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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normally I'd agree with you but OP's child is really young and borderline. Would suggest her child go to a small nurturing private that is really focused on early childhood development. At that type of school it can only help to disclose to get the support her child needs. Pick a place that only goes up to K or 2nd/3rd.

Many kids either catch up at that point or they don't and this way OP keeps her options open and can then go to public with an IEP, go to a SN school, stick with another nurturing mainstream private, or go to a more competitive private.

This is not a good time to apply to Sidwell OP.[/quote]

a “small nurturing private” may not be set up to achieve the most basic thing OP’s kid needs to learn in the next few years - reading, writing, and basic math. “nurturing” privates are notorious for producing 3rd graders who can’t write (per our OT).

it would be good if OP went into more detail about her child’s challenges because the diagnosis alone isn’t that informative. But I’m going to assume the child needs a structured literacy and math program with 1:1 or small-group pullouts to keep the kids on track. Our public K was *fantastic* for this from K-2nd. (then the wheels fell off due to covid, but to be fair, a lot of SN parents say 3rd grade is when that happens anyway.)

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