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@PinkElephant: I get a panic attack when I think about Kindergarten.
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@marley: oh, I'm in full blown denial about K applications - I fully intend to spend at least the next few months pretending that either it's just not happening, or miraculously in the next 6 months someone's going to build a beautiful, fantistic, perfect school blocks away with plenty of space for all the neighborhood kids.
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@PinkElephant: and then there are the G&T and Hunter tests...GAH!
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@PinkElephant: omg I would have to work if it cost us that much for private PK! I think tuition as my kids' school is around $5K for the year for 5 days. Are you sure all the the 1/2 day options are religious? Our preschool is in a church but is no more religious than hosting a Christmas show and party. Anyway, I still feel like it's a crappy situation that they are basically forcing kids so young to spend so much time in school. I would really miss my kids if they were gone for so long!
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@PinkElephant: @marley: the G&T stuff is crazy! I'm doing private for Kindergarten. I'll try to do the gifted and talented just in case. I was super nervous about the pre-k application and they notify you way after the private schools.
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I'm so curious to know which school this is! My 3-year-olds are doing a 5 day/week school this fall, from 9-2:30 with a 40 min nap period. We go insane if we are at our apartment for more than an hour and one can only do the playground, museums, etc so many times so I think this will be great for my twins. I'd totally take it if I were you and I'm very jealous for while I'm sure the Pre-K program mine will attend the following year at age 4 (they will stay at their same school) is adequate, it has zero of these extras you're talking about! Where do you live in NYC??
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Depends on the child! I thought I wanted to homeschool DD just for K, but I already know that's not happening. She normally continues to play 10-15 minutes after I arrive to pick her up from daycare--the girl is social and active and loves getting our of the house to be with her buddies. So for an awesome program like you're describing, I would be signing her up and know she'd be happy!
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@Trailmix: I don't know if you have an NYKC near you but the one that was near us offered UPK and I think had similar offerings!
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@hilsy85: A New York Kids Club? I don't think we do. I've researched pretty exhaustively the UPKs within 20 blocks of us (and there are not very many, surprisingly. I guess most parents do private here). The school mine are going to is half a room in a basement, which seems pretty standard. Definitely does not offer yoga and cooking classes, haha!
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@Trailmix: Yep! I was surprised that they offered UPK but this year for the first time the did.
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@Trailmix: @hilsy85: Has it right. I've heard some locations are better than others, but ours gets stellar reviews and the spots are highly coveted. We signed up this AM and I think DD1 is really excited!
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I can see how you are torn!
I'm a SAHM and I also have the mindset that LOs have their whole lives to go to school and they are only little once. Free play with Mom when you are 4 is great stuff. The research just doesn't bear out that full time preschool makes a difference for kids in the long run unless they are disadvantaged.
But: I would probably take advantage of an incredible school for FREE. There's no harm in early pick-ups or "staycations" on occasion to balance out! For us it would come down to the fact that it's a great school and FREE.
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