The teacher you observed was engaging. She cared about the children and they responded to her by giving her their attention and respect. In fact, as you visited the preschool daycare setting on a couple of settings you saw these same character traits exhibited by all of the staff. Every teacher in the building, in fact, treated the children, as well as fellow coworkers, with respect. The curriculum throughout the different age levels was challenging and appropriate. By the time you enrolled your four year old daughter in the preschool program you were excited and confident about the decision.
For the first three days things went very well. By the end of the first week, however, you were concerned. Your daughter’s clothing was filthy whenever she returned from school, and she had developed quite a cough. At first, you attributed her clothing to the playground and her cough to getting used to being with so many other children. in the middle of the second week, on a day when it was to