Play-based or Montessori for 3-year old with Speech Delays

[Anonymous]

Our DS just turned 3 and has speech delays. We currently have him a in large daycare center that is not working out at all, he gets lost in the shuffle and pretty much ignored. We are considering either a small play-based center or a large-ish montessori school with a reputation for very warm, caring teachers. I was leaning towards montessori, but I'm just not sure. Any experience with this? Also, we do currently have him in speech therapy twice a week.

[Anonymous]

Does your child qualify for services from your county? If you are in MC, they have prek for special needs kids. All sorts of ones, and there is a language school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your child qualify for services from your county? If you are in MC, they have prek for special needs kids. All sorts of ones, and there is a language school.

OP Here. We are in the City of Alexandria and I unfortunately I don't think they have anything like that. Just offer the speech therapy.

[Anonymous]

In our Montessori school (large with caring teachers) we have a number of kids with speech delays and they seem to make progress and do fine. Will you give him additional speech therapy outside of school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our Montessori school (large with caring teachers) we have a number of kids with speech delays and they seem to make progress and do fine. Will you give him additional speech therapy outside of school?

That's very good to know. Yes we would continue with his private speech therapy outside of the school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does your child qualify for services from your county? If you are in MC, they have prek for special needs kids. All sorts of ones, and there is a language school.

I would make sure there are no services offered by the city before dismissing it.

OP Here. We are in the City of Alexandria and I unfortunately I don't think they have anything like that. Just offer the speech therapy.