D.J.
Hi K.,
When my daughter was 3 & 4, I participated with some friends in a coop preschool. We did Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-12. There were 6 kids so I had the kids at my house every 6 weeks. We purchased curriculum from http://www.valuesparenting.com/joyschool/
It was great for only a $50 enrollment fee and then $75 a semester we got all the lesson plans and music needed to do the preschool. We did contribute money for supplies that traveled house to house but it was great. My daughter made good friends, the curriculum was about finding joy in the world around her, and for the 2nd year that we did it, the site provided the kindergarten readiness stuff too.
This was the only way my husband would pay for preschool.
D.