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Morning because it was the only option! But also couldn't do afternoon because both LOs nap. Are you done with naps or how does that factor in?

Last year LO attended the afternoon program because it was the only one that had an open spot. It was actually a new program that they introduced after open enrollment started. He was 3.5 when he started, and the later time helped us adjust.

This year he attends a full day program from 8:45 - 2:00. It is much harder getting out the door with two kids, but it's nice to get a feel for what kindergarten will be like next year. The adjustment last year helped a lot with him being able to handle a full day of school. He never comes home tired anymore like he used to last year.

We do afternoons (1220-250, 4 days a week) and it was really hard. He had kind of stopped napping anyway but preschool just exhausts him. And I hate that our mornings are so slow and unstructured. He is also an early riser so the mornings drag on!

We do afternoon from 1-4 and it has it's pros and cons. It was the only class that had a spot so that's why we took it as we discovered this school kind of late and loved it.

We have a long drive for preschool so it is nice that the roads are generally better in the afternoon. DD is also a late sleeper so it is nice not to have to wake her up.

On the other hand, I find it easier to motivate her to leave the house if we start getting ready as soon as she wakes up. Also we struggle to get two meals in her before she goes to school and with a morning class, she could eat a smaller meal and then have lunch after school. The way my work schedule is, I could be more involved in her program if she attended mornings.

Registration for next year just started and I requested a morning class so we will see what will happen. If we wind up with the same time slot, I will adjust! I just think a morning class would help DH (a SAHD) establish a better daily routine at hole.

We do mornings. We were originally given an afternoon spot, 12:30-3:30, which I was really unhappy about as DD still naps every day. I pulled her from the program after the first day as they were unwilling to be flexible with the number of days she attended (the program is five days a week but I only wanted her to attend two or three days a week) and I could tell early on she still was going to need her nap!

We put her in a different program, two mornings a week from 9:15-12:15; we just bumped her up to three mornings a week this week now. And she still takes a 2 hr 15 min nap every single day (she's 3.5 yrs old) as without it, she's a nightmare by about 4:00 pm!

We're slow movers in the morning and late risers (the girls don't usually get up until 8:30 or 9:00 if left to their own devices) so the morning has been a bit of a struggle at times, but I figure we'll get used to it as we'll have to eventually!

We don't have an afternoon option, but I think I would always pick morning anyway. They can go in the morning and then be home for nap time.

Morning - DS1 (at 3) still takes a good 2 hour nap in the afternoon.

I really wanted mornings for the 4's year, but it was full when we registered, so we had to go with the afternoon program. Turned out to be the right option because the class size was much smaller, which is what my son needed. He dropped his nap in August, right before school began in September.

This year they eliminated the morning/afternoon choice and instead offer one session.

LO will start playschool 2 mornings a wek in the Fall. I am happy it's in the mornings, because even now that's when we do most of our big activities. Afternoons for us are for lunch, nap, and the park.