Parents helping each other find the best preschools in Massachusetts
Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts, preschool on Mar 24th, 2008
“How do I know I am picking the best preschool for my child?” is the most common question we receive. It seems hard to know and many of us are racked with self-doubt. But think about how you make decisions everyday both at home and on the job. You do your best and evaluate the […]
Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts, preschool on Mar 19th, 2008
The Goddard School has requested and has received preliminary approval for a grant of taxpayer money to support their for-profit franchise in Auburn Massachusetts. The Goddard School is taking advantage of a state loophole that allows for-profits preschools and child care facilities to invest in quality. The grants were intended to support state early childhood education infrastructure but Goddard School, a nationally franchised corporate “school” has requested public charity.
Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts, kindergarten, massachusetts kindergarten, preschool on Mar 19th, 2008
Mayor Menino has announced Boston’s Thrive in Five program. This is a fantastic step forward particularly given that Mr. Menino’s commitment is political rhetoric - he has backed it with a $3 million commitment and partnered with the United Way to make it happen. The program mission is simple and summarized as:
Educate parents on the benefits of, […]
Posted in kindergarten, massachusetts kindergarten on Mar 13th, 2008
This week’s post on Kindergarten Readiness has generated more questions than any other single post yet this year. The majority of the question fall into these categories:
Full day versus half day kindergarten offered by Massachusetts towns.
How much does kindergarten tuition cost?
Is kindergarten mandatory?
We’ll try to address each of these question briefly here. For more detail […]
Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts, kindergarten, massachusetts kindergarten, preschool on Mar 10th, 2008
If your child meets your town’s kindergarten age cutoff there is a high probability that kindergarten will be a rewarding experience for them regardless of their skill development. The real difficulty lies in determining if your child is ready for kindergarten if the just miss the kindergarten age cutoff. If this is the case, seek out a fully accredited private kindergarten that will appropriately challenge your child and build on their skills and maturity rather than holding them back with another year of preschool. In the long run, your child will greatly benefit from the investment.
Posted in Preschools in Massachusetts, preschool on Mar 5th, 2008
Once you leave the realm of “daycare” and daycares masquerading as preschools, the evaluation of a preschool really becomes an exercise in evaluating preschool teachers. To get right down to it, the teachers make the difference in quality preschools. You need to evaluate preschools based on your knowledge of your child - but how do you evaluate a preschool teacher? This article offers suggestions for evaluating preschool quality by addressing questions to preschool teachers.