Yes. I think it's great. She is an only child & I believe she needs the interaction with the other children. We go to church & the library & I do things with her constantly wanting to her to have all the opportunities possible. I still don't think it's enough. At her preschool they also offer 3 & 4 yr. old soccer. She loves it & looks forward to not only going to school but also seeing her friends every Sat.She has an absolutely wonderful teacher & her class has 8 children/2 adults.

She does go to a Christian school but, I still think it would be very beneficial for the child.

My three kids are now in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. All three attended preschool. I was a gung-ho mom when my oldest was 3 and signed him up for preschool. He has a summer birthday and we started him in kindergarten after his 5th birthday, so he ended up spending 3 yrs in preschool. Way too long!!!  My second child attended 2 years, and my third only 1 year, which I now feel was enough.

 

At the time I was a stay-at-home mom and spent most of my time playing and caring for my kids. This was also valuable learning for them. By the time they entered preschool they basically knew everything they were going to be taught already, as well as what the kindergarten classes were learning. But the one year of preschool did serve to socialize them more, an important aspect to their development.

 

If I had to do it over, I would send each child to preschool only 1 year and keep them home with me longer.

My oldest son did not attend preschool. He was born missing 2/3 of his small intestine. requiring him to take medications up to 5 years old. So any preschool I was open to put him in were specialized ones and way too expensive. He is in Kindergarten now and doing VERY well. His teacher tells me that he is on the same level as children who went to preschool. And even above some children who attended preschool. I think it depends on the time you have. I sat down with my son and did preschool activities and had my fiends children over often to help him socialize. If you don't have that time to do so, preschool is a very good option.

Although I have seen from many children who went to preschool, vs. the ones who did not, that preschool children are often more misbehaved. They often pick up bad habits from other children at a very impressionable age. But as long as you're on top of any concerns it's fine.