[waiting4katie]

ereWe had some questions/concerns on our pre-school also...we spent 2 years with them (we were new in town, our well respected realtor suggested them) until we started asking questions of other area preschools. My concern grew when I heard a mom complaining in the park to another mom that our preschool was nothing more than a glorified daycare. At first I felt a little defensive. Then my daughter substituted at my sons preschool and she said the same thing. We also had problems with another student who would pinch, bite, and scratch the other children. Well, soon my son came home with scratches/gouges. One was a half inch from his bottom eyelid and 2 in. long and bleeding. This was the second time. Their response was my 4 yr old should learn to handle this with his words. Well in comes my husband who is an administrator for a local large school district. He in no uncertain terms made it very clear to the preschool director that this will not happen to our child again. (I tend to discuss things emotionally and my husband gets better results) We wanted the child expelled. They agreed and said they would. The next day the parents of this child wanted my husband to scold their son in their presence because they did not know how to handle him. He said this is not my responsibility, so no. Then the Director said she had a solution and would place this misbehaving child in the older kids class, so he could be taught a lesson. Well, our 5 yr old was in that class and we said this also was unacceptable. So they placed this little monster with the 3 yr olds and he continued to behave the same and hurt the younger kids. So I guess what I am trying to say...if you "feel" things aren't right, maybe they are not. I passed things off as maybe it's me (until the gouging incident) adjusting to handing my children over to others, their seperation anxiety as well as my own. I will always go with my gut instinct from now on! Our next preschool was warm and welcoming to parents, open and accessible. It felt the way it should be. Both the kids and myself were in a much better place educationally and emotionally. Good luck! ~ Kim