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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here, thanks for all responses. It is true that my son has difficulty to communicate with teachers/other kids in this current preschool, and I don't think he understands fully the instructions & what they teach, but so far lucky that he seems not feeling less confident so far. He also tries his best to communicate with his limited words & body language to convey his ideas. But his preschool teacher keeps telling me that he understands more than he can talk, and he loves to be the teacher's little helper.

Even though he does not learn as much/fast as other kids, he is happy everyday from this current preschool. There was a few curious kids from his class ask me why he can't talk, I tell them he is working on it, but you guys are still friends. They accept that reason, and do not ask further. Kids are still innocent & simple-minded at his age. I really hope that he will catch up & improve more over time.

I agree with PP, and my son also learns the best when he imitates others. And, also I agree with another PP that I do also agree on some level that current preschool teachers & director are being on the nice side, "tolerate" & try to accommodate my DS's needs. I have never looked into special-need preschool, I'm curious in general how much do they cost per month for a 3 year old full day? We are currently paying $1,800 a month for my 3 year old at this current preschool full day. I think I will do a wait-and-see approach a bit to see how his perform & his progress, and will make a decision if he should stay or go.[/quote]

I researched preschools for my similar sounding child last year and these are the ones we ended up seriously considering:

Katherine Thomas, Rockville: DIR approach afternoon preschool, $26K/year, half day, M-F 12:30-3:30pm. Follows MoCo school calendar more or less. ST included in tuition, OT and PT heavily encouraged at around an additional $120/hr. (So tuition ends up being at least $2600/month for the part time program.) 8-9 kids per class, 3 teachers/adults; kid/teacher ratio is 2:1.

LEAP, UMD (College Park) for children with speech delays. Sessions mostly follow a college calendar: Sept-Dec, Feb-May, June-mid July. Morning (9am-12:15) or afternoon (1pm-4:15) session, M,W,F. Much more affordable.

NCRC preschool, 3209 Highland Pl NW (Cleveland Park). 202-363-8777. $17,000/yr for ½ day program. 16 kids, 4 teachers/class. Weekly group OT, inclusive environment.

There is also St. Columba's in DC which I think is similar to NCRC. Both are inclusive preschools, so they accept SN and typical kids and might not be any better than what you have now with PEP and an inclusive class. I have heard and read that inclusion is best if the child can have positive interactions with his peers. It sounds like yours does, so you might not want to change up what you currently have, which does sound like it's working. I'm not sure Ivymount does preschool, but if they do, you'd want to call them and see if their program sounds like a good match for your son (they said it wasn't really for mine). I think their tuition is more than Katherine Thomas. HTH. 
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