Homeschooling ?

[Momof4]

I consider daycare centers better because there your child gets more exposure and also more children to play and interact with although its a personal choice.

Haha, well you are the gutsy one, aren't you? Saying things like that on a home daycare forum without any reason? Hmmmmmm!

[Artsand crafts]

Exposure to what, exactly?

Maybe exposure to more viruses or indifference because of the ton of kids over there. Or maybe more exposure to more people involved in the care of a child because the high personnel turnover, volunteers, or the often rotation of their personal through different age groups.

[playfelt]

You may have missed them for this year but there are homeschool conferences held each spring where speakers present, companies have curriculum for sale and you get to interact with other homeschooling families. You would get a lot of info to help you make your decision.

Also consider what the starting age is in your province. In Ontario for instance a child does not have to attend school till they are six. Therefore you could consider trying the homeschool for the kindergarten year, see how your child does with having to do "school" work and get a handle on what kind of learners they are. A child that craves learning in a group and interacting does not do as well as a child that can settle to concentrate on a topic for an extended period of time. There is a blog I have followed for daycare ideas called confessions of a homeschooler and she has several children at different levels and created a homeschool classroom setup and as I said some of her ideas are great for daycare too.

[crafty]

Wow thanks playfelt, I had no idea. Thanks so much for the info. I know my daughter likes to do things on her own terms. She is very much ''IN CHARGE'' type. So when she is in a group she tends to be the leader and other kids tend to follow her as well. Even kids in my daycare go see her for help to put on a costume or draw something. However, she is also a loaner and likes to do her own things all by herself. She does not need to be surrounded by people all the time in fact she needs the opposite most of the time.

Anyway, I find daycare a very tough job although I love it. So I sometimes doubt how well I would do with this extra responsibility... It's scary. haha I will look into those conferences for sure.

[playfelt]

http://www.confessionsofahomeschooler.com/about-me

http://www.hslda.ca/about_home_educa...ol_conferences

http://www.canadianliving.com/moms/f...ooling_101.php