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Is there something before Kindergarten? Because I was comparing the British and American school system and we have a year before what Americans call Kindergarten called Reception. Do Americans have something similar?
 Book-Freak posted over a year ago
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Liechtenstein13 said:
Before Kindergarten is preschool. kids can start preschool at 3 years old. Usually they're in kindergarten at 5 years old.
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x-Yumi-x3 said:
Head start.
Preschool.
Daycare.
All the same.
That's usually what people go to before
Kindergarten.
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XxLalasaysxX said:
Yes, We do have Head start which is basically Pre-school. Getting the children ready for kindergarden.
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FlightofFantasy said:
As others said, there's headstart and preschool, but those are optional. I didn't go to preschool, but it's becoming more and more popular.
Is Reception mandatory or optional in Britain? Just curious, I'd never heard of it before.
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Yes, you start when you're four.
Book-Freak posted over a year ago
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Interesting!
FlightofFantasy posted over a year ago
shadowlover3000 said:
Yes, Preschool or Pre-K is what it is called. It is pretty much learning the alphabet, colours, and numbers.
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MarineHolocaust said:
preschool
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Seastar4374 said:
before kindergarten is pre school. It can be either be like an actual school, or in my case day care. The daycare I went to had a pre school set up to it once you were out of the baby and toddler rooms. If you go to pre school that's generally one year then you graduate up to kindergarten and actually start elementary school.
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Simmeh said:
Why have school before school? To get extra smart or to put you somewhere while your parents are at work/etc? What is the point of it?
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I think it's a mix of getting little kids used to socializing, give them a bit of a head start and, yes, as a form of babysitting while their parents are at work or school or something.
FlightofFantasy posted over a year ago
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