The obvious answer to this very common question is absolutely NO.
It isn’t really necessary for you to enrol your child to a preschool just to be assured of his or her success in the future. Your child can definitely excel and do well in Kindergarten and even in his or her later years even if he or she was never enrolled to the services of a preschool. What could even happen when you enrol your child to a preschool is that he or she might find the experience traumatizing and might cause him and her to decide that school is not actually his or her cup of tea. Of course, this could trigger far worse problems in your child’s future than you ever think of.
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