My son is going to be 4 and 1 month in September(when pre-school would start) and his mother and the school, think that it would be good for him to go and do a couple of days a week, before he goes full time in January. I don't agree with this and think that at such a young age , being away from his home and his mother will have a negative effect on him and make him scared of going to school when he has to.I don't see that he's really going to learn anything and it could just make him feel insecure and abandoned. The teacher suggesting he goes, seems more like a salesman and I get the impression, that it's more for the good of the school and their funding, than it is for my boy. What are your experiences of pre-school and has it had a positive or a negative effect on your child?