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Looking to gauge IB waitlist, if this applies to you would you share the school and grade you applied for and if you eventually got a slot.
Just rounding up data as prospective parents and friends pick our lottery brains.
Just rounding up data as prospective parents and friends pick our lottery brains.
You’ll most likely get into Tyler/MV/Stokes
Anonymous wrote:Ideas? Both sides of grandparents want to get something big. So far we have woom bike, toddler bed on our lists of things we were planning to buy that might be helpful. Anything else we should be thinking about? We have no outdoor space/backyard so no playset or other large outdoor toys.
Bounce house with water attachment (i even loan mine out)
We also did a large wooden indoor jungle gym at 2.
Anonymous wrote:My 4yr old broke our only TV. The consequence was that we didn’t replace it and he had no iPad or other screens for over a month. We left the broken TV in the living room and when he would ask for cartoons, we would point at the broken TV and say “no shows. The TV has a boo-boo from when you hit it”.
Eventually he was allowed to have an iPad again but if he isn’t gentle with it, he loses any iPad time for 48 hours.
PERFECT
I would ask my child to be switched to another class or find another school.
My daughter does this, I don’t yell or get upset, I’ve told her to ask me and if I catch her I remind her after.
I also only buy organic fruit bars, so if she has one it’s not that big of a deal.
I also only buy organic fruit bars, so if she has one it’s not that big of a deal.
I serve real food at any
Party, taco bar/chicken/pasta/brunch/vegetables and pizza.
Party, taco bar/chicken/pasta/brunch/vegetables and pizza.
I also brought her ear protection.
Anonymous wrote:My husband accepted an invitation to go to a game at FedEx field with friends. We’ve gone to lots of DC United games with our baby so I’m assuming he didn’t think it would be any different. Turns out they don’t allow strollers, diaper bags, snacks, or bottles in the stadium. Anyone brought a baby and can share what they did?
Bring a clear bag with baby supplies, I wore my daughter, we went to the ciroc club and our seats she had a blast.
I loved my Doona only used my base in my car, just practice, it’s truly not that hard.
Anonymous wrote:what do you do for the hours they are not? Nanny? SAHM?
Just starting to explore pre-school options and realized that all the ones I really liked only offer part-time programs at the 18 months/2 year old mark - 2, 3, or 5 half days a week. The full day programs I found seem to be not as good - higher staff/children ratios, less developed or established programming, less varied schedule, shorter outdoor time etc. And this is personal but the vibe I got from the full days programs was more commercial/chaotic, the children seemed less calm and attached to the caregivers.
Which leads me to wonder what do the families who put their children in these lovely part-time preschool do for the rest of the time? It's a significant amount of time if they are only doing 2 or 3 half days. It also makes it harder to find a part-time nanny to cover those hours. Not to mention the expense of paying for pre-school + part time nanny at a higher rate. Or the holistic "cost" of staying at home through the part-time pre-school years.
So are these families just very well-resourced financially? Or have local help like grandparents to cover the remaining time? Please share how you make it work.
I had a nanny and we formed a 2 child pod, both entered the part time program and stayed with the nanny the other days. We gave the nanny a guaranteed rate per week, so she was available for holidays and if one of the girls was stop sick for school but not really sick or if we got a Covid quarantine notice etc.
I started part time at 2.5 and full time school at prek3, no regrets, it was perfect. She definitely transitioned to full time better than kids that waited.
They are going to get sick regardless, I was happy to get it over with while she was still young enough to cuddle etc.
They are going to get sick regardless, I was happy to get it over with while she was still young enough to cuddle etc.
I wanted out amindon as number one, put your reaches first so that your waitlist is perserved when you match to Amindon (your in boundary)
Apple tree is a great ECE program especially for children coming straight from home, Lincoln park is preferred but I’ve never heard of issues at other locations.
Sounds like you need to think about uniform? Language? And even meals? Those are the things I considered and then I selected the closest.
Apple tree is a great ECE program especially for children coming straight from home, Lincoln park is preferred but I’ve never heard of issues at other locations.
Sounds like you need to think about uniform? Language? And even meals? Those are the things I considered and then I selected the closest.
Seems like you don’t have any safety schools, most of your list appears to be hard reaches from my experience.
My daughter loved her indoor avenlur large climbing structure. Maybe you can do that.
Or buy a bounce house with slide and water( we have one) and put it up when you can.
Or buy a bounce house with slide and water( we have one) and put it up when you can.