After much deliberation, we decided on CB’s school of choice for Kindergarten for next year. We ended up selecting a school that is located and run through our local university. The school does not meet the criteria I specified in my post The Perfect School, but that school doesn’t exist (that I know of ;)).
The school is run by a master teacher with her master’s or PhD in child development or a related field, an assistant teacher with her degree in child development or a related field, and several undergraduate students. There will be a max of 19 students in the class. The school is designed to meet the child at their level. I hope this will be less stressful for CB. The school only runs from Monday-Thursday so that allows more time for therapy. They also focus on positive behavior and social interaction like CB’s current pre-k. The school comes highly rated by close friends.
The downside is that we will have to pay for his school for his Kindergarten year but the plus side is that we both feel very comforted by the decision. Too bad the school only offers options through Kindergarten.