Do I have to send my daughter to preschool?

Rosie Travino: No, but it could help with her education in the future.

Wilmer Skidmore: Your daughter does not have to attend preschool, but it is very highly recommended. What you are doing for her, is probably sufficient, but it may not prepare her for today's kindergarten. I teach 3-6 year-olds, and very often , the children know a lot when they cone to me, but oftentimes, they learned in a way that will not benefit their school career, so I have to work against what their parents have taught them. It's worth it to consider sending her to school for at least a half a day, but do not do it because you feel pressure. DO it because you feel it's what's best for her....Show more

Vickie Clampett: They won' refuse taking your child in. But Preschool is important because it helps your child to get prepared for the school life ahead. My son goes to kindergarten now and he simply loves it. Sending him to to a preschool really helped to get him into the scheme of thi! ngs of school life.http://www.ikidsyl.org/

Rashad Marecki: No, you do not. My husband and I didn't send our daughter. We homeschooled her and she learned a lot more than pre school would have taught her. Now that she's in Kindergarten she's well ahead in a lot of areas.

Brian Marquina: There are many reasons parents send their children to preschool. I think many parents are under the impression that they "must" send their children to preschool. Some want to do it because it gives them a break or puts the responsibility for educating their children on others. I sent my daughter the year before kindergarten because she was so eager to go to school and I knew she'd love being there. She knew all those things, too, and also had a lot of socialization. However, she had been at home with me since she was born, even though we were out and busy all the time. I thought being apart from me 3 mornings a week would be good preparation for both of us for kindergarten. I th! ink it was harder for me having her gone than it was for her. ! :-)I have never heard of anywhere that a school district requires preschool. Here, even kindergarten is not mandatory. Don't let anyone pressure you into sending her to preschool if you don't want to send her. For preschool, teaching her at home is perfectly fine. Just look into the school district's expectations for kindergarteners. It should be on the district's website or give her school a call to find out. If you want her to go next year (that should be the year before kindergarten, right?), you should start looking now. Many preschools here have their open houses and registration for the following year in the spring, some as early as March or April....Show more

Jonathan Schlussel: I would send your daughter to a preschool. Most school will let you do a half day for a couple days a week. It isn't mandatory, but it does help a lot. It is good for her to have the circle time with other kids and for her to be able to stand in line and wait her turn. It is also a good! way to learn the rules of school.If the preschool is in the same school as the kindergarten the kids who are in the preschool now are going to be her classmates so it is a good idea to start her at least a couple days a week get her to know the school and the friends she will have. It also is a good transition from a couple days a week to going the whole day for 5 days a week....Show more

Geraldo Mccalla: It is not a legal requirement to send your children to preschool..

Chastity Doderer: In the USA, preschool is not required anywhere. And in some states, Kindergarten is not a requirement either. Some studies show kids start Kinder better if they go to preschool. But by 4th grade the kids who did not go to preschool are on par with the kids who did go to preschool. so no long-lasting educational benefits. Don't fall into the 'mommy trap' of being bullied into ""Keeping up with the Joneses". If she is getting out with friends, and you are working with her at ho! me she will be fine. Save that preschool money and put it in a college ! fund that will benefit her. (some countries don't even start school for boys until age 7, and these kids are at or above level of American kids at graduation!)...Show more

Estrella Northway: No you don't have to send her. Call the elementary school and ask if they have rules about it. But really from what you say she is already well-socialised. Knowing abc etc first is also an advantage. Only difference at school is she may have to learn to sit quietly for a bit.