Preschool Options - Garland,TX

Our daughter is in day care now. They have a wonderful structure. They have work sheets to complete that include writing their letters-upper and lower case, numbers, matching, which are different, etc. Our day care also has a bible story each day, if that is something you might be interested in.
If you check out the day care centers in your area you might be pleasantly surprised how they mirror a school setting. Our 'school' has three facilities; in Forney, Mesquite/Sunnyvale and Garland, although I am not sure where the Garland facility is located.
In our district we have the same program as far as district-preschool so I feel like we are penalized a bit. Since we can afford day care we don't have the option of the school facility.
In the day care setting you have the social interaction that is different than at home.
Good luck in your search.

I also live in the Garland area. My husband and I are facing the same situation, its very frustrating to learn your child can not go to public school due to the fact you make "to much money"! please let me know what you find out.

The preschool program is state funded so they only cover for low-income, english as a 2nd language, or military families. A fulltime daycare should teach your daughter her basics like ABC's and 123's. Which is what kindergartens expect them to know. They use that to teach reading and math. So don't fret if you don't get into a pre-school program. The preschool program last half a day from 8-11 or 12-3 M-F so you are responsible for child dropoff, pickup, and child care after hours. This makes it difficult for parents who work fulltime not to mention going to school yourself. Maybe just find a daycare with a good lesson plan will work better for you. Good Luck!

You are 'late' to decide where your daughter will go for school in the fall, yet kids registered do drop out during the summer and you will find a place. What's good also to remember is that you're talking about getting into a pre-school and not into a good HS or even college. Due to that look at pre-school as a time where she'll get the social interaction she needs and the structure with other kids. I say all this as I was late myself and placed mine into a school that wasn't my first choice, but was a choice I had. She did well and the school turned out to be a good one.
Price-wise Montessori schools are generally more expensive. Also, I've learned that it's cheaper/hour to place a kid in full-time childcare than in any part-time school. Also, don't forget to look into MDO programs at churches. They can be really good, give your daughter the structure and help her get ready for 5 days a week of school.
Good luck!