Hello! My son is 2.5, so a bit younger than yours, but I've also been pondering the preschool question. I think a lot depends on your son's personality. I decided against putting my son in a similar 9 hr a week program because he strongly dislikes organized activities or anything adult-led. But he wants to play with other kids a lot (he insists we set off on a daily search for "amigos" in all our local parks), so I decided to start a playgroup to give him some friend time without the stress (for him) of having to follow lots of rules and transitions.