Pre - Compulsary Schooling

great advise, can you go into a bit more detail?

My son loves preschool and as he turned 5 in June I struggled with whether to send him to school this year or not.  WE elected to keep him at preschool and half way through the year upped his days to 3 days a week.  For him it  has been wonderful - now he is more confident, in control and at a level ready for school.  At the beginning of this year he could do all the requirements of school and would have been fine academically, but the extra year in a play-based environment has done so much for hie emotional state and his learning.  I only wish school could be as fun as preschool has been for him! 

Great first article babe. Told ya that you had great things to share with this community.

I was a little reluctant to put my kids in Kindy and preschool but I am so glad I did ccause we wouldnt of known about Alex and his Autism. I think it should be composary to have these.

Charlie did 3 year old kindy last year at day care and she loved that.

Great advice and i was under the impression that pre school and kinda wasnt compulsery in tassie, but seems that it has changed.. Which is great as the children learn so much for participating in these programs...

All my 3 children have all attended pre school and kinda and absolutely loved it....

xx cazza

I hear ya Kellz.  This is a great article as in the UK there is no requirement for children before schooling starts and while there is plentiful provision some children can be at a nursery whereas others can be at home all those years, or at a pre-school where there is a more formal set-up in preparation for school routines.

Peace
EF.x

Hi there,

Where I live in Tasmania, Australia Kindergarten and Preschool are both compulsory. It wasn't until recently that I learned that this is not the case in some other Australian states, this shocked me as I strongly feel that both Kinder and prep are essential to help our children receive a great education . .

Cheers Kellz