Originally Posted by aquinas
On average, yes, but I think we're looking for unicorns given the prevailing North American commercial childcare model.

Huh. I can think of six daycares/preschools right here in my smallish town that meet the criteria I listed. Maybe I'm lucky in where I live, but I definitely think describing them as unicorns is exaggerating.

At any rate, parents should be armed with this information when making decisions. It's not preschool per se that's bad, there are particular things one should look for in a preschool.