Well, there are a lot of small reasons that added up to "not a great fit right now."
- he would have been an early k, so he won't be a year older than the other kindies next year, he will be same age or 6 months older. There were a few parents of fall bdays a full year older than him this year that I spoke with, and I admit, it did scare me a little.
- we live 40-60 minutes away from the school, depending on weather and traffic. so on top of a full day of kindy, he would have the commute time.
- large class size, 24 kids, one teacher, no aides. This isn't a huge deal, but definitely added to the "cons."
- most importantly, he has multiple food allergies, and is contact sensitive to dairy. The school has a few rules in place, like hand washing, no food sharing, etc, but there is a chance he would need to sit alone at lunch, which I hate the thought of, and we don't feel comfortable having him be 45 minutes away if something were to happen.
Maybe we are a smidge over protective.
