Some may question the need for preschool as they explain, “We didn’t have that when I grew up.” Besides being the child care many working families rely upon, high quality preschool programs do so much to build necessary skills to help children (especially those at risk) be ready for school and life within a window of critical learning time before age five. The National Association for the Education of Young Children explains it here in this article about What Children Learn in Preschool.