RE: PRESCHOOL for NEXT year
I am not sure what things are like in Michigan, but in my area there are VERY few public school preschools. Around here they are mainly for children who are very low income (programs like Headstart) or for children who have moderate to severe developmental delays.
You may want to investigate church/sysnagogue based preschools since they often have tuition that is relatively low. And I know that some child care places also have a preschool option.
HTH,
Beth, mom to older DD (8/01) and younger DD (10/06) and always missing Leah (4/22 - 5/1/05)