what is overall best for your family and she will adjust either way. GL
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  • littlemermaidlittlemermaid member
    My son went from a 2 day/week preschool to 5 days.  He didn't have any issues. 
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  • JillianGoeJillianGoe member
    cmeon_the_water said:
    Is K next year- or in 2015? Do you use a preschool that closes (or operates at a very different capacity) during the summer? I wouldn't switch preschools for the last 3 months of her preschool experience on a child unless I really had to- so, if she falls into that category (K next year, summer off), I'd stay put if it's at all possible.

    But, longer 2 day vs shorter 3 day? Not enough of a difference there to even concern yourself over.

    K is in 2015, so she'll begin PK fall2014. 

     

    Thanks for the input, ladies!!

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