https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:21:15 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599219 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:22:24 +0000 LBee 2599219@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS goes for 12 hours a week at age 2 (two 6 hour days). They do the system of you go as many days as you are old - i.e. once he turns 3 he will go 3 days a week, translating for 18 hours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599210 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:15:57 +0000 jape14 2599210@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS (almost 2) will be going for 12 hours/week starting this fall - 8:30-12:30, 3 days a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599202 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:10:55 +0000 SweetiePie 2599202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He'll be going 4 hours a week this fall. 9-11 Mondays and Wednesdays. In December we have the option to extend him to 4 hours/day. I'm still not sure how that could work with his nap, but I guess his sleep needs could change a lot between now and then. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599180 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:52:37 +0000 yin 2599180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO1 was 4 last year, and he attended 25 hours/week. I think it was perfect for us. LO2 will be 3 this year, and he is going for 3 mornings a week for a total of 9 hours. It'll be a good introduction to preschool for him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599115 Fri, 05 Aug 2016 00:20:43 +0000 lilteacherbee 2599115@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is starting preschool next month (he'll be 3 in Nov). He's going Tues, Wed, and Thurs from 8:30-12, so 10.5 hours/week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599109 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:54:21 +0000 ALV91711 2599109@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catlady: same for DS. He is in the pre-school room at daycare and loves it. </p> <p>Since he started daycare at one it has been roughly 45 hour weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2599108 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 23:41:44 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 2599108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are full time since age 3. M-F, about 9-4. He naps every day for about 2 hours and is happy as a clam when I pick him up. Sometimes I avoid picking him up early because I know he's playing with kids... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598825 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:24:07 +0000 Kemma 2598825@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Prior to me going back to work my big girl was in public preschool / kindergarten for five mornings a week, 0815-1215, and before that she did three afternoons a week 1315-1515). Public kindergarten starts at around age 2y8m in New Zealand and kids generally move to morning kindy (five days a week) at around 3.5 or 4 years old.</p> <p>Now that I'm back at work, both my small people (3y10m and 16m) go to preschool / daycare for 25 hours per week (M, T, T). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598817 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 16:15:36 +0000 LilSprinkles 2598817@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS's school is 8:30 - 3:30 M-F, so 35 hours a week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598707 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:55:39 +0000 chopsuey 2598707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did PT 3 days a week when she was 3.5. Will do the same for DS. (Around 10-12hrs/week)<br /> PT (3.5 hrs a day) 4 days a week for pre-k </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598642 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:11:29 +0000 whiskers 2598642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8:00 - 4:00 Tues/Thurs. Next year for VPK she will go 3 1/2 hours M-F </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598634 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:04:22 +0000 daniellemybelle 2598634@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>8ish hours total - Tuesday/Thursday 7:45am-12pm. The school day is 8-12 but you can drop off 7-8 and DH does drop off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598623 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:00:19 +0000 KayKay 2598623@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 is 4 and will be starting school-day preschool (830-330, 5 days/week) this fall. But K here is full-day, so it's something of a build up to that....knowing that this preschool is very child-directed and not structured, has a built in rest-time in the afternoon if they want/need it, etc. </p> <p>Plus, she did 40+ hr/week in daycare from 12w-2y, then 24hr/week preschool at 2, and then 10hr/week preschool last year at 3. So she was steadily decreasing as she aged instead of increasing like most kids! ha. She loves school and constantly asks me when she can go everyday, if she can go Saturdays, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598617 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:57:21 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2598617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>12 hours M,W, F </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598606 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:53:35 +0000 Mrsbells 2598606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao:<br /> full time 8.30 to 3pm daily </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598596 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:51:14 +0000 fancyfunction 2598596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year was 6 hrs in the 2's program. This year will be 9 hrs with the option of 2-4 hrs extra per week for a "lunch bunch" program. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598561 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:37:11 +0000 catlady 2598561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full-time (continuation of daycare). On average, probably between 42 and 45 hours per week. It's fine, she's used to it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598560 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:36:17 +0000 looch 2598560@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year, it was around 10 hours a week.<br /> This year, it's 20, but he only attends for 16.</p> <p>It's fine, I mean, we don't need full time care, but if we did, there would be no way we could afford this place. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2598553 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:33:56 +0000 winniebee 2598553@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year, he was in two days, 830-330, so 14 hours total. This year, he's doing junior K and will be going 35 hours a week (M-F, 830-330) :crying: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/preschool-how-many-hours-per-week#post-2597814 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 13:15:00 +0000 Bao 2597814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 3 year old went to preschool last year, and she went 9 hours per week Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. This year she will be going 12 hours per week M-TH...which I think is a good amount, I like that she gets to go an extra day because I feel like it helps out the daily routine a little better. </p> <p>How many hours per week is your LO's preschool? Do you think it's the right amount of hours? </p>