when i started kindergarten in the early seventies, i had to know my abc’s, count to 20, know my full name, phone number, and how to tie my shoes.
a few months ago i called that same public school and asked what sort of stuff my 5 yr old needed to know when she starts k this year and i was told “oh you know, basically just the stuff she is already learning in pre-school.” i informed this individual that my child does not go to pre-school, or daycare, and i needed to know what i should work with her on. the dingbat on the other end of the phone said “well, i don’t know really, it’s just the stuff she should have learned in pre-school.”
hubbymayhem and i took the girl in for registration and a teacher talked to us and to our daughter. she pulled the girl aside and spent about 20 minutes giving her a “quiz”. my never went to pre-school kid scored 87 out of 100 on a quiz that is specifically designed so that no one gets 100%. the teacher was a bit surprised that no pre-school was involved. alphabet,check; count to 10, check; shapes, check; matching,check; write her name, check; name the picture, check; eventually blow the bell curve all to hell, damn right!
Pre-school is so overrated.
Even if your daughter knew nothing, she would soon catch up and fly. I am thoroughly convinced of that. I wasted so much money on pre-school.