https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 18 May 2026 23:31:10 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134899 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 20:07:57 +0000 yoursilverlining 1134899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare does pre-k (full day, same hours as daycare) and then she goes to public school for kindergarden. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134893 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 20:01:46 +0000 regberadaisy 1134893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: nope, our county is huge and has tons of districts. Ie even in my town there are at least 3 school districts. Some more competitive than others which in turn drives housing up. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134891 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:59:47 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1134891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: school district may not always be county and often school zones are even smaller/ more restrictive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134889 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:58:53 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1134889@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: ours may even be by region. Like ours is called the big bend learning coalition and it covers like three counties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134881 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:52:47 +0000 littlek 1134881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is in the same county but different school district. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134878 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:52:10 +0000 littlek 1134878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: do you mean county? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134833 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 19:24:54 +0000 regberadaisy 1134833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: lucky! I'm almost 100% positive ours are by school district. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134685 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 17:29:19 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1134685@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@locavore_mama: no. As longn as they are in the county they can enroll. The state has public and private providers even some home centers. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134592 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:26:14 +0000 MamaCate 1134592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My daycare has a full day pre K program. If we are still here, I would definitely go that route--everyone raves about it and we have really liked our center so far. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134588 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 15:23:13 +0000 looch 1134588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare also offers a preschool option, but honestly, right now, he's staying where he is. The preschool is part time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134523 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 14:18:15 +0000 regberadaisy 1134523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My dream daycare does offer PreK and kinder too but it's not our school district so we wouldn't qualify. </p> <p>@littlek: @T.H.O.U.: are your daycares in your zoned district? @JoyfulKiwi: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134465 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 13:30:08 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1134465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our son's daycare has Pre-K and private Kindergarten. This is an interesting perspective, because all the daycares I've worked in offered preschool in their 3/4/5 rooms and all the preschools I've worked at offered before &amp; after care. I'm not sure what I'd do in your situation. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134440 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 13:01:13 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1134440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've thought about this and I'm not sure how to make it work either!!! It's hard to shuffle short preschool hours if you need more child care. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134420 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 12:41:43 +0000 littlek 1134420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare offers pre K and K. We will probably keep him in for both. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134351 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:33:34 +0000 T.H.O.U. 1134351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our daycare offers state PreK and then normal daycare the other hours. All in the same building which is nice. Plus the state covers the tuition for it from 9-12 so the rates go down a bunch. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/daycare-vs-prek#post-1134347 Sun, 06 Oct 2013 11:31:51 +0000 regberadaisy 1134347@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If your child is currently in daycare FT will you put them in pre K when it's time? </p> <p>I'm not sure because pre K is only a few hours. So we will have to worry about childcare after Prek ends. My local PreK is hosted by a daycare and they give you an option to bus them to their daycare after Pre K ends. But who's to say I will even like that daycare.</p> <p>Have you thought about Pre K if your LO is in daycare full time? </p>