More info. about the school: It's NAEYC accredited and the only school I found in my town that offered to make his room peanut and tree nut free. My kid is also anaphylatic to milk. They have bent over backward to accommodate him and the parents have been wonderful in letting me know what kind of treats they will bring in so I can make something similar for my ds. I don't think there is anywhere else in town that could keep him as safe as this school has. I slept in my car overnight to get my kid into this school. They have 1-year olds-pre-K, but don't call it preschool until they are in the 3 y.o. class. So you can see why I'm hesitant to stir-up possible trouble. This teacher has been there for a long time and is a member of the church. The director seems to be one class act though.
Questions/Comments: 1. I saw the Montessori school comment. Aren't Montessori schools supposed to encourage learning at your child's individual pace?
2. I do regret not trying to put my now 3 y.o. in the 3 y.o. class. I don't know what's covered in a 3 y.o. class and if my son knows these things already or not. He could be suddenly put in a new environment mid-year and would be away from his newly made friends. I don't know how he would react to this if at all. I didn't realize how seemingly babyish the 2 y.o. class would be. My heart sunk at the beginning of the year when I saw those large knob puzzles. My child is doing much more complicated jigsaw puzzles. A funny and surprising moment was when I came in during free-play and saw my ds with the class gathered around attentively listening as he read a story aloud. The kids in the class, even the ones with birthdays close to his, are barely intelligible and their sentences have few words. Should I try to get the director to sit in on class to observe him if I try to move him up either this year or next?
