https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 09:50:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-112083 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:56:18 +0000 volksgirl64 112083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone, it's good reassurance to know that I'm not the only one who thinks she would benefit from an educational program, especially now that she's 3. I just didn't know if maybe I was putting too much pressure on her or the daycare in regards to where I think she should be vs. where she is.<br /> We just had her 3 year check-up this week, I wish I'd thought to ask the doctor! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-112017 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:20:43 +0000 regberadaisy 112017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When LO starts daycare it will be at a place that I won't expect them to be much more than just a babysitter. But I plan to transition her to a more education based preschool when she's 2 at the latest 3.<br /> The decision was largely based because the education based one is closer to my work and I don't drive right now. So it will be just too much for my husband to drop off and pick up. And it's quite a bit more expensive. I would love for her to start from the education based place from the beginning. But I figure the first 2 years there's not that much happening developmentally that we can't handle at home.</p> <p>But beyond 2 or 3 I want her to be somewhere they actually TEACH. Just from seeing my nieces, nephews and their cousins, kids these days are entering kindergarten knowing SO much more than we did. Just knowing your ABCs and 123s no longer cuts it. I fear if I don't put her into a education based preschool she will be quite behind entering kindergarten. I mean I don't want to be that atypical Asian mom that pushes school school school and I won't be. But I also want to set her up for success. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111992 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:48:11 +0000 Andrea 111992@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: yeah, it sucks but we're so used to it now and can do so much more on the weekends. but at first, we were SO tired!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111988 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:45:00 +0000 mrs. wagon 111988@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: oh my gosh. Yeah, my nephew dropped his nap just after turning 1, too. Ahhh!! I'd die. Wagon Jr was still taking 3 naps at 1! Sometimes 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111979 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:40:40 +0000 Goldilocks1107 111979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've selected an in home daycare that doesn't really have an educational program, but plan to switch to a more pre-school based on when LO is 2-3 years old. We'll probably look for one that has learning-by-playing so she's prepared for kindergarten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111978 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:40:34 +0000 Andrea 111978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: i know, she is not the norm but at least i know she is not the only one. i have friends where BOTH kids stopped napping after their 1st bday. and now they are expecting twins, god help them! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111971 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:38:55 +0000 Mrs. Bee 111971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i hope charlie naps until he starts elementary school!!!!</p> <p>our daycare is definitely play-based. but they do go over letters -- everyone can sing the abc song, days of the week, months. they go to the local playground every day, do an arts and crafts project, circle time, read books, and learn spanish! charlie called water agua the other day!</p> <p>it's not super academic, but we just love the personal attention each child gets there. 3 teachers for 7-10 kids depending on the day. they tell us exactly what charlie did each day, exactly how long he napped, whether he pooped, how much he ate. charlie loves his teachers and he's very happy there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111963 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:36:53 +0000 mrs. wagon 111963@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: ack!! 15 months is when Wagon Jr. went from 2 naps to 1. He is such a sleepy kid, I swear. On a good day he still naps 2 hours and he still sleeps at night from 7:30 - 7am. Ok now I am just bragging. I totally just jinxed it and he will probably drop that nap tomorrow. Haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111955 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:35:08 +0000 Andrea 111955@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: yes, i am very lucky. she dropped naps at 15 months (unless we are in the car). :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111950 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:34:06 +0000 mrs. wagon 111950@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: what!! oh my!!! Haha. I totally dread the day Wagon Jr drops his nap!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111944 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:32:53 +0000 Andrea 111944@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: haha. my LO always conks out no matter what because she does not nap all day!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111931 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:30:02 +0000 mrs. wagon 111931@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Andrea: I feel like it's totally worth the money when he totally CONKS OUT at bedtime ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111925 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:27:08 +0000 Andrea 111925@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: that sounds like what mine does, too. i think it is important that we're getting something more than babysitters for our money. plus, i'd like my LO to be playing AND learning something every day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111916 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:23:19 +0000 mrs. wagon 111916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>our daycare is more like a preschool and sounds just like the one you toured, with a theme each week. They center all the books they read, songs they sing, crafts they do, etc. around the theme. They do a craft every single day, they do circle time every day, and they go outside to the playground twice a day unless it's pouring rain or dangerously icy. They also take nature walks and walk to the library down the street as well... and a few times a month they have a music lady visit and a visit from the Tumble Bus (an emptied out schoolbus that contains a mini gym inside-- genius!!!), and every few months they get a traveling petting zoo too. It's AMAZING and luckily very inexpensive compared to other programs in our area. </p> <p>RJ is very active and the program has been unbelievable. They give progress reports that help us track his development (how many words he can string together at once, how his attention span is improving, etc). The class is nice and small too (usually 3 teachers for 8 kids) so they get tons of attention. I absolutely love it. </p> <p>That being said, if an in-home, less educational daycare were available, I would consider it.. but only when he was younger. He's 2 years 3 months now. I would have considered in-home maybe until he turned 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111896 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:13:52 +0000 heffalump 111896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO isn't in preschool yet. But I know when I went to preschool it was all learning by play. It's the only preschool in our area that works like that still, and focuses more on play than anything else. I think it just depends on what you want and what you're comfortable with. Personally, I feel like LO only gets to be a baby once and I like her to play, and learn from that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111894 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:10:23 +0000 Andrea 111894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is almost 2 and they don't do days of the week/letters yet but I know they will start when she is 3. Right now, there is a weekly lesson plan and learning objectives but they do not start more rigorous academics until they are 3. I think you have to ask the at home daycare if they are preparing her for kinder or not. You don't want to be in a situation where she is behind the rest of the pack when she starts kinder if they are not teaching her enough - not unless you plan on teaching her at home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-environment#post-111886 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:04:00 +0000 volksgirl64 111886@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last night DH, DD &amp; I toured a daycare/preschool for DD (she turned 3 last week) thinking that it might be time to get her into more of a structured/educational environment. We loved the program - they have a theme every week and teach around that theme, do science &amp; art projects, and all the teachers are accredited by a national program. It's a bit more expensive than now but I think it might be worth it.<br /> But I wondered if I'm being too uptight about where she should be developmentally. We switched daycares back in September (in home to in home) due to a move and it seems like our new one isn't as educational. I don't think they ever do things like days of the week or letters really. They have some cute arts &amp; crafts but it seems like more that I'm paying someone to just watch her play and make sure she doesn't get hurt and feed her.<br /> But, again, she's only 3. Does she really need more than that?</p> <p>What's your daycare environment like, especially if you're in a home daycare? </p>