this is a no brainer; as long as the closer one is safe take it!

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If you get a spot at NCRC and you want to go the private school route you need to take it. Otherwise not sure

It’s not just the extra time for you. It’s 40 extra minutes every school day that your kid is strapped in his seat rather than playing, reading with you, whatever else he would be doing during that commute time. Maybe the other preschool is enough better that it is worth it! But it’s another factor to consider.

Anonymous wrote:Please work on your FOMO. It will not serve you well. You’re posting here about whether or not to take a spot at a “pretty good” preschool that is 5 minutes away. That should have been something you knew how to decide without crowd-sourcing. But you’re worried about missing out on some supposedly magically cool preschool. No preschool is worth an hour’s drive.

+1 Unless this is a magical germ-free preschool, the only thing you will remember about this time period is how often your kid got sick. They are all petri dishes.

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OP, what elusive quality are you pursuing? I would try and make peace with the "good enough" option.

5 minutes away. You're talking about wasting almost 2 hours a day driving back and forth in the car.

Anonymous wrote:Mine goes to a great family daycare with a preschool teacher every day

How is this relevant to OP's question?

I've witnessed popular centers with "good teachers". It's meh. They are all the same, Jewish, Hispanic, just center, etc.

Go closer. Join your community and all preschools have good teachers, great early educators where they will love and be patience with children and give them creative activities, fun, outdoor play and will learn good manners and to respect each other