How Old Was Your Child When Starting Mother's Day Out?

The school I send my son to is Montessori Episcopal School in Lewisville. They have a MDO program that starts at 18mo-36mo.Since the children have to be 18 mo by Aug or Sept my son missed the cut off for this class, since his birthday is in December. I had to send him to Flower Mound Montessori School, which I do NOT recommend. He did not enjoy his time there and his class kept getting new teachers without notifying the parents.
When I moved him to MES he was much happier and seemed to learn much more. Although my son was not personally in the 18mo.-36mo. classes, I know some of the moms who had kids in those classes. Their kids adjusted well and ended up loving the classes. At the end of the year they did not want to leave and now when they come to the church in the want to go back to their classroom. If I were you I would look into their program. They have a web site at www.montessoriepiscopal.com plus when your son is ready to move up to a two day program they have classes available so he won't have to change schools, but don't worry the administration there is great and they will not try and push him up to a longer class until both you and your son are ready. You will also find MES to have very strong parental involvement in the classrooms and PTO, it’s great for the kids because they really feel loved from so many involved parents in their classrooms. It is like one big happy family, I can’t say enough great things about this wonderful school.)
Good luck!
B.

Hi M.,

My first son started at an MDO when he was 19 months old - one day a week. And, I'm planning on starting my second son when he is almost 2.

I highly recommend Lamb of God's Early Childhood Ministry. They start classes at 2 years old.

Good luck finding something! You are doing the right thing by looking early. It's nice to not have to scramble to find something at the last minute.

C.

My daughter is nine now but started her first MDO at three. I felt that was the right age for her because she could socialize well, participate in learning activities and do her own crafts. As far as the area you're asking about, when we moved to TX five years ago and she was four, we put her in to the DKH school located in the Highland Shores neighborhood down the street from McAuliff (sp?) Elementary School. Honestly, I didn't care for the school but after moving her from a preschool she loved in FL to TX, I didn't have the heart to move her again. She seemed happy enough there but for my own reasons, I didn't find it as high quality as everyone seemed to think it was. Anyway, it's worth checking out, maybe some things have changed. I know it was bought by a new person as we were finishing the year and my daughter was preparing for kindergarten. Good luck.

I started my son out one day a week at 9 months old. He did fine. At about 13 months he hit his separation anxiety stage and would cry when I drop him off, but they always told me he stopped crying 30 seconds after I left. This lasted about a month, then ever since then he has been wiggling out of my arms to go and play. At that age, you need to look mostly for loving caregivers and a secure environment. I believe in going with your gut. Just go visit a few and see where you feel the most comfortable.