I really wanted my kids to go to Christian Center, but they are booked so early that if you aren't there on the first day of registration, you can't get in!
You could try Playtime Preschool. They offer extended care before and after Preschool. Their hours are 7:30-5:30.
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My niece goes to Youth Enrichment Services and she loves it! She has learned SO much this year, and they do a lot of field trips too. 338-8061
First Baptist Preschool has extended care and many different preschool classes to choose from. You can call them at 336-0966 or visit them online at www.firstbaptistchildrenscenter.org They are located by Sanford Hospital off of 22nd and Lake. They are the longest running preschool in Sioux Falls, over 40 years! Hope this helps.
LOVE LOVE LOVE First Baptist Preschool. My youngest son just "graduated" from there. We had 6 years straight there between our 3 kids. They have an extended care program which is WONDERFUL. All of the teachers have been there for years. They also have a summer childcare program for preschool and school aged kids.
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what part of town do you live in and where will your child go to school? There are alot of good preschools 1st baptist, Centeral Baptist, YES, St. Marks, any of the Catholic schools, Christian Center. Most of these have afterschool care also. So i would suggest call the ones near your childs school and then they can continue with the same daycare.
Sioux Falls Lutheran has a wonderful preschool program and they also have before and after school care. I don't know if they have any openings anymore, but it would be worth checking into.
Central Baptist Preschool & Kindergarten has a wonderful extended care program from 7:30 - 5:30. 336-2303 for more info.
This brings up the question for me: do you really need to send your child to preschool? Many times, kids who are already in daycare full-time are already learning the same skills they’d pick up in preschool.
I don't think you necessarily need to send them to preschool. Neither my husband nor I went a day in our lives and we turned out pretty good! I do think it's important to try to teach them as much as possible at home if they're not going to an actual preschool, though. I'm planning on becoming my son and daughter's "teacher" all summer and running our own version of a preschool, learning the alphabet, numbers, shapes, addition, subtraction, basic reading, handwriting, and doing a daily craft or activity. I planned it all out yesterday, am going to get some materials later today, and we start tomorrow morning. I wouldn't want him to be behind other kids his same age. I think we will send our 4yo son in the fall to preschool for the socialization aspect that he wouldn't otherwise get. I don't want him to never have played with a large group of kids before the first day of kindergarten. Every kid is different, some would benefit from a preschool environment while others would be just fine without it.
I agree we all turned out fine without preschool and that not all kids need preschool if you are willing to work with your kids at home. And make sure to get them screened to be sure they are on track. Schools expect that kids know alot before they even start school. We all showed up at school knowing nothing and they taught us, but know they have to be able to write some and recoginize all the letters or they are "behind"?? I personally think it is crazy how much they have to know. My sister worked with her kids at home and they were fine. I could not do that as me and my daughter (who knows everything) did not work well together and it was less stressful to send her to preschool/daycare. She went to YES and learned a ton. They worked on preschool stuff but you did not have to pay extra for preschool, it is included in the daycare price!!!
If you don't mind my asking, what prompts this line of questioning? Why do you suggest that preschool education is not important? What do you see as the differences and the similarities between preschool and daycare? What elements are congruous between the two? Should a distinction be put in place?
It is great that you are asking these sorts of questions and they must continue, on a grander scale. As Sioux Falls continues to grow and expand and become more diverse, a serious discussion must be started to consider the importance of early childhood education in the community, for the future of our children.
Why not start here, at Sioux Falls Moms?
When my daughter was 7 months old I put her in daycare. I chose Icare simply because I work on the computer at home and from there I was able to watch her via their cameras.
Now it is 4 1/2 years later. She still goes there! When she was 3 they transitioned her into their preschool program. So she has preschool and then goes back to the daycare rooms (all in the same building with the same staff.) So..she has been with the same children that she has known since infancy. I absolutely love it!
The owners are really neat people and very open to everything I have had to say in the past 5 years. I was lucky - I made a great choice from the beginning and have never regretted it.
She will be off to kindergarten this fall and I will still bring her to Icare from time to time...she loves it!
Preschool important??? As a child care provider and having attended some workshops at a child care conference last fall concerning this, here is what I heard (from Gera Jacobs, Ed.D.Early Childhood and Elementary Education Department of Curriculum and Instruction University of South Dakota) CHILDREN LEARN BEST THROUGH PLAY! Don't expect children 2-4yrs of age to sit down long enough to do worksheets.
I heard (from Jeff A Johnson, who is a child care provider, as well as a public speaker for child care providers and parents) "what used to be taught to our 1st graders in the last 9 weeks of the school year(20 years ago)is what is being taught to our kindergarteners today in the first 9 weeks of the school year. Most kindergarten teachers if asked would probably tell you that the social - emotional skills are more important for a child to have when starting kindergarten then any other skill!
Honestly I was shocked to hear the comments from Jeff A Johnson, as a mother of 3 I too wanted my children to have the preschooling. I do preschool 3 days a week in my child care however I have desided to eliminate ALL work sheets and simply teach off of dramatic play, games, reading, arts & crafts, and some write & re-use books!
I did purchase the Leapfrog "letter factory" and that has helped my son in recognizing his letters. (so if you want some DVD/TV time). They sing alot and I think that is what my son liked, it made it fun...Now we sing the ABC song (off the "letter factory" DVD) without having to turn on the TV!
I have a set limit of TV time (child care) per day of 1 hour but we are lucky if we even turn the TV on at all! I don't think kids should watch TV that often even if it is educational. They need to use their imaginations and play. BUT THAT IS JUST MY OPINION!
Last year I taught my 4yr old that way, who when I took him in for "early childhood screening" (which is offered for free by the public school systems) last year he didn't do very well(I took him in to give me an idea of where to start) and this year when I took him in he was at a 6yr old level in most areas! I was proud of both of us....
Children do not always have to be in a "classroom" to learn, and I know that from expierence. Each child is an individual and what may work for one child may not work for the next. The difference between my son and daughter are like night and day when it comes to how I teach/taught them.
One last thing a friend of mine who taught kindergarten and 1st grade told me...."It is all about repetition, nothing more! And most of all MAKE IT FUN!"
just giving my 2 cents that is all
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All of life should be truly playful and the innocence of playing in the sand, when directed towards play, should never be lost. There is no mistake about that. However, one critical point must be made abundantly clear. When educators discuss the importance of play, it is a certain and rigorous conception of play that is at work. Play must be understood as purposeful, as directed towards an activity. There is an excellent introduction to these concepts here: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=19212514. The principles that are fostered, on this model of early childhood education, are quite exceptional. Imagine a world in which such principles were actually encouraged, promoted and adopted.
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I work full time and have a 4 year old child. I need to find a good preschool that also does extended care (8am - 5pm). I cannot be running around town every day getting my child to and from preschool and day care. HELP!! Any suggestions?