Concerns about enrolling next year...

[trimomma]

I know it's early to worry about next fall, but dd's M school has opened enrollment and I need to make a decision before the spots fill up.

Dd just turned 4 and goes to M school 3 mornings a week. We're home by noon and have the rest of those days together. My plan for next year was to have her in the 3 full day or just 3 mornings next year (she would get out at 2:30). I just found out my only options for dd for next year (her year before K), is 5 mornings or 5 full days...

I don't want to do either. If she goes 5 mornings, we wouldn't have any full days together before ds comes home from his M elementary. I can't afford to pay for 5 mornings and send her for only 3 ~ the money is a stretch as it is for us.

My thoughts are that I'll just keep her home next year and send her back to the M school for K. I'm wondering if anyone has any insights as to whether or not this would be disruptive for dd (school one year, home one year, back to school), even though she is pretty adaptable.

[nkm1968]

I'd send her the 5 mornings per week, you still get afternoons with her before ds comes home from elementary, and the second year in the Casa is just as important as the first year or the third year, it really is a three (or four!) year program to go full-cycle.

[wrzos]

Originally Posted by nkm1968

I'd send her the 5 mornings per week, you still get afternoons with her before ds comes home from elementary, and the second year in the Casa is just as important as the first year or the third year, it really is a three (or four!) year program to go full-cycle.

I completely agree!