Preschools in Houston, TX

While preschool is often thought of as preparing children for kindergarten, in reality preschool can start for students as young as two and a half years old and most students that attend preschool will spend years in preschool before they’re off to kindergarten. When looking at the preschools in your area, assess age, hours and schedule to first know whether the school meets your family’s needs; you’ll also want to get an early sense of a school’s availability and application timeline. Preschools operate on much stricter timelines than child care, whether that’s in-home or center-based, and planning well ahead of when you want your child to start preschool will pay off. Preschools generally operate on an academic calendar that looks a lot like elementary school, in fact, largely because preschools graduate children to kindergarten and therefore have to fill slots on that same calendar. If you’re unfamiliar with what a traditional elementary calendar might look like, check out the Houston Independent School District’s calendar to get a general sense. Remember that those timelines, however, are enrollment timelines; application timelines will be much earlier in the calendar.

While preschool is often thought of as preparing children for kindergarten, in reality preschool can start for students as young as two and a half years old and most students that attend preschool will spend years in preschool before they’re off to kindergarten. When looking at the preschools in your area, assess age, hours and schedule to first know whether the school meets your family’s needs; you’ll also want to get an early sense of a school’s availability and application timeline. Preschools operate on much stricter timelines than child care, whether that’s in-home or center-based, and planning well ahead of when you want your child to start preschool will pay off. Preschools generally operate on an academic calendar that looks a lot like elementary school, in fact, largely because preschools graduate children to kindergarten and therefore have to fill slots on that same calendar. If you’re unfamiliar with what a traditional elementary calendar might look like, check out the Houston Independent School District’s calendar to get a general sense. Remember that those timelines, however, are enrollment timelines; application timelines will be much earlier in the calendar.