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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Play-based" = $35,000 per year (not including aftercare). [/quote]

NP here.  Total BS.  We attended a wonderful, no-name play-based preschool, after almost sending DC to a Montessori school.

Montessori is great in many ways, but it is NOT play-based. They are quite rigid in stating that children should NOT play with the manipulative-- they are only to be used a certain way and God forbid if they start using their imaginations and pretend with them.  A good play-based school will encourage imaginative play.

I'm so glad I followed my gut.  The play-based school was a much better for for my imaginative, play-oriented child.  DC's WPPSI's were in the 99 percentile and above, and DC was admitted to every private school we applied to.  DC is very happy at a Big 3 that is also a great fit.

But, to go back to play-based, our no-name preschool was indeed church-based.  Tuition was about $250/month for two days a week (2 year olds), $350 for 3 days a week (3 year olds) and $500 for 5 days a week (4 year olds).  Most of the other play-based we looked at were also in that range.

Granted, these schools only went from 8:30-12:00 pm.[/quote]

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