OHbaby! Forums : Kindy vs Daycare https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:47:56 +0000 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:05:30 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=41677 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Kindy vs Daycare : my DD went to kindy and my DS...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5786858&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5786858 Author: Candkids
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Posted: 12 March 2012 at 10:05am

my DD went to kindy and my DS was at daycare for the last 2yrs and has now started Kindy he LOVES it

Personally i perfer Kindy (im a bit bias as my mums been a kindy teacher for 40yrs)although they are all different but he seems to do alot more things at kindy than he did at daycare and learning alot of different things and also i didnt agree with the daycare sleep thing for children 3.5+ as when they go to school they dont get a sleep etc so i dont see how that is preparing them for school


some kindys are still sesional (excuse spelling) but all are moving away from that my DS is at kindy from 8.30-2.30 but some times are different and start at 9 etc so pays to look into them all,

and as someone said above some let them eat whenever they want which i think they call "rolling kai time" they can eat as long as they are seated at a specific eating table , others have set times they have lunch which is good

also some kindys now as they are not sessional have a waiting list to get in, we had DS on the waiting list for about 2mths before he got into the one we wanted.

But pays to call in one day and have a chat to the teachers and then you can see the kids etc and how they all interact

saved us alot of money! we were paying $185pw for daycare 8.15 - 2.30 and kindy is $2 a day and thats just a donation ]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:05:30 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5786858&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5786858 <![CDATA[Kindy vs Daycare : also some kindys let the children...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785919&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785919 Author: tigger,roo
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Posted: 08 March 2012 at 11:08am

also some kindys let the children eat when they want, not set times.
Advantage 4 kindy - with children there own age.

you need to visit kindy and see if thats what suits u and your daughter. at the end of the day both have benefits and disadvantages.
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Posted: 07 March 2012 at 8:07pm

There are differences, but you need to go and see your local kindy as there are differences between kindy's too.

Also some daycares do kindy programs with no cost. Ours does 3 x 6 hour days 9-3. Free.

Kindy seems to follow more free play theory than daycare, and also has more children per teacher. 15:1 instead of 8:1.

Drop offs and pick ups can be a pain with new baby, somewhere close might be easier. Also with kindy they have to be there at a certain time, which can be tricky with new baby. ]]> Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:07:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785807&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785807 <![CDATA[Kindy vs Daycare : Does it matter to you that during...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785577&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785577 Author: kebakat
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Posted: 06 March 2012 at 8:39pm

Does it matter to you that during school holidays she won't be able to go to kindy? That's what I find the big benefit of daycare. Still goes during school holidays.]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 20:39:25 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785577&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785577 <![CDATA[Kindy vs Daycare : Ella has gone to both daycare...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785568&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785568 Author: Mum2ET
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Posted: 06 March 2012 at 7:43pm

Ella has gone to both daycare and Kindy. We moved house earlier in the year and moved her to the Kindy then as we were moving area so it made sense. I have found them both kind of similar- main difference being that Kindy is a lot bigger (e.g. has more kids but also size wise) and has more different experiences for her (e.g. water slide, pottery wheel, animals etc). Other main difference was that at Kindy she had to bring a lunchbox , so am finding that is going to help prepare her for school. Both had mat time.

 

Kindy hours can vary between kindergartens- our one offers sessional (8.30-12.30) and full day (8.30-2.30) and has mixed ages in the sessions.

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Posted: 06 March 2012 at 5:10pm

just be aware that some kindys are sessional so you may not have a choice as such as to what days and times you put them in.

they kindy my daughter goes to the 3-4 years olds go to afternoon kindy 3 afternoons a week (tuesdays to thursday( 1pm to 3:30pm

then from about 4 years (sometimes earlier depending when their is space in the mornings) they go monday to friday 8:10 to 12:15pm.

]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:10:59 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785542&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785542 <![CDATA[Kindy vs Daycare : Ava, who is 3 1/2, is in full...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785461&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785461 Author: denny25
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Posted: 06 March 2012 at 1:29pm

Ava, who is 3 1/2, is in full time daycare at the moment. No2 is due in October, and to cut costs (and have her closer to home), I'm thinking of putting her in kindy 2 days a week (say Monday and Tuesday) and then having her in daycare for the rest of the week.

Is this a good idea? Is kindy as 'good' as daycare? Do they teach them the same things?]]> Tue, 06 Mar 2012 13:29:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=41677&PID=5785461&title=kindy-vs-daycare#5785461