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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] I wish it were more play based, but I don't think there are any DC pre-k 3 programs that really are, or if there are, very few, in the way I mean.  Frankly, I think our old daycare skewed even more academic than Bridges by the 4 year old year.  [/quote]

OP here: Thanks for your feedback. And I couldn't agree more about your comment above, in my experience. Our current preschool goes a bit overboard also with academics--for my taste.[/quote]

I'm the first PP, and I agree that Bridges was not as play-based as we would have liked, but thankfully we had a very good teacher who worked to implement the curriculum in developmentally-appropriate ways. I think DCPS PK3 programs are overall more play-based than what Bridges offers, which is a bit more structured. Having said that, my child did fine with the curriculum. The challenges we faced were more with the administration.[/quote]

Would you feel comfortable elaborating a bit on your issues with the Admin? [/quote]

I think the principal was hired because the school was expanding and the director (who previously had also served as the principal) was much better at dealing with finding a new property and the administrative side rather than dealing with teachers/curriculum/parents. However, ultimately, my sense was that the principal at least last year did not have the ability to make changes on her own--that she had to run it through the director. So, when we would talk to the principal, she would listen and promise changes, and those changes were slow to come or did not come at all. It was frustrating because when change didn't come and we asked to meet with the director, she referred us to the principal. But the principal didn't seem to have the authority to make changes without involving the director. We had things come up specific to our child and more generally about the school that we didn't seem to be able to get resolved. Again, this was last year, so keep in mind that that was the principal's first year so it may be that the director trusts her more and is giving her more autonomy this year. [/quote]

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