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The program in which I teach is called an early childhood center, not a preschool. We have multiage (3-5 years) preschool classes and several infant and toddler classes. Everything we do in our classrooms aligns with Missouri early learning standards. We try to educate parents about what we do and the benefits of play-based learning. Over the past few years, we have noticed parents removing their children at age 3 to send them to programs with preschool in the name. Have others noticed this issue?

—Kate Willaredt,
Preschool Teacher,
Central Early Childhood Center
Kansas City, Missouri