| The decision of whether or not to send a | | | | environment in which children are comfortable |
| child to preschool is a personal choice | | | | and nurtured. And a home school preschool can |
| largely dependent on adequate and affordable | | | | offer just that. |
| programs in a particular area. While some | | | | |
| areas provide district funded programs | | | | Luckily, there are a variety of home school |
| designed to prepare children for | | | | preschool programs specifically designed by |
| kindergarten, others offer only private | | | | professional educators experienced in |
| preschool programs that come at a price. | | | | elementary education. These programs can be |
| However, there is also the option of home | | | | found online and include detailed lesson |
| school preschool that allows parents to | | | | plans that will educate and invigorate young |
| prepare their children for kindergarten while | | | | children through play-based learning. Parents |
| controlling the environment and method of | | | | who choose to embark upon a home school |
| teaching. | | | | preschool program need not worry that they |
| | | | are not qualified to teach. These pre-planned |
| The most important goal of preschool is to | | | | home school preschool programs will walk you |
| prepare young children for the school | | | | through the educational process with ease and |
| experience. With guidance, parents can | | | | confidence. And ultimately, your child will |
| successfully deliver these most important | | | | flourish with your care and support. |
| lessons through a home school preschool | | | | |
| program. So while public preschool programs | | | | Keep in mind that a home school preschool |
| may be overcrowded or nonexistent, and | | | | program does not necessarily mean a long-term |
| private preschool may prove cost-prohibitive, | | | | commitment to home schooling. You may want to |
| home school preschool can offer benefits | | | | begin with a home school preschool program |
| equal, if not superior, to both. | | | | and then transition your child to a public or |
| | | | private traditional school environment. Or, |
| Further, for very young children who have yet | | | | you may find that you sincerely enjoy the |
| to leave home without their parents, a | | | | home schooling process and choose to |
| preschool program out of the home may be | | | | continue. Either way, it is most important |
| extremely overwhelming. This is the age in | | | | that you address your child's individual |
| which to foster confidence and a love of | | | | needs in determining an educational path. |
| learning; as such, this first school | | | | With love, support, and dedication, you will |
| experience is incredibly important. It may be | | | | foster a love of learning sure to follow your |
| better to introduce school lessons in an | | | | child for a lifetime. |