Re: preschools in burbank/glendale ca

[Guest guest]

Hi - I'm not from your area, but just wanted to say that the

preschool that I send my 2 yr old to--which we've had great results

with--is private. There are two teachers and 10 kids. At the

beginning of the year, they have volunteer " grandmas " --ladies from

the church who come in to rock, hold and comfort little ones who

have trouble calming down. 1 teacher to 12 2 yr olds seems too high

to me. Just wanted to give you some ideas of things to maybe look

for in your search.

>

> the first " mainstream " preschool we put my son in at 2 yrs was too

much for him and they

> sent him home after 40 minutes of non stop crying and vomiting.

they have a 12 : 1 ratio of

> kids to teacher so they said to wait because they didn't have the

staff to sit and calm him

> down.

> i guess that's understandable but what i've learned is that maybe

a mainstream preschool

> isn't the best bet for him right now because of the ratio, his

speech delay, sensory problems,

> attachment issues. they also didn't let me stay with him at all.

not even for a day. he is 28

> months and has serious attachment to me still. 2 words and about

50 signs which not

> everybody understands. not potty trained yet. does anyone know a

good preschool for my

> kind of boy in this area? the reason i want to try is that i see

him copy other kids' speech so

> well. he never copies adult speech like that. he also is very

eager to try new things that he

> sees other kids do. does anyone know if a special needs preschool

would be a help or a

> hindrance for an otherwise " normally " developing boy? they have a

ratio of 3 or 4: 1. thanks!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi - I'm not from your area, but just wanted to say that the

preschool that I send my 2 yr old to--which we've had great results

with--is private. There are two teachers and 10 kids. At the

beginning of the year, they have volunteer " grandmas " --ladies from

the church who come in to rock, hold and comfort little ones who

have trouble calming down. 1 teacher to 12 2 yr olds seems too high

to me. Just wanted to give you some ideas of things to maybe look

for in your search.

>

> the first " mainstream " preschool we put my son in at 2 yrs was too

much for him and they

> sent him home after 40 minutes of non stop crying and vomiting.

they have a 12 : 1 ratio of

> kids to teacher so they said to wait because they didn't have the

staff to sit and calm him

> down.

> i guess that's understandable but what i've learned is that maybe

a mainstream preschool

> isn't the best bet for him right now because of the ratio, his

speech delay, sensory problems,

> attachment issues. they also didn't let me stay with him at all.

not even for a day. he is 28

> months and has serious attachment to me still. 2 words and about

50 signs which not

> everybody understands. not potty trained yet. does anyone know a

good preschool for my

> kind of boy in this area? the reason i want to try is that i see

him copy other kids' speech so

> well. he never copies adult speech like that. he also is very

eager to try new things that he

> sees other kids do. does anyone know if a special needs preschool

would be a help or a

> hindrance for an otherwise " normally " developing boy? they have a

ratio of 3 or 4: 1. thanks!

>