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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If she's happy in her current environment, I would not switch for Montessori. We originally wanted Montessori but wound up in an Reggio Emilio program with about an 8:1 ration (16 kids, on teacher and one aide). It was a good place for her and she was happy. I think it was the right amount of 1:1 attention but also a big enough class for her to find a niche. I think often the hard things about a small class is that if your kid is an outlier in any way, they can feel lonely and excluded. But if your DD is happy in her current small class, I'd stick with it.

The only caveat is if there is turnover in the classroom. With just 6 kids, if 3 of them leave, the entire tone of the classroom could change depending on the kids who come in. So if there is some churn, I might seize the opportunity to move if I thought the other school would be great, and especially if I thought it would serve my kid's needs better over the long term. That was ultimately what we liked about our school. It was not an instant fit because my DD was initially very shy and felt a bit overwhelmed by the size of the group (she'd just been at home before that, plus in a small playgroup on a very part-time basis for a bit). But the teachers were phenomenal and she grew into it, which was great because now she has all these social skills she didn't have before.[/quote]

She says child is not happy with montessori and misses the small classroom in family daycare[/quote]

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