Off to school with my daughter this morning. She's in a co-operative preschool, which means that each class session of 24 children is staffed by 2 paid, credentialed teachers, plus 7 parents. So I "work" every 2 weeks at the school, staffing a designated area. It works beautifully. The adult-to-child ratio is such that many children get one-on-one play with a grownup. Squabbles are few. The children thrive. Plus, having been "home" with my daughter since she was a year old, I can't imagine having her disappear three hours a day and having no idea what she is doing.
Time flies when you are getting yourself plus a one-year-old and three-year-old washed, dressed and breakfasted all before 8:30 a.m. I have to go. More later.