AboutPam Koons Expertise Early Childhood Education For Prospective, New and Existing Teachers, and also Pre-School Owners/Directors. I can offer Teaching advice and also School Business advice. I owned a private Pre-school that I started over 22 years ago. I have degrees in Early Childhood Education, Business Management and Children's Theater. Can answer a variety of questions on anything having to do with Early Childhood Education, both teaching and business aspects.
Currently I am an Editor and Regional Correspondent for Seattle PreschoolRock.com, an on-line network of over 32 websites dedicated solely to parents and teachers of preschoolers. Please see me at: http://Seattle.PreschoolRock.com/ and www.preschoolmentor.com and www.myspace.com/thebusinessofeducation
Experience Success in many areas. President of the local Chamber of Commerce. My school was voted #1 best private Pre-School in my county. 26 newspaper articles were written about my school and a half page news article about myself. Published Author in a Children's Anthology now on Amazon. Guest lecturer at the local College.
Question A parent tells you , "my child will be going to school all day next year.She won't need day care ." What should you ask this parent?
Answer Hi Nikki,
Gosh, I used to get asked this all the time! :) I would point out the benefits that parents might not be
aware of that day cares and preschools offer. We think that parents know this, but often they don't. First, I would tell them that one point really has nothing to do with the other. Not always do people put their children in day care to get them used to being away for all day! If you have a preschool componenet to your DC- you can emphasize all the benefits of this (you know these)- both the social, academic, physical and emotional aspects to being around other childen. You can also piont out the benefits of having their children take direction from someone OTHER than their parent to get them ready for a Kindergarten teacher- things along those lines.
