I "homeschooled" both of my kids for preschool. Nothing formal but I did teach them using books, field trips, worksheets...etc.
I received many compliments from my kids' kindergarten teachers when they started school on how much they both knew and how nice it was to see how prepared they were.
Boy did I get a lot of negative comments when we moved here to NC and everyone found out that I wasn't going to enroll my daughter in preschool! You would've thought that I was the devil! Around here, it's the "in" thing to do to see how much money you can spend on preschooling your children. I was told that my DD was going to be a social outcast because of it. NOT!
I'm happy to say that both of my kids love school and are excellent students!!
I would highly recommend home preschooling your children! It's amazing to watch their young minds at work!!