Are there other types of preschools available in your area? I don't know anything at all about SA, but in our area of the US we have a selection of preschools with widely varying educational philosophies. It's possible that the best fit preschool for your ds might *not* be specifically a gifted preschool - our ds loved his Montessori preschool, which had a mix of abilities among the children but the kids were in mixed-age groups and were had the opportunity to work individually and choose their own work and challenge themselves.
polarbear
There are loads here - we have montessori schools (up to 7th grade) we have waldorf schools too. But all the schools regardless of type have more "conformist" ideas to our government's idea of equal education for all than they would care to admit. It's a deep-set issue here as it goes back to fixing the wrongs of apartheid...
every single other pre school we have looked at is very set on the "age appropriate" development of kids. It's in their pamphlets, its in their verbal messages, it's clearly apparent in their classroom environments.
