Sounds like a great setup. The place Liam goes is similar in some ways. Definitely play based. There's a nice mix of kids who are going part-time and others who are full-time. We like it a lot - I hope it lives up to its press!

My friend Sue's 3-year-old just started going to pre-school 2 days a week. She found the whole "school!" thing to be a scary thought/ big transition too. I never got that, because since we've always used a group daycare, Liam's been in school since he was 5 months old. I won't get the big "eek - school!" moment until Kindergarten...