PEP and LEAP..How did you do it?

[Anonymous]

Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

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DH quit his job to become a stay at home parent. We also did private speech therapy on non-LEAP days.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

[Anonymous]

Parents either had a SAHP, nanny, relative/grandparent who did it all. Most of the kids were not napping at that age or napped in the car. Several of us only did LEAP and private therapies. LEAP when we did it had an academic component and it was very literacy based. That's too bad if they took that away. I don't know how LEAP is now, but it was very beneficial for my child and I'd pick LEAP over PEP but that does not solve your child care issue.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

Your other option is to keep him at his day care if they are great and do 2-3 times a week private speech therapy. Most of us who did Leap (and some PEP or another day care) also did private speech as LEAP goes by the college calendar so there are huge gaps. Its a great experience but you have to have a nanny, relative or some kind of plan. A good day care and private speech can be equally good.

[Anonymous]

I highly recommend year-round private speech for the consistency of the same provider during the critical early years for almost any speech delay. in addition, it is more likely at least one parent can go and observe some times to know soecifically what to be reenforcing at home.

Speech therapy in public school after preschool is most often now in small groups. the one-one-one is essential in the early years. In private pay, as speech moves along consider you are also getting your child set for prereading skills by having the focus on language acquisition.

For nonverbal young children or the on the Autism spectrum also consider sign language in conjunction with speech. As an aside the very experienced grad student ,who does things with our you g adult dsughter, in the communications disorders program here has told me the positive response of kids in the Autism camp to learning some simple signs!

We did speech year-round Privately, plus a split model equal to PEP and regular preschool settings for five years. The other thing I would say is that for some an extra year in preschool or a good daycare program can make a real difference. Kindergarten is what first grade used to be and public school instruction is often paced for the class.

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Anonymous wrote:I highly recommend year-round private speech for the consistency of the same provider during the critical early years for almost any speech delay. in addition, it is more likely at least one parent can go and observe some times to know soecifically what to be reenforcing at home.

Speech therapy in public school after preschool is most often now in small groups. the one-one-one is essential in the early years. In private pay, as speech moves along consider you are also getting your child set for prereading skills by having the focus on language acquisition.

For nonverbal young children or the on the Autism spectrum also consider sign language in conjunction with speech. As an aside the very experienced grad student ,who does things with our you g adult dsughter, in the communications disorders program here has told me the positive response of kids in the Autism camp to learning some simple signs!

We did speech year-round Privately, plus a split model equal to PEP and regular preschool settings for five years. The other thing I would say is that for some an extra year in preschool or a good daycare program can make a real difference. Kindergarten is what first grade used to be and public school instruction is often paced for the class.

Nice advice but you clearly have no experience with LEAP. K is not very difficult if kids are prepared. Its not what 1st grade used to be. I don't get why people say that. The early years are very slow.

Autism camp has nothing to do with a child with language disorders. The focus doesn't need to be on sign language and the direction you are suggesting may make sense for your child but this has nothing to do with teh topic at hand.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

DD did the AM PEP class 5 days a week and was in daycare in the afternoon. It was really hard for her to adjust because she didnt nap. When she did, it was often on the bus ride back to daycare from PEP. If you're able to do PEP I would say go for it. DD's language flourished when she was there and she learned a lot academically.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

DD did the AM PEP class 5 days a week and was in daycare in the afternoon. It was really hard for her to adjust because she didnt nap. When she did, it was often on the bus ride back to daycare from PEP. If you're able to do PEP I would say go for it. DD's language flourished when she was there and she learned a lot academically.

PP here of the DS of almost 3 year old. May I ask what special things offered at PEP program that makes your DD learning a lot academically & language flourishing that she cannot learn/get it from her daycare in the afternoon? My DS's daycare adopts preschool curriculum, and I pay $2k for it a month. I cannot do part time daycare because I need the long 7-6 hours. It would be awesome that if DS can drop the afternoon nap & attends PM PEP class if possible or available, so that he won't completely misses his daycare's academic AM curriculum. I think I am being greedy and wants best of both ends offered from both his daycare & the PEP program.

[Anonymous]

NP. One of the best things about PEP is that it makes the transition to K, and getting an IEP in place, far easier (assuming your child still needs interventions and supports).

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

Your other option is to keep him at his day care if they are great and do 2-3 times a week private speech therapy. Most of us who did Leap (and some PEP or another day care) also did private speech as LEAP goes by the college calendar so there are huge gaps. Its a great experience but you have to have a nanny, relative or some kind of plan. A good day care and private speech can be equally good.

How do you do the private speech therapy 2-3 times a week? We both working full time, so does that mean either send the private speech therapist to the daycare directly (without us being present) OR someone has to adjust the work hours to take the kid to private speech therapist? I have called a couple private speech therapists before, and they don't offer evening or weekend hours.

[Anonymous]

Speech therapists can absolutely work at childcare centers with their child clients! The best therapists will have a form they complete for parents and leave in the cubby so parents know what the therapist worked on. As a center director of 2 different programs that had speech therapists come in, it works out well. Sometimes the therapists want to work alongside the teachers in the classroom, other times they want to find a quiet corner or foyer or wherever to work 1 on 1 with your child. Depends on the age of the child, what the therapist is working on, etc.

So call around to speech therapists who will do this - many will - and start using that private therapist. We had the speech therapist come in and meet with the teachers to discuss how to encourage the child to speak, use words, etc. We had a child who was also working on feeding therapy, so we modified the way we served food to the child, etc. to support her eating.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

Your other option is to keep him at his day care if they are great and do 2-3 times a week private speech therapy. Most of us who did Leap (and some PEP or another day care) also did private speech as LEAP goes by the college calendar so there are huge gaps. Its a great experience but you have to have a nanny, relative or some kind of plan. A good day care and private speech can be equally good.

How do you do the private speech therapy 2-3 times a week? We both working full time, so does that mean either send the private speech therapist to the daycare directly (without us being present) OR someone has to adjust the work hours to take the kid to private speech therapist? I have called a couple private speech therapists before, and they don't offer evening or weekend hours.

Yes - some speech therapists will go and treat the child at your daycare facility. Obviously parents dont' attend. We also shifted work schedules to get our child to therapy before work.

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Anonymous wrote:Hi, my 3 almost 4 year old just finished her first semester at UMD LEAP program. She did the summer session. Last year she was in the Montgomery County PEP program. I like both programs as PEP really helped with her academic skills and LEAP did a great job with speech therapy. As you all know, PEP is 5 days a week, half a day program. DD was in daycare in Gaithersburg for half day and the school bus brought her to PEP for the afternoon. LEAP however, is only 3 days a week, half a day. Working moms....how did you work this out during the school year? I would love for DD to go to both LEAP and PEP during the Fall.

My DS is almost 3 year old, speech delay, and he is in full day daycare in Gaithersburg. When he turns 3, I am told that the school bus can take him to PEP program in the mornings 5 days a week. I hesitate to make the final decision because he will completely miss the daycare preschool programs (9-noon) 5 days a week. He loves the daycare preschool program because he can play with art/music, go to playground, and learn letters/colors/shape with other kids. Pretty much other than 9-noon daily, other time are just nanny care time, not educational at all. I hear that PEP program also offers in the afternoon 5 days a week, did your DD dropped the afternoon nap last year at 3 years old? Was that a tough adjustment for dropping the nap?

I am interested in UMD LEAP program, hear a lot of good things about it for their speech program. But, we are both working parents, no nanny, and there's no way for us to take him to LEAP program.

Your other option is to keep him at his day care if they are great and do 2-3 times a week private speech therapy. Most of us who did Leap (and some PEP or another day care) also did private speech as LEAP goes by the college calendar so there are huge gaps. Its a great experience but you have to have a nanny, relative or some kind of plan. A good day care and private speech can be equally good.

How do you do the private speech therapy 2-3 times a week? We both working full time, so does that mean either send the private speech therapist to the daycare directly (without us being present) OR someone has to adjust the work hours to take the kid to private speech therapist? I have called a couple private speech therapists before, and they don't offer evening or weekend hours.

I quit my job so we can do LEAP and speech therapy. For me it was worth it. Some do offer evening and weekend hours, but most save the slots for older kids so they don't miss school. We didn't get an afternoon slot from our SLP for several years and child was in 1st/upset over missing school (liked therapy just not missing school). Some will go to the day care, some to the house but usually they are private pay. If your child is that behind they need intensive speech therapy. Otherwise, relatives, nanny, etc.