Preschool
I’m not sure if these questions are dumb are not i was “ homeschooled” so please no judgement.
My daughter is going to be going to four year old preschool next year and here are my questions.
• How early should I wake her up at? Should she shower before going to school if she’s already showered that night?
• Do you really make more friends in school, like play dates ect?
• How should I prepare her and what should I get her?
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my daughter is in preschool she started at 3 her class start at 7:45 i wake her up at 7 to get ready i give her a shower before bed helps her go to sleep easily and i don’t shower her in the mornings and my daughter is friends with everyone i was so nervous the first day i literally cried because i was so worried she wasn’t going to make friends but everyone loves her and all i got her was a backpack and an extra pair of clothes inside of it.
How early really depends on when school starts. I would look into the preschool start time for the school she will be going to. Ours starts at 8:35 but my daughter wakes up around 6:30a by herself.
Just make sure she is clean before going - no one will know if she showered that morning or night before. My daughter does evening baths a few nights per week.
I haven't had any luck with making friends or playdates from preschool yet but YMMV. My daughter is still only 3.
The school should tell you what she will need ahead of time. If they are not very organized, like my school, they might not let you know until the weekend before she starts. Will probably need a backpack big enough to fit a folder, an extra change of clothes. Our school requires a snack so we got a slim lunch box that fits in her backpack with a couple snack containers inside. They require everything to be labeled with her name so we got fabric labels.
and thank you so much for your advice
Oh yeah also a water bottle with a lid that's attached.
Sorry I keep forgetting things. My daughter was required to be potty trained. The school is not allowed to help with wiping, but they can do things like help with clothes.
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