https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 23 May 2026 05:27:12 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1980267 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:39:26 +0000 Grace 1980267@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Straight to kindergarten. LO's daycare is preschool-ish, plus there's no way I'm giving up her spot to send her to preschool. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979770 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 04:15:05 +0000 matador84 1979770@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 9 month old and 2 year old go to an actual preschool even though I call it daycare. They really do a fabulous job. I feel like the 2 year old room is like a pre-k room. They do arts and crafts but also gym time and music time. They do a lot of reading and learning...he knows the alphabet perfectly and recognizes all of his letters. He can identify colors, shapes and numbers 0-10 in English and in Spanish. I was talking to him the other day and he recited the 7 days of the week perfectly. I have been very happy with his preschool so far! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979763 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 02:58:50 +0000 808love 1979763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO started the day she turned 2. She was already potty trained and transitioned well. I definitely think preschool is great in terms of academics and social development but I miss my time with LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979756 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 01:26:08 +0000 birdofafeather 1979756@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably fall 2016. She'll be 3, turning 4, but that means 2 years of preschool before K. She's in a 1 morning a week program now at 22 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979741 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:21:53 +0000 Chaosmaven 1979741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hopefully next fall at 2.5, there is a local co-op preschool that offers 2 classes a week in the mornings for 2.5-3 year olds. My LO talks a lot and asks about school, so I think she will be ready! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979733 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:13:26 +0000 Rainbow Sprinkles 1979733@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Next fall at 3.5. </p> <p>3x a week, 9-12 am. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979722 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 23:55:00 +0000 HLK208 1979722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Next fall at 3 years of age! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979240 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 16:56:03 +0000 hilsy85 1979240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are going through the application process right now for the fall of 2015, when he is 2 yrs 11 months. Most schools around here start at 2, but have cut offs of sept. 1st or earlier (he's an october baby). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979127 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:45:41 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1979127@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started Liam at 2.5 and it's been great. He goes two days per week now, but we will probably increase it to three days next fall. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979122 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:42:02 +0000 mamimami 1979122@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son started at 2.5 and my daughter started at 2. It has been very beneficial for both of them. That experience helped my son be ready for his "observation" (entrance exam type thing) which got him into a very competitive school program. My daughter just started preschool and she loves it. I think for her the social aspect will be very beneficial as she's not used to NOT getting her way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979091 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:24:59 +0000 regberadaisy 1979091@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD1 is in daycare and I'm not sure I will put her in U PreK because it's only a half day program. With both of us WOH FT I'm not sure that's feasible. So she'll likely go straight to kindergarten. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979081 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:20:03 +0000 Corduroy 1979081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My current plan is 4 and a half so she will attend a year before she starts Kindergarten. Selfishly, that's so I can keep her at the same affordable daycare as (yet-to-be-born) LO2 as long as possible. </p> <p>Maybe I'm being naïve and she won't be able to get a spot at 4. Or she might get bored with daycare by 4 depending on the mix of the kids at that point. I didn't know about one day a week programs. That might be the best solution for us to start pre-K without breaking the bank and killing ourselves with pick-up/drop-off. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979032 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 15:00:50 +0000 fancyfunction 1979032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's starting the 2's class next fall. Even though she'll be 3 next Sept, it's following her school schedule/year. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1979022 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:56:15 +0000 Beehive 1979022@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He started preschool this past September, just before he turned 2 (it's a class for 2-3.5 year olds, and we have him going 3 days a week in the afternoon). Even though he was really very young when he started, we're SO glad we did it - he absolutely loves it, and he's learned so much. We're going to do 5 days a week next year, when he'll be 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978926 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:18:34 +0000 loveisstrange 1978926@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This coming August! Ah! She'll be 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978920 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:14:30 +0000 yellowbird 1978920@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She'll start this fall at 3! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978912 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:07:44 +0000 lawbee11 1978912@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably around 2.5. Definitely by 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978903 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:02:23 +0000 Jess1483 1978903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started when my son turned 2. It was the only real preschool program I could find (not just a daycare called a preschool.) I really love it, so we're lucky! He goes two days a week for three hours, but not summers. I wanted to start him before LO2 is born so that he doesn't feel like he's shipped off somewhere when Mommy hangs out with his brother or sister. I'm loving it so far!</p> <p>He is by far the youngest in the class, since most of them started in September, but I love the exposure to slightly older kids, and he seems to as well!</p> <p>The fall before he turns 4, we may switch to a cooperative pre-school that I actually attended, but they follow the school year guidelines for age, so if we waited, he couldn't go to preschool until he's almost 4! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978900 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:00:09 +0000 Bao 1978900@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: I wish we could afford the Montessori school around here! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978899 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 14:00:08 +0000 BelugaBean 1978899@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: That is really surprising. In her program, they just ask that you let them know when your child is potty trained and if they are, they ask if they need to use the bathroom instead of checking their diaper. They also ask that they wear pull ups. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978897 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:59:22 +0000 NurseDMB 1978897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son is going to start a 2 day "preschool" in September next year - he'll be about 25 months. It's only on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9-12. I think it will be good for him to be around other kids and adults.</p> <p>The program I'm looking into doesnt require for them to be potty trained. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978891 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:56:58 +0000 Bao 1978891@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: me either! That's why I was surprised this program required that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978883 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:55:07 +0000 BelugaBean 1978883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: She didn't at two but will have to be next year. I don't feel like I know many kids potty trained by two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978881 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:53:40 +0000 jhd 1978881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He will most definitely go to Pre-K or some kind of preschool before kindergarten. Kindergarten is a lot more intense than it was when we were kids so I want him to at least be accustomed to going to school and a routine of nothing else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978877 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:53:04 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1978877@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He will start in a two day mornings only 2 year old program next fall (he will be 2.5). I had planned to wait until he was 3, but the local church programs here follow a school schedule, so it works out better to start him at 2.5. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978868 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:51:28 +0000 pui 1978868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're interested in Montessori school, which usually starts at 2.5 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978861 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:49:51 +0000 erinpye 1978861@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's 2.5 and does a little, 4 session at a time, "preschool" for 1.5 hours on Saturdays, a couple times a year, but I won't send her to actual school until she's 4 or 5. Same for my youngest. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978857 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:48:42 +0000 Bao 1978857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Foodnerd81: my LO will turn 3 August 29th and school starts that next week so she will be very young for her class, too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978855 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:47:38 +0000 Foodnerd81 1978855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She is only 16 months now, but I think she will start actual preschool when she turns three. Her birthday is right before the cutoff so she will always be the youngest in her class. We are starting a preschool type class tomorrow, but it's just an hour, once a week, and I stay. </p> <p>That could all change next year but for now I don't think she will need a 2s class. Since I SAH with her, I do think it will be good for her at 3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/when-will-your-lo-start-preschool#post-1978852 Wed, 10 Dec 2014 13:47:09 +0000 Bao 1978852@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BelugaBean: did she have to be potty trained? There is a two year program near us too but the kids have to be potty trained first. </p>