Should I charge for a “semi” preschool curriculum?
Running a business involves many challenges, especially when dealing with friends as customers. First off, by your own admission you are not a pre-school teacher. That does not mean you cannot teach at one, but having the certificate does hold some benefit. Second, you do not subscribe to a curriculum. There are many early childhood programs you can pay into and you get lesson plans, resources and materials. Neither make you a teacher, but both help you be a better one. A day care is often very different from a pre-school as it should be. Academically, the key to success for both programs is actually social interaction and not education. Many studies have shown few kids are ‘gifted’ enough to truly learn the academic skills any faster in a pre-school. If the children are before age 4, then the key factor is social interaction, activity and basic concepts like sharing, and self help. All things you can do just fine in a day care setting. Many towns offer pre-K at age 4 and nearly all of
