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SN Preschool update

suzymariesuzymarie
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So I psoted and ran a couple weeks ago, freaking out that I was informed at the last minute that I was expected to attend one day a week of preschool with DS.  Thanks for all the responses, and sorry I never updated.

We are 2 weeks into the school year now (we start late here) and it is going really well.  I am enjoying going to school with DS one day a week, and DD has been fine in sibling care (which I am shocked but very happy about).  Sib care costs 20$ a month for 10 hours of care so it is a good deal.

So I go with DS on Mondays and leave DD in sib care.  On Wednesdays, he goes by himself (rides the bus).  Going once a week is nice because I have the chance to talk to his teacher about his progress and see him in action.  We also have parent education on Mondays for an hour, kid free woohoo!

I am happy with the situation overall, although I do think DS would benefit from going 3 days a week- it is a little hard for him to transition to preschool days since he only goes twice a week.  They add a 3rd day for some of the SN kids in January so hopefully he will qualify for that.

There are 3 SN kids in the class, and 10 "regular" kids.  There are 2 teachers and 2 aids.  And, amazingly, 1 of the other SN kids has NF so I am excited to know another NF kiddo.

  

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Re: SN Preschool update

  • REOMREOM member

    Glad to hear it is working out! Sounds like your district has a great program. I love the parent education portion of it.  What about parents that work full-time?  Do they still attend?

    Only 3 SN kids and two have NF?! How about that!

    DD1 12.18.06 DD2 9.18.08 DD3 EDD 5.10.2012 BabyFruit Ticker
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  • skittles_123skittles_123 member
    That is awesome! I too am curious about those parents that work?
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  • Glendi2.0Glendi2.0
    So glad it's working out for you (If I recall, the logistics were the sticking point, not the parent education portion itself, no?) Right now, I'm desperately wishing I had a program like this in place with my school system... like Auntie said, the bridge between EI and the school system has been pretty non-existent for me, and I'm really struggling with the sudden lack of detailed information on DD's progress... hoping it gets better with time!
    A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost. ~Marion C. Garrett
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