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Hallelujah! And a question...

anna7602anna7602 member
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I posted a while back about my preschool dilemma with DD. Basically, DD started in a new preschool in January, liked it, made new friends, then everything changed when she returned to the same school this fall. Her favorite teacher was gone, her two new friends moved and all the other kids in her age group moved to other schools. This left her in a classroom of mostly 2 and 3 year-olds, which is a huge difference when one is 4.

So I contacted a bunch of other schools that seemed to fit what we wanted (kind of artsy or Montessori-y, which is not the norm here at all) and one finally called me that they had an opening. We went for a tour today and DD participated with the kids for an hour and really liked it. I am going to let her think about it tonight and make sure she really likes it, but I think we'll be switching asap. She has been full of nothing but complaints about school since September- that's two whole months.

So now I have to decide: how soon do I switch her? Do I get her to start next Monday already and just notify the current school Friday will be the last day? Also, do I just shortly and briefly inform the director of her current school we're switching or do I lay out all my complaints so she can be aware of them as she leads her school forward?

I don't really want to give her the chance to rebut my complaints. We've tried to address some things since September, but nothing has been to my satisfaction. To give just one example, DD was being forced to stay quiet for an hour every day after lunch because she is the only one at her current school who doesn't nap. The director's biggest concession was letting DD look at a book during that time, as long as she stays on her cot. If she tries to get up, the book gets taken away from her. At the new school, they play outside for an hour after lunch every day. None of the 4-year-olds nap. Much better, in my opinion. Is it worth even telling the old director this or should I just let everything go?

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