As ridiculous as it might sound coming from a girl who was homeschooled from kindergarten thru high school graduation, I'm pretty much just sending her to Pre-K for the social aspect. She's been learning her basics for education already at home with my mom. She already knows her alphabet, can recognize and write her letters and identify their sounds. She can also write her own name and family member names and more. But I felt that she needed to be able to get out of the house and spend time with other children her age. Especially since so much revolves around Kyle - his therapies and doctor's appointments, etc. - I wanted her to have something of her own.
Our condo complex is not very child-friendly. No playing with balls on premesis, no bikes on premesis, no chalk marks on the precious property grounds, etc., so Hannah ends up couped up in the house almost constantly. Now that she's in Pre-K, she gets to play with other kids her age and have friends and run around on a playground and learn some Spanish and sign language in addition to basics of education.
I do think that the governmental leaders did not think this thing through thoroughly (shocked!) because the voluntary Pre-K program, funded by the government only covers 3 hours a day and does not include classroom supply fees or registration fees. It almost seems to be a conspiracy to get kids who would normally stay home until kindergarten into a daycare. The majority of parents who sign up for the VPK (Voluntary Pre-K) program end up enrolling them for "wrap-around" care at an additional fee. I don't blame them. I would too if I could afford it. It's a pain in the neck to pack her up, bring her to school, and drop her off just to do the same thing in reverse three hours later - especially when it means packing up Kyle and Audrey too.
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