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[quote=Anonymous]It's all about what you want.  For me, I wanted actual instruction, and I thought that if I saw Montessori as the best, I wanted it.  I think lots of parents get this buzz word "play based" in their head and they aren't really sure what it means.  Kids have plenty of time to play in any school they go to, and for me, I felt like if I was paying a lot of money, I wanted there to be a focus on actual academics, no matter how early.  For us it was 2 for the toddler Montessori program, which ended at 3 when they moved to the primary classroom.  Toddler was kinda a mess, actually, too many adults, and in hindsight I might as well have kept him home and done a lot of that on my own (then taken him to the park for the socialization part).  Most schools take kids in primary at 3, because by 4 they should already be familiar with a lot of what is in the classroom. Rarely do they accept kindergarteners with no Montessori background, unless the teacher is very senior with many years of experience.  At least that's my experience.[/quote]

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