Please help with preschool decisions

FollowDaLeader

My daughter's birthday is the end of Dec, and she misses the school cut off where I live.  This makes things sort of complicated for her preschool experience, because she would have to do either the 3 year old class or the 4 year old class twice (she would start the 3 year old class at 2 years 9 mos). She is now 21 mos.

Currently, my mom cares for DD. she attends a 2's progrsm near our home, two half days per week (my mom drops her off and picks her up for the most part).

I work full time at an agency that has a great preschool, and I get a nice discount.  My job is about 30 min from my home.   Registration for next year starts soon, and I need to figure out what to do.  I would like to put my daughter in a 3's class next year, but do not need full time care.

1.  I can bring her to my job for CHEAP, Tues and Thurs from 9am-3pm.  She would have to repeat the 3's at my job a second year, and I would prob add more days the second year.  Pros, it's cheap and my mom would have 2 days off.  Cons, it's a longer day than I had hoped (I prefer a half day for her), a d she would be in a 3's class twice at the same school

 

2.  She can stay another year at her current school (near my house, my mom would take her 9am-12pm three days per week). More expensive, program is great, but not as high quality as my job.  Pros, she would be able to go half days, no traveling for her, she would do 3's there, then 3's again at my job the following yer, so she won't have to spend 3 years in the same preschool.  Cons, more expensive, less time off for my mom 

 

Opinions?  Thanks so much for taking the time to read and respond! 

emriley84

I would probably do the preschool at your job. It will stink to repeat the 3yo program next year, but I'm sure she will still get a lot out of it, and meet new kids, etc.

She will be right with you at work if she's sick/ gets hurt/etc. Saving money is a big bonus also! No additional costs for getting her to and from school, she's going where you are already going!

missmuffin87

The one at your job sounds like better option. Honestly, she has no concept of moving up in grades every year, she won't even notice she's "repeating" the class. 

PrincessFiona9

She won't notice being in the same class for 2 years. She's too young to have anything to compare it to. I would do the one at your work.

littlemermaid

Does your school district have PreKindergarten or sometimes it's called Early 5's.  A lot of parents that have children that miss the Kindergarten cutoff, will do 3 y.o. preschool, 4 y.o. preschool and then PreK.