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March 2012 Moms
lindslalala
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Preschool??
lindslalala
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How many of you have signed your LOs up on preschool waiting lists?
I was talking to a mom friend of mine last week (who has a 3yo and a son two months younger than DS) and she was talking about how she'd already signed her youngest up on the waiting list for her preferred pre-school. I was so surprised...it honestly hadn't even crossed my mind until she mentioned it! I feel super behind and I'm hoping there are some of you who haven't visited preschools yet either, because then I wouldn't feel like such a lousy mom. We live in a small town so there are only a handful of decent preschools and I would feel terrible if DS couldn't go to one because I dropped the ball.
I'm definitely going to call the Montessori preschool next week and schedule a visit!
DS born 3.12
DD born 7.14
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Re: Preschool??
Married: 1/2008 ~ DD#1: 3/2012
TTC #2: Started 4/2014 BFP 7/30/15 MC 8/3/15 BFP 9/4/2015 EDD 5/16/2016
Right?! The same friend who brought it up to me said she waited too long with her first son and he only got into 1 preschool (which wasn't her first choice). Apparently everyone in our town is way more on top of this than I am lol.
I have not visited but I am aware of the schools in our area and have a preference. The waiting list is not long (one benefit of living in a very small town) so I am not compelled to sign him up at this point.
Having the daycare right above FIL's office is a bonus.. specially considering he is in the Police Dept haha
BFP #2 7/18/11 - EDD 3/29/12 - Born 3/13/12
BFP #1 4/4/11 - Natural M/C - 7w1d - 4/30/11
Not a big city, about 15k is our population. There are only 2 preschools (I think, I haven't researched too thoroughly) that aren't religious or for families on aid, so space is very limited.
Um, I have a THREE year old and haven't done such a thing yet. He has a December birthday, so he won't be able to start kindergarten until fall 2015. I want to send him to preschool the year before kindergarten, and you have to register in the spring of the year for the following fall, so I will register him next spring. There are at least 3 preschools in our little town and I am not worried about him getting in to one of them. I was just talking to my cousin who lives here in the same town and has a 2 year old and told me she was going to be starting preschool. When I asked her which one, she clarified that she was actually just signed up to attend a playgroup that meets 1 hour a week and guarantees her a spot at the preschool she wants. I pretty much just think she was trying to show off, not that it's really that hard to get into the preschool group at our YMCA...
Honestly, I wouldn't even be considering sending him if it weren't for the fact that they just started doing all day kindergarten around here and it would be a tough transition to go from being at home to being in school a full day. It would be good for him socially so he doesn't end up being as shy as I was, but I'm not too worried about attending preschool for the "academics". I never went to preschool and was in honors and AP classes in school, did great on my SAT, got into college no problem, Dean's list. My parents read to me a lot, taught me my ABCs and 123s, helped me with math homework, drilled me on spelling words, and my aunt who was a teacher gave me work sheets that I enjoyed doing. Parental involvement goes a long way.