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LO is currently in a MMO program (she's almost 2.5) and will be in preschool next year. We decided to start her at 2 because she's a quieter kid and wasn't talking much. She's definitely benefited from going. She goes 2 days a week from 9-11:45. She's opened up a lot more and her speech is amazing (she was on the later side of talking). She absolutely loves going so I'm glad we started earlier.

We're interested in Montessori school, which usually starts at 2.5 years.

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.

@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.

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!

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!

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!

She'll start this fall at 3!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

Next fall at 3.5.

3x a week, 9-12 am.

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.

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!