https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:47:19 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241507 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:56:44 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2241507@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ours is a 2 day program for 3 hours at age 2. at 3 it goes to 3 day and at 4 it's 5 day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241448 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 05:54:09 +0000 creativemomma15 2241448@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 3 and will be going 5 hours a week... It's 9-11:30 two mornings a week. The following year he will do more but I'm not sure what yet. I think they offer 3 mornings or 4 afternoons for the older age. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241437 Tue, 21 Jul 2015 05:28:39 +0000 Finfan 2241437@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LovelyPlum: We are doing nature preschool! So excited! </p> <p>Ours is afternoons, 3 hours/day, 3 days/week. The school is s hike from us so I was hoping to get her in the 2/day program but it was full. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241329 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:09:22 +0000 LovelyPlum 2241329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are not there yet, but a lot of the preschools around us are either MWF or Tu-Th from 9-11:30. That seems to be pretty standard, from what I've seen. Some also have lunch options. We will probably use our daycare preschool, but I would also consider one of the two nature preschool programs our city is starting! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241321 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 21:02:32 +0000 autumnlove 2241321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>9am-3pm with before and after care 3x a week! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241294 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:32:10 +0000 daniellemybelle 2241294@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO goes to a preschool for part-time daycare. 9am-3pm with before &amp; after care so the day can be as long as 7am-5pm. You can send your LO 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 days. LO goes 2 days right now with after care, not before care. She's almost 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241293 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:31:40 +0000 KayKay 2241293@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the true preschools I looked at (not daycare with preschool curriculum) are 3ish hours/day for 2-3-4-or-5 days a week. But several of them that just have a morning slot also offer an optional lunch hour (12-1) or optional afternoon programming (1-3) so you can extend the day to a more traditional school day if you want.</p> <p>ETA: most of the Montessori schools offer morning (830-1130), afternoon (1230-330), or full day (830-330). We were enrolling late bc of a move and couldn't do full day Montessori like we did this year for 3 days a week </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241283 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:13:22 +0000 catlady 2241283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO will likely continue to preschool at our current daycare, so it will be 40-45 hrs per week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241271 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 20:00:42 +0000 lady grey 2241271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: same! 2 days, 3 hours per day </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241231 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 19:02:05 +0000 chopsuey 2241231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 4 and goes to school 4 days a week for 3.5 hours/day.<br /> In the fall she'll go 5 days a week for 4 hours/day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241230 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:59:35 +0000 ChelseaRose 2241230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I WOH, but am not using it for daycare. He will be in a 3s class and with early care can start as early as 6:30am (realistically between 7-8am) and then will be picked up by my mom at noon. We are starting him with two days a week and will move up to three days a week after the first six months or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241227 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:51:33 +0000 beloved 2241227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>24 hrs a week when he starts 3 year old preschool. Right now he attends for 12 hrs a week at MDO (6 hrs a day 2 days a week) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241208 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:24:16 +0000 mrsjazz 2241208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>45-50 hours a week. The pre-school program is 9a to 3:45p + early drop off at 8:30 and extended day. We both WOH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241194 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 18:04:20 +0000 FannyMae 2241194@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>3 year old kinder starts in january for us - it is only 5 hours a week (2 sessions). Once she starts 4 year old kinder in 2017 it will be 15 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241123 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:40:07 +0000 Sparkler 2241123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My preschooler is in Montessori preschool, which is typically 5 days a week. Our school is 4.5 hours a day for 3-5 year olds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2241120 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:34:58 +0000 birdofafeather 2241120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours functions as a daycare basically so R (2.5) goes 2 days for 8.5 hours a day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240975 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:36:10 +0000 Ree723 2240975@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our preschool (all preschools in England actually) offer 15 hours per week once the child turns 3, so five days per week for 3 hrs each day. I'd actually prefer only three mornings per week but the norm is five days. We have an afternoon spot (12:30-3:30) but they also have mornings as well (8:30-11:30). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240957 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 14:21:26 +0000 matador84 2240957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oreschool full time-9-330 daily. I'm not including late and early care. They are there 730 to 530. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240917 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 13:55:19 +0000 skipra 2240917@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is just 6 hours a week - 2 days. That is pretty standard for the sahm in my town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240831 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:59:11 +0000 Bao 2240831@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rainbow Sprinkles: Yeah I was hoping for a little bit longer too. By the time I get home and get into doing something or run errands I have to be right back, it seems like. I'd even take 2 longer days over 3 shorter days. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240828 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:57:21 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 2240828@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is 9 hours a week, also. 3 hours, 3 times a week.</p> <p>I REALLY wish it was longer, like maybe three 5-hour classes every week, but I couldn't find anything like that!<br /> 9-12 seems to be the norm for 3-year olds. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240707 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:34:15 +0000 Anagram 2240707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 2 year old is starting a preschool program Aug 1, just for the fall semester while I'm on mat leave. It's Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8-3 pm. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240687 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:15:16 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2240687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tuesday mornings for 2.5 hours starting in sept. He will just be 18 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240660 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:50:44 +0000 fancyfunction 2240660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This fall we're starting with 2 days/week, 3 hr/day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240656 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:49:24 +0000 Bao 2240656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: oh it's just Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday :) so 3 hours a day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240621 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:29:26 +0000 looch 2240621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2 hours 45 minutes, 5 days a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240617 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:25:03 +0000 CakeLady 2240617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS will be going to a preschool with extended day care. He'll be there 45-50 hours a week. The preschool part of the day is about 2.5 hours each day. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240616 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:24:42 +0000 Jess1483 2240616@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS goes for 4 hours twice a week. Although I just wrote to the director to ask if I could add a day because dammit, a toddler and a newborn are HARD, and I'm supposed to start working from home again next month. </p> <p>It used to be 3 hours/day, which I actually liked better, but that's no longer an option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240587 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 10:05:35 +0000 shellio 2240587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The 2.5-3.5yo class is 9-11:30 two days a week. The 3.5-5 classrooms are 9-1 two to three days a week. Obviously this isn't a daycare setting, more ideal for parents who SAH or WAH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-many-hours-per-week-doeswill-your-lo-go-to-preschool#post-2240560 Mon, 20 Jul 2015 09:46:22 +0000 bushelandapeck 2240560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS will be attending T/Th for 4.5 hours each day. He could go as long as 8-2:30pm but I'm home those days so I don't need him to go as long. </p>