I here ya on the whole losing kids to preschool. I have done this for quite some time now but have to say in the last year I have lost so many little ones about a year early to "pre-school", a little frustrating due to the fact that I provide preschool education for all the kids when they hit 3yrs. If they stay with me by the age of 4.5 to 5 they are more than prepared for kindergarten. Parents are still opting out on my offer to prepare the child for kindergarten and in some cases actually, dropping their child to me in the am, picking the child up at noon and bringing them to preschool then picking them up from preschool and bringing back to me for the rest of the day.....why? so much work and extra pay for the preschool and my services when they could have the ease of one drop and their child would still be prepared for kindergarten. I think it's like the new fad, everyone is doing it!!!!!!!
just had a Mom tell me yesterday that she planned to posibly move their daughter into a half day maybe full day preschool in the fall.....this has happened too many times, I informed her, her daughter will be off the schedule come september and I will need to fill the spot before then, so...IF she decides to go with half day I will need to know SOON. otherwise the spot will be filled, can't sit and wait for parents to make up their minds, and put my income on hold!