Why do they not have any boarding schools for children under 4th grade?

Question

A friend of mine is married and has a 4 year old child.

They are looking into boarding schools and found out they can't send their daughter to a boarding school until she is at least middle school age.

Why do they not have boarding schools for children ages 4 to 10? Just wondering.

Answer 1

I think it's because most people think that parents should look after their children until they are at least 10 years of age.

Unfortunately for some children they would be better cared for at boarding school than by their parents.

Answer 2

I found a school in England that takes boarders from age 4.

http://www.chapterhouseschool.org.uk/boa...

Answer 3

It can cause emotional problems with the children. For example they might feel abandoned and act out later in life. They need to shape who they are as a person before parents put them into a "mini-college". Also alot of kids would get seriously homesick, this would be really hard to handle for the faculty.

Good Luck!!

Answer 4

Why would they want to send a child that young away? There are private pre-schools and grade schools in every town that they can go to. I would NEVER send my child away.

Answer 5

They also don`t have any residential summer camps for kids under the age of six.....They probably recognize that young children should be home with their parents...For that school that accepts children under the age of six, WOW, must have some really patient staff!! I could not imagine sending a five year old to live somewhere else for most of the year..Not to mention the attachment issues these kids may have later on in life.....the first five years are crucial!

Answer 6

Because children should not be institutionalized so young. A child younger than 4th grade needs a primary caregiver. They cannot recieve the primary care and love that they need in a boarding school. Why would they even have a child if they want to ship them away so young? They might as well be giving the child up for adoption!

Answer 7

i have a 4 year old and i don't even like him gone overnight...let alone at a boarding school!!! And they probably don't have boarding schools for 4 year olds because they should be at home under the love and care of their PARENTS...who should of thought about raising a child before they had one!

Answer 8

these children need to be with their parents not shipped off to some school they shouldn't of had any if they were planning to ship them off sorry to say