At 2 ½-years of age, many children crave the social stimulation of a preschool classroom -- the routines, the novelty, the other children. Many, like your daughter, still prefer to speak in telegraphic one-and two-word phrases, but within the next month or so, you should start to see an increase in her word combinations, as well as a huge spurt in her vocabulary -- possibly helped by the new stimulation at school!