Yeah sweetvegetables, they charge 20K a year for preschool and it let's out at 3:15pm and then our nurse will take care of the baby till we get off work. But it's the only way to get into the best private schools in the city. They accept 45 students in 1st grade, then they will only accept students if someone drops out. Usually 1-2 a year. It's crazy competitive which is why my husband has already started donating to the school we want our son to attend.
Melissa: there's a special type of education they have at this preschool which is why the wait list and requirements are so extreme
!!! Wow. This is not something I have to deal with. I live in Canada, and life is apparently very different here. We don't register for preschool until the spring of the year the child will start. And I am a stay at home mom, so I don't plan to put my kids in preschool anyway. Good luck!
And he goes full day. From 8:10 am until 3:10 pm
My oldest started preschool this year. He goes to a public school for now but it's a really good school and he's doing amazing! I didn't do anything special to get him in except I had to sit outside the school for 6 hours on the only day they did enrollment for him to get a spot because the classes are so limited and this is the only school in my district.
Unfortunately since we live in Dallas, the private schools are extremely competitive. To get into primary school we need our son to test in the 99 percentile, have excellent recommendations from his preschool teachers, and be evaluated by each school individually.
I'm hoping some NY mom's know what this is like or any in Dallas that can offer advice as to which preschools feed into St. Marks
I'm a homeschool mom. But I've heard of this. Often times it is best to be on the waiting list as soon as possible at the popular schools. We live in a small town so we don't have that problem!
It really depends on the area you live in and what schools you want to send your child. My daughter is in daycare, so she won't go to a preschool. The daycare has similar curriculum. My son will start there as well when I go back to work. Our daycare has a waiting list. Both of my kids were on the waiting list before I even was able to find out boy or girl.