Jumpstart Advanced Preschool 2003 [OLD VERSION]

Great little activity. Got both grand kids (10 days apart)learning shapes, numbers, groups, letters, and colors. Good intro to Leapster.

I bought this based on the belief that it would work with my MAC - it does say, in the product description, that it works in a MAC environment. Well it does not and unfortunately, I am thousands of miles away so I cannot return the item.SO, I cannot even comment on whether or not it's a great product - I have been unable to get it running on my iMac!

I bought this for my 3yo daughter because i was impressed with the other jump start programs. I was very dispointed. She likes the older program--it has more activitys and teaches so much more. And it was only 9 bucks, compared to the $29 dollars i shelled out on this program. It comes with 3 cds-she only uses one. Disk 1 preschool fundamentals is great, but does not have many activities. As for the other ones- i cant install the language program on my CPU.(many other people have the same problem)and the art disk is a waste.

This game / program is great, my son loves it, it goes at his pace depending on how advanced he gets. The only problem is that it is an old program. The program kept shutting off and we would have to turn the game back on and my son's info would be lost if we hadn't saved or logged out ourselves. We contacted the company and they told us its because we have an up to date machine trying to run out of date software. So if you understand all you need to look for to make sure your computer can run the software, this is a wonderful program. If you're like me, you just have to buy the newest thing thats out for now. I guess unless you have an old computer. Good luck, I'm not tech saavy. So I have to spend more money.

Considering when this game was made, this is still a great option for young children that are learning. My 3 year old adores this game and whenever he sees my computer, he gets excited and starts asking to play it!My only complaint is that you can't turn off certain games, because he isn't at a point that he knows what rhymes are, but he goes to those games just to click everything and hear the noises. Plus, I would like to disable the animal masks game so that he would have no choice but to do the more educational games instead of just coloring.Still love this game and these came out when I was young enough to play them! Really great, would definitely recommend.

We have used reader rabbit toddler and learning center (jump start) toddler and my 2-3 year old son enjoyed the jump start more. Now he is 3 and a half years old and after using reader rabbit personalized preschool for awhile, I have to say the Jump Start Advanced Preschool blew us away. My son responds to this game so well! Whereas he often shut down reader rabbit all by himself when he was done, we have to drag him away from the computer when he is playing Jump Start Adv Preschool. The main idea is that kids earn rewards for their baby animals by getting 3 things right in different categories (rhyming, counting, letter matching, etc.) I love the idea that he is rewarded by giving his virtual pet a treat or a bath, for instance, and I think what a great way to reinforce kindness and doing nice things for others and at the same time learn some skills.Today we went back to reader rabbit preschool to finish it. In this game, kids complete several learning games to earn tickets for a carnival ride. I had to bribe my son with m&ms to get him to complete the last carnival ride games. Instead of letting him 'go' on the carnival ride, the program cut to a parade (since he had completed the game as well) and at the end of the parade it went to credits and then a reward certificate. Then the game crashed. None of his work was saved. I finally managed to get his work saved but the game still crashes if he goes back to the parade.JumpStart Adv. Preschool also came with 2 other CD-ROMs: Language club and Art for Fun. My son really enjoys the Language Club as well and I feel like we really got our money's worth with this game. In terms of which games motivate him to learn, Jump Start wins hands down.

Jumpstart Advanced Preschool is an excellent 3-disc set of softare for children 2-4 years old. Each disc consists of a series of games which are explained by, and feature, delightful animated characters that your children will adore. These games teach fundamental skills like counting,letter recognition,shape sorting, musical appreciation, and so on. At the start of each set of games, an animal 'pet'(rabbit, cat, lizard, etc.)is selected. With the successful completion of each game,the player is given a reward (some food, a toy, a brush...) for the pet to eat or play with. Kids love this. They giggle as they watch the dog chew his snacks and smile, or the cat play with his flashlight. After 4 reward items are acquired, the player is then encouraged to find the pet a loving home (they take off in a hot-air balloon and fly over potential new homes). It's amazing to see how this simple reward system can motivate a child! My 3 year old son has been using this software for the past month and he never gets tired of it. He's excited every time he wins a new reward. Parents can customize the level of difficulty for each subject area, so the games should never get too easy or too difficult. Keeping the games at the appropriate level ensures that your child never gets bored or frustrated. I haven't experienced any of the problems that some other reviewers have complained about. The sound and visuals all work perfectly. What's more, this software is very user-friendly. My 3 year old doesn't even need my help with it. He just sits at the computer and starts playing on his own (but it's fun to play with him, so I'm usually right by his side). One piece of advice: I strongly recommend that participants listen to the spoken instructions before playing each game. If you begin clicking your mouse before the instructions have finished, you will immediately jump to the game before you know what you're doing. But, even if this happens, don't worry. Just click the "back arrow" button, and the instructions will repeat. Other than that, this is as easy as 1..2..3.