Hellobee Boards Topic: If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools? https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 07:10:05 +0000 Mrs. Jacks on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977806 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:50:59 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1977806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started looking at a year. We picked our school at 18 months for 2 yo enrollment. </p> .twist. on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977764 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 21:20:50 +0000 .twist. 1977764@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@pui: yea, I would definitely look to see what the wait list is like at the schools you're interested in. This is my #1 pick for schools but I'm not opposed to him going elsewhere. It will depend on our finances at the time, but I wanted the option to be available. </p> Andrea on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977594 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:36:51 +0000 Andrea 1977594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not far in advance. It probably depends on your area. There doesn't seem to be much of a wait list issue in my area so it was easy to get my kids into our Montessori school. </p> pui on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977587 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:28:47 +0000 pui 1977587@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@.twist.: Good to know lol. Maybe I am not crazy for thinking of this now! </p> .twist. on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977582 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:21:44 +0000 .twist. 1977582@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have L enlisted for a local Charter school. I put him on a waiting list when he was 5 months. Renewal is every October so we've been through one renewal process. We went from 211th place on the waiting list to 199th place. He will start Kindergarten in 2018. </p> pui on "If your child is in private/Montessori school, how far in advance did you start looking at schools?" https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/if-your-child-is-in-privatemontessori-school-how-far-in-advance-did-you-start-looking-at-schools#post-1977561 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 17:50:02 +0000 pui 1977561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lorelei is only 3 months but I don't want to end up not being able to get her in to a school we like because I waited too long!!</p> <p>Most Montessori schools start at just 2.5 years, and some have toddler programs for children as young as 18 months we may be interested in, so I feel like I do not actually have as much time as it seems!</p> <p>If your child is in a private or Montessori school, when did you start getting serious about checking out schools in your area? </p>