How do the weekends keep getting shorter and shorter? I got off early on Fri and had lunch with Matt. Then I picked up Tabby early from daycare and we went to the library “booo? boo boo boo” and came home and had a nice evening in. Saturday we did our normal stuff and then went to the zoo. It was a nice day and Tabby had a great time. Pizza at Uno's was a hit too. Sunday Matt and I went skiing and Tabby spend the day with my mom. Our weather was crap, and I was having trouble skiing since I fatigued myself running the day before (at least I hope that was what was up).
Today we toured three different schools. We're not making any moves right now, but at some point she'll need to move into a preschool. Only one out of three fits us. One is too far away and the other would cost us $23,000/year. No, that is not a typo. It is an all day montessori program, but still. They must be high. Anyhow, the search continues.
Sounds like such a nice weekend! I loved all your zoo photos on Flickr
Good luck with the school search!!
“Boo, boo, boo”. Aww that is adorable.
Mmm pizzeria Uno. I love their potato skins. Have not been there in quite some time.
Good luck with the preschool. I like the idea of Montessori schools.
Montessori schools are fabulous- but make sure you are getting one that actually follows the principles of Maria Montessori. There are a lot out there that DON'T. The 23k one probably does
But if you can find one in your price range (average would be about 12k per years for full time) Montesorri is the way to go!
My daughter is a huge fan of the library too. And yikes! Is Montessori preschool that expensive? I am so dreading the preschool search, because I know we'll likely have to sell vital organs to be able to afford it. Good luck with your search.
Wow. $23,000 a year. What do the regular preschools run? And when you say preschool is it an all day day care like thing? All the American blogs I read seem to have such different preschool experiences that what we do.
Looks like an overall fab weekend. They DO go by so fast.
But, I am still gagging on the 23K a year. Obviousy I am in the wrong line of work if that kind of dough is important. Fortunately for me, it isn't.
Umm..that's a ridiculous price. The Montessori school here is much, much, much less than that.
Do you teach for a living? I honestly lose track of my blog friends and their careers. Anyway, if you teach you may already know this, but just be careful of private schools (especially private pre-schools), including Montessori schools, and “accredited” preschools. They aren't always any better than a regular preschool or parochial preschool. Many preschools aren't accredited simply because it's terribly expensive to become accredited, so they keep the costs down and remain unaccredited. Also, private schools also don't always employ accredited teachers with a degree…they can hire whoever they choose. This isn't always a bad thing, but it's a little misleading, as most parents assume that paying big tuition means the teachers are educated themselves. I have a friend who sends her daughter to the most expensive local private school's pre-K program. It is extremely expensive, and they chose it b/c of it's accreditation. It does have a good reputation, but I know of a teacher there in their elementary school that only has a high school diploma. The church pre-school I worked at in college had excellent teachers with bachelor's degrees in education…it wasn't accredited, but the cost was only $100.00 per week.