Preschool Paranoia…
Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010Over the last few months I have been doing some research on different preschools in our area. It is completely different here from where we lived before. I know that is usually the case especially in a different part of the country. Jack has never been in school, so I wanted to get him enrolled as soon as possible in order for him to learn new skills and to especially be around other kids. The problem I am finding is there is nothing available, and the waiting lists are extremely long. Is this the case in your neck of the woods?
The town we live in is pretty small, so there are only a select few programs that are actually preschools and not daycares. I have no problem with a daycare, but I wanted Jack to be involved in a curriculum based instructional program. With that being said, it limits me to about three schools here. All three of the schools are located at a church. They all have roughly the same hours and rates. We are on every waiting list and will be registering in a few weeks for the fall class. I was told that students already attending have first dibs and then church members have second dibs. From there it will open to the public. I was told I must get in line at 3am at one of the schools to register in order to have any chance for a spot.
We are going to take a tour of each of these schools this week to get a better idea of what goes on. I have only heard through friends which schools are available and their opinions. I would like to see for myself. Those of you with this experience is there anything I need to be looking for or asking while I’m there that will make me feel better as well as Jack? Please leave comments I’m interested in what you have to say.