What is the difference?

[Catalyst]

Ok, so Im not from the Uk so I am not used to some word you use here on the forum but understand mostly

Well I have been wondering about something for a while. Before kids go to school at about 6 and if you are not stay at home mom.. where are your kids? I mean what is it called and what does it stand for?

I have seen words like:
Kindergarten
Playschool
Daycare
preschool

and not sure If I have seen more.

Here there are two stages before going to school.
If I translate it directly the first stage is called daymom haha I know, sounds silly. But usualy it is a woman who has license from the government to take care of 5 children. Sometimes they are two working together then they can have 10 children. There are few men working in this field but they exist.
Then there is according to google translate kindergarten.. usualy they go there around 2, just because there isnt room for them earlier (budget and space) but in small towns they can go at 1 year old and then usualy skip the daymom. My older one was 26months old but my younger will be 19 months old. Usualy depends on when on the year they are born, they take them in according to age.

In Kindergarten the first 1-2 years it is mostly learning rules, behaving, follow instructions, singing, playing, crafts and so on. My older is 4 and this year they are going futher with the letters (they begun larning them last year) and now they are preparing them to start learning to read and write. Wont be learning that I think untill next year, the year before they go to school but this is preparing them for it. Also the usual like excersise, singing, playing, listening to storys, learning more rules and so on.

Just wondering if it is more complex in the Uk where children stay when theyr parents are working.

 

[noon_child]

Daycare is the general name for who is caring for your child during the day. This could be a "childminder" (your daymom) or a kindergarden/nursery, and the age group depends on what each individual childminder/nursery are willing to offer (from babies upwards). Playschool and pre-schools sometimes only operate in school term time from about age 3+ to prepare children for 'real' school but nurseries and childminders can look after this age group too. Often parents use the words interchangeably.

 

[supertabby]

In UK we generally use "nursery" or "preschool".

Nursery is a facility that cares for children during the day, they usually take children in from any age (eg birth but as maternity leave here is good it's rare to see babies under 6 months). They can keep going to nursery until school age (the year they turn 5). The birth to 5 years nurseries are privately run and can be quite expensive. I think the US equivalent is called daycare.

Preschool is a facility attached to a school. Children can attend from the year they turn 3. Sometimes it is also called nursery. The advantage of this vs a private nursery is children usually go from the preschool to the connected school, and so tend to move up with their friends. In a private nursery their friends might live far away and not move on to the same school. The disadvantage of preschool is they only do school hours so they close during school holidays. I think the US equivalent is called kindergarten (or is kindergarten the first year of school in the states?)

From the term after they turn 3 all children are entitled to 15 hours a week free childcare which is government sponsored. This can be at any official childcare establishment. A few children can get the free hours at age 2 - if especially affected by special needs or poverty.

We also have childminders - this is an individual who provides childcare in their own home. They must have appropriate qualifications, be registered and get same criminal checks etc as anyone working with children.

You could also hire a nanny (live in or not) to care for your children in your own home but these are rare and generally only used by the rich.

 

[wannabemomy37]

I'm from the US and these terms are used much differently:

First of all, there are stay at home moms (also seen as SAHM) who care solely for their child/ren inside their homes while the husband works, or the mom can also work from home but usually ONLY focus on their children and housework.

You can also get a nanny or babysitter who can either come to your house or you can drop your child off at their house (decided between both you and whomever will be watching your child/ren) and THEY then take on the role of the SAHM and mostly focus on children and housework (if agreed upon).

Nannies can be expensive (since it's one-on-one) therefore many people send their children to daycare (you call this nursery I believe). This is for children ages 6 weeks old and up (it varies from daycare to daycare...The ones I've worked at have a Preschool and also sometimes after-school care) but this is only offered during work hours (it varies but usually 6am to 6pm at the earliest/latest) anything beyond this would require outside help (nanny/babysitter/family, etc).

Preschool and Playschool I would consider the same thing (Not many people around here use the term "Playschool"). This is for children who are potty-trained and it prepares them for Kindergarten. It is for children about 2years to 4years, give or take.

Kindergarten is when the child is actually registered into the school system (varies between 4yrs and 6yrs, goes by their birthday and also their school-readiness skills) and goes to school during school hours, or sometimes half day and nap at home. There are no naps in kindergarten and they actually start with homework, reading, writing, in order to receive grades of some sort - I think it's usually just "pass" "fail" type thing, but still being "graded"; unlike Preschool.



It is not necessary at all for children to go to Daycare or Preschool...Many parents try to keep their children home with them until Kindergarten, which is mandatory.

 

[Catalyst]

Ok, wow how things are diffrent from country to country

I think it isl like it is here because of the size of the country. I sused to live in a town with about 1600 ppl and it is rated as medium sized town here. As a nation we are only 300.000 hahahaha

From the look of it It is a combo of preschool/kindergarten í would think. You dont get grades or homework untill you go to school the year you turn 6. Before 6 you arent mandatory.

Most ppl put their children to childminder about 12 months old. You can take 6 months maternity leave or devide it over 12 months. Then you get just 50% of your maternity leave money over 12 months time. Most women do that or take 9 months and then their mate (if they have one) takes 3 months (fathers here have a right to take 3 months maternity leave )

The thing is I never know what to call it when I am talking about my sons daycare when I am writing something on the forum haahha.

 

[Natsku]

Bit more like Iceland here. After maternity leave kids go to daycare (called dayhome) or to a home-daycare (so like your daymom but is any age under school age) until they turn 6 and then they go to preschool (which I think is only half a day, and often the preschool is in the daycare centre so they do the preschool stuff and then spend the rest of the day doing the usual daycare stuff which is pretty much just playing. Preschool is preparing for being in school so learning to sit still and listen and things like that) and then school starts the year you turn 7.

 

[dgirllamius]

Here you stay at home with the baby until 1 year, some mothers take longer. After that they can either go to kindergarten but only if you have special requirements to do so and you don't have to pay for it. You can also have them to go a tagesmutter (daymother) which you pay for - this is usually just some family who you take your child to their house.

At 3 they go to kindergarten and will continue to go there until they go to grundschule at 6. School usually finishes quite early here (12-1pm) so the child either goes to tagesmutter, after school activity or the mother gets a part time job and is home in time for the kids.