Difficult choices to send whom to private
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Anonymous
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What would you choose if you have 2 young kids for 2021-2022?
Option 1, for 2021-2022, we send will-be almost 6 year old to private k in person & have will-be 2.5 year old stay with grandparents. Option 2, for 2021-2022, we send will-be 2.5 years old to private daycare in person & have will-be almost 6 years old to attend public school (could be DL, hybrid or in person, we don’t know what option will be offered). Option 3, for 2021-2022, we send both kids to private daycare & private k in person.My paycheck is not enough to pay their monthly tuitions, so we need to dip into our savings. And, I pray that either of us may lose our job in this economy. We never have thought about private k, but we are really concerned about DL experience for k. DL sounds ineffective, stressful, & takes a lot of time on parents supervision, and I don’t think public school may open in 2021-2022. We need to make decision early to lock spots before year end. Grandparents are nice caregivers, but I see signs that the younger one will be ready to learn & social with other kids next year. We feel bad if we are not able to provide the same opportunities for young kid to attend daycare as we have planned before covid time. It is an awesome daycare, and my older one has a good experiences. |
Anonymous
| I think public will be in person next year. |
Anonymous
| Currently, the older kid is at private daycare, and the younger one is with grandparent. |
Anonymous
| Keep the 2.5 half year old home with grandparents and send the K to private in-person school. Next year will NOT be normal. At best, it may be hybrid. Virtual learning for K is terrible. |
Anonymous
| What’s wrong with in person pubic next year? |
Anonymous
I agree. Or, is it possible to homeschool and save money? Can grandparents watch both and you work on schoolwork in the evenings and even on weekends? I would seriously consider homeschooling. |
Anonymous
| Private for K and grandparents for younger. Agreed next year will not be normal, even if they are back in person in some capacity. If you can afford it, send the younger also. But younger will be fine with more limited socializing, as long as s/he is with loving caregivers. |
Anonymous
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Can't you wait until Jan when OH and applications start? A lot can change.
Also, do you think grandparents can keep up with a curious and energized 2.5 yr old? For several consecutive hours a day for months on end. That novelty might wear off quicker than you think. In terms of finances - Grandma offered to give $XXXX for tuition. She said she would rather give us part of the heritance now and see it put to good use than wait for 15 yrs for her to die and then money won't be quite as helpful. Just a thought. |
Anonymous
| I think planning eleven month ha ahead is insane in a pandemic. Just save as much money as you can and wait. |
Anonymous
| Private for older kid. Can you do a half day preschool 2-3 times a week for the younger? Can grandparents drive him? Then he gets some socialization but costs a lot less than full time day care. |
Anonymous
| Option 1 |
Anonymous
| Option 1 |
Anonymous
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I think the standard of care the Grandparents will provide is a factor. Most 2 year olds don't " need " preschool.
If they are elderly though and the TV will be on most of the day with little outside time I would do the daycare option for the 2yo. If they are will take him on walks, and to parks etc and otherwise engage him, I think I would leave him with them and do private for older one. |
jsmith123
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We were in a similar bind last year and we chose Option 2.
In-person interactions at that age for the 2 year old felt more important than K curriculum given everything was likely to be online. So far it's been great. The now-3-year-old loves being at school and our K child is doing great with DL. |
Anonymous
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This is op. Grandparents are elderly, and they do not drive or speak English. They often have TV turned on, and they don’t engage much with the younger one because the younger one is energized. And, they stay home most of the time. Good things about grandparents care are they cook a lot of yummy food for younger one to eat, and they cuddle a lot and so laid back.
Grandparents cannot take the older one to do DL because the older one is too handful (chatterbox, extrovert & energized) and they cannot communicate with each other because of language barrier. For 2021-2022, I really want to send the younger one to private daycare in person because that was the original plan. But, I am not sure if I can handle DL with my older kid for a full year, and I can imagine me yelling all the time. For older kid, if I decide to go private for 2021-2022, I have 2 options. One is to keep him at current daycare with certified k program in person (I may pick this option since both kids can be picked up/dropped off together, and I know that they will be opened in person) OR find a new private school with k in person (need to do research on this one). We will hope for public school to be opened in person in 2022-2023. |