14 May

What is the difference between preschool and nursery school?

What is the difference between these two and kindergarten?
How old are kids when they are at each of these?

Depends on where you live. Here, there’s no difference at all. Preschool, playschool, or nursery school: all the same type of program. Licensing categorizes them all as “nursery schools”. Here, children can attend preschool between age 2 1/2 and 4, depending on what each program offers. Kindergarten is offered by the public schools for children who will turn 5 before March 1 of the current school year, so about 4 1/2 to 5 1/2.

Preschool programs, whatever they’re called, can have different philosophies, focusing on learning through play or a more teacher-directed academic focus or something in-between. They usually have theme-based learning of some type. Preschool programs are not free here.

Kindergartens are part of the public school system and usually have curriculum guidelines they must follow set by the province. It is free for all students.

2 Responses to “What is the difference between preschool and nursery school?”

  1. yourhonour63 Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 1:17 pm

    Depends on where you live. Here, there’s no difference at all. Preschool, playschool, or nursery school: all the same type of program. Licensing categorizes them all as “nursery schools”. Here, children can attend preschool between age 2 1/2 and 4, depending on what each program offers. Kindergarten is offered by the public schools for children who will turn 5 before March 1 of the current school year, so about 4 1/2 to 5 1/2.

    Preschool programs, whatever they’re called, can have different philosophies, focusing on learning through play or a more teacher-directed academic focus or something in-between. They usually have theme-based learning of some type. Preschool programs are not free here.

    Kindergartens are part of the public school system and usually have curriculum guidelines they must follow set by the province. It is free for all students.

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  2. Lil Fil Says:
    May 14th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    pre school is for toddlers when theyre about to start kindergarden and nursery school is for little infants
    References :

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