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Not happy with new preschool (long)

pandabearloverpandabearlover
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Backstory:  We moved from Hawaii to Idaho in early February.  My oldest was in a Catholic preschool there that was 5 mornings a week.  She loved it and thrived there.  We were very happy.  But... 
 
I am not too happy with the Catholic preschool here.  I walked DD in today and the aide was the only teacher in the room and she was texting on her phone while the kids were yelling and screaming at each other.  I think she is 20 and I have never seen her interact with the kids. The main teacher came back into the room and then they both started looking at something on the cell phone.  
 
Most of the kids go M,W, F and it's a small class of 4 on Tues and Thurs so the teacher told me she doesn't introduce anything new on the days when the class is small. I also haven't gotten any crafts home in 3 weeks-all she brings home are pages she has colored for the letter of the week.  They are from the same website that I print stuff from for her to do at home.  I have also heard the teacher say, I don't know what we are going to do today, what do you think we should do, to the kids.
 
So I am looking at other options for the fall. I thought about having her go M,W,F all day to get used to all day school, eating there,etc, but I don't know if it's worth it.  I feel bad moving her to another school this fall and then someplace else for kindergarten, but I just don't know if she is getting anything out of this place.  She just started to write her name-something she wasn't doing in Hawaii.
 
I plan to mention the texting/cell phone to the teacher when I pick her up in 30 minutes, but the teacher was doing it too so I don't know what kind of response I will get.  
Momma to 2 sweet girls here on earth and a precious baby boy in heaven
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Re: Not happy with new preschool (long)

  • jsugrinjsugrin member
    I'm sorry that you have an additional stress like that on top of moving :(.  Not all schools are created equal and I'm sure you're already feeling like just because it's Catholic doesn't make it good.  Would you consider a non religious school for the fall, or even right now.  I'm not a fan of the oh I can't be bothered to do anything when there are only 4 kids BS and the on the phone while the kids are out of control wouldn't fly with me either.  If you can't find another catholic school that works for you I would seriously take a hard look at other preschools.
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  • pandabearloverpandabearlover

    I always thought I was a Catholic school only kind of person as I went there all 12 grades, but I am finding that maybe that is not the right fit for my kids. I am looking at other preschools for the fall-I won't move her now-she's had enough change.

    The other schools I am finding are M,W,F which I would like. There are alot of classes at the Y or parks and rec that we can do in the mornings on Tues/Thurs and she misses out on that because she's at school now.  And I miss her.  :)  She willl be in full day kindergarten in 2013.

     

    Momma to 2 sweet girls here on earth and a precious baby boy in heaven
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  • jlw2505jlw2505 member
    I would start researching other preschools in your area.  Sorry but that place sounds horrible.  There are a lot of options for preschool at the Y, your local community center might have something.  Many daycare centers have preschools and I know in my area, you can do part of full time.  Many churches also have preschools.  I would also call your school district and see if they offer any preschool programs.  All the schools in are area offer some type of preschool (full time or part time) through the early childhood programs.  I would also be talking to the director about what is going on in the classroom from the texting to not have a weekly plan of what you are doing.  And not doing new things or just having the kids color pages off a computer is not worth it at all.
    Jenni Mom to DD#1 - 6-16-06 DD#2 - 3-13-08 
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  • AimathyAimathy member
    I don't blame you for being unhappy....that is completely unprofessional!   I would be furious.  The bottom line is that there must be many other programs near you and you should definitely start looking into them.  I wouldn't worry at all about changing her school again.  Children are definitely resilient at this age and the bottom line is that SHE will also be happier if she is actively engaged by caring professionals all day.  If her school is only doing copied sheets and "winging it" AND the teachers are texting etc...I would high tail it out of there.  At the preschool level, there is just no reason for there NOT to be tons of art projects, books being read, pre-writing skills being practiced etc, etc.  Good luck finding a new school and a place where you will both be happy and comfortable!
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