My son is only 2, but we decided to get him into &quot;school&quot; last winter.<p>When my wife was interviewing these places, the choice was between &quot;learning&quot; environments and &quot;social&quot; environments.<p>We chose the social environment.  There&#x27;s plenty of time for him to learn numbers, letters (he&#x27;s only  2), but it&#x27;s more important now for him to to learn to take turns, run around with other kids, bang on the drums and sing when the weekly musician comes in, etc...