The other night I put Aiza and Maxon to bed, and it suddenly hit me that they will be turning 5 months old before we know it!
And realizing that they will be turning 5 months old and then 6 months old (half a year, how?!), it hit me that I might need to start thinking about getting the twins into a preschool already, right??
You always hear the stories about preschools with crazy wait lists, and interview processes, so once this realization about how old they were getting hit me, I went to work researching schools and ages at which to start looking at schools.
On Berkeley Parents Network, they shared information about how to know when is the right time to start looking for preschools for your kid(s).
A good rule of thumb to remember, is that kids typically attend preschool the two years ahead of kindergarten, so ages 3 and 4. Since my kids were born in May, they would start preschool the August after their 3rd birthday and will eventually start kindergarten the August after their 5th birthday.
In terms of when preschools accept new students, they typically have a new class of 3 year olds available and often have some 4-year-old class spots.
Preschools generally have school tours December-March of the year before the kids start, which means we would start touring the schools at the end of 2020 or beginning of 2021!
Something else to keep in mind is that just because your kid may be the age to start looking into preschools doesn't mean they magically are prepared for preschool when it's time to start.
BabyCenter advises you focus on if your child is socially, emotionally, physically, and cognitively ready to participate in a daily, structured, educational program with a group of other children. As well as making sure they have basic skills like being potty-trained and being able to wash their own hands, eat lunch without assistance, and sleep alone.
As far as preschools with waiting lists, that's another hurdle I have yet to quite figure out. But hey, it's all part of being a new mom!
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