Originally Posted by CAMom
I cringe when I hear "private gifted school in CA" because of the extremely expensive, truly horrible two years we did that.... It often just depends on the teachers and the school's flexibility, far more than a term or program name.

Cringe is right. That was our reaction to the "top ranked" preschool in our area. It was a disaster from Mr W's perspective - no books, no puzzles, no complex toys. They had a very rigid program - fine, perhaps for ND kids, but a total mind crusher for a sensitive, intense, and headstrong little boy.