Post by Dumbledork on Aug 14, 2015 20:10:12 GMT -5
In our area, PreK is state funded. Kids have to be four by a certain date in order to enroll. Basically it's lined up to be kids who will meet the birthday deadline for kindergarten the following year. The Preschool room in our building were fours that didn't meet the cutoff date and parent's paid regular daycare fees.
Because PreK is state funded, there are more rules and regulations for everything- teachers and the level of education required, curriculum, how the classroom is set up, how the schedule is set up, how long they spend outside, how cold it can be when they're outside, and on and on.
So it depends on where you are and how things are funded.
In our area, PreK is state funded. Kids have to be four by a certain date in order to enroll. Basically it's lined up to be kids who will meet the birthday deadline for kindergarten the following year. The Preschool room in our building were fours that didn't meet the cutoff date and parent's paid regular daycare fees.
Because PreK is state funded, there are more rules and regulations for everything- teachers and the level of education required, curriculum, how the classroom is set up, how the schedule is set up, how long they spend outside, how cold it can be when they're outside, and on and on.
So it depends on where you are and how things are funded.
This is the same for my state. Even most private preschools which offer pre-k follow the state curriculum.
We are at a private school that starts at 3 and goes up to 8th grade. Pre-k is the year before K.