[Happy2Bhere]

Since this is my "venting" ground, here it goes:

My daughter started preschool last week. I know I am being WAY too overly critical of her teachers, class, etc. She's never been to daycare, and I know it is alot about me giving up control.

However, I do have some issues, I would love someone to validate them, or tell me to chill out :-)

1) They have a big, fenced yard, with lots of little tykes equipment. Very appealing eye candy for the kids. BUT, they don't go outdoors, they choose to do music & movement indoors.
2) They sent my daughter home on day 3 with a runny nose- called an hour after she got there & said she was sneezing & wiping her nose. Then, yesterday, the secretary of the church, who should know all the rules, was dropping her daughter off with snot dripping down to her mouth. (I didn't see it- my husband dropped her off)
3) They have mailboxes for the kids. They are supposed to check their own mail & put it in their backpacks. My daughter is a little shrimp, the shortest by far in her class, and hers is the TOP mailbox, she can't even see or reach it.
4) We went in today, and they had moved everyones cubby's over one, because a new girl was starting, and they wanted everyone to be in alphabetic order. How important is that, when the kids are used to their cubby by now, on week 3? How many times will they move them during the year as new kids come & go?
5) When we pick up the kids, the assistant is at the CLOSED door, sees us, dismisses the child, then shuts the door. It's like she's the secret service for the teacher, her body guard- so noone actually gets to talk to the teacher or go in the classroom.
As I am writing this- I am laughing at some of it- thinking I should be the first one to say CHILL to myself, ha ha, but on the other hand, we pay good money for preschool, it is her first experience outside of the house, as well as our first experience giving up control, & letting someone else be "in charge"
So, ladies & gentleman of this board, is this NORMAL preschool, and I need to chill, or is this weird, and I am justified in thinking it's a little off?
Go easy on me- I am a 3rd shift worker, so I am not fully functioning as I am writing this :-)
Ok- have at it!
Thanks in advance!
Melissa
PS I wrote on my daughters chart no apple juice- she's allergic to it, and of course, day 1, they gave it to her.