RE: Help Me with Preschools (Again!)
Nicole, you've pretty neatly summed up why I'm not interested in a co-op preschool! LOL! Honestly, I also do prechool to get me time, and working at the preschool is not my idea of me time.
Sarah's preschool is a childcare/preschool combination and its a wonderful prgoram. The teacher is a preschool teacher, not a daycare teacher. She's only responsible for the preschool part of the day. And she is a trained and credentialed early childhood specialist and teacher, not a daycare worker, if you know what I mean. The two assistants in the classroom are daycare workers and take care of the kids who are there before and after preschool. (Both are wonderful women who've been there for years and Sarah adores them as well as the teacher.) Probably half of Sarah's class is preschool only and half are there all day.
Honestly, I'd keep looking. If you don't want a prechool/childcare combination, there are probably others in your area, although places that are preschool only tend to be a bit more expensive. And local churches may have Mothers Day Out programs that are essentially preschools.
HTH,
Beth, mom to older DD (8/01) and younger DD (10/06) and always missing Leah (4/22 - 5/1/05)