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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, it sounds like a "top private" isn't gonna happen for you, at least not for preschool.  Unless you have some other strong hook that you didn't mention.

I would suggest you give public schools a real chance.  It's so great to have the actual right to services and know you won't be counseled out.  If I had a nickel for every private school parent who thinks their child just needs a smaller class size or a little extra time, I'd be so rich.  You seem to think that only a top or near-top (whatever that means) private is good enough, but why?  There are lots of good public schools around NYC.

Can you afford outside therapies and a shadow, on top of "top private" tuition, by the way?  Why can't you afford a good school district, if you can afford "top private" tuition?[/quote]

OP I can afford a good school district but would need to move to the suburbs and both my husband and I work in the city. We commute almost every day and it would mean that we spend even less time with a young kid with special needs. So would prefer to put him into a private if I can so that we see him more. I’ll also try to convince my husband to move to Manhattan though we the good public schools there are G&T which my kid might not qualify for. And we wouod afford a small two bedroom there which my husband does not want. I’d prefer that to moving to the suburbs but he would not. 
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I’m sorry op this sounds hard! I agree it sounds like long commutes wouldn’t be a good idea. Actually the thing that has helped my son the most (pp here who just posted about 5 year old) is a shorter day at preschool. So I think your considerations of that are smart. I don’t know the nyc system but can’t you choose just a regular private preschool (that is just a preschool) and then apply for kindergarten at that time? You will learn sooo much about what your kid needs to thrive in the next 3 years. I would avoid making major decision for k-8[/quote]

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