Outdoor play is never sacrificed for more instructional time. Teachers read books to children individually or in small groups throughout the day, not just at group story time. Curriculum is adapted for those who are ahead as well as those who need additional help. Teachers recognize that children's different background and experiences mean that they do not learn the same things at the same time in the same way. Children and their parents look forward to school.
Parents feel secure about sending their child to the program.
Despite the increased enrollment, the 1995 National Household Education Survey reveals major differences in preschool attendance on the basis of various demographic factors. Child's age Just seven percent of infants less than one year of age are enrolled in centers, but this number increases rapidly with age. The higher the level of maternal education, the greater the likelihood the child will attend a center. The same trend holds for household income. Nearly 40 percent of children with mothers employed 35 hours or more a week attend centers.