Did you hear about the new 'research' that says that children as young as two should be getting an education or else they will fall behind? The study was all over the news yesterday (link to National post below).
http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/11...ars-old-study/
This is the kind of stuff that just boggles my mind because I run a good daycare and we try to talk about ABCs, practice counting and concentrate on Kindergarten readiness for the older kids but seriously? I cannot sit half my day teaching children like a school and it does seem like parents are starting to expect more and more of that.
I can do crafts, outdoor time, healthy food but sometimes there is a struggle just to squeeze circle and art time in. Some days fly by and I cannot imagine committing myself to teaching more than day to day opportunities and time permitting. Is it so wrong to play as a toddler?
Imagine if this was really going to get funded and we would suddenly have no kids to care for after age 2? Just silly