Anyone suggest a good preschool (not word alive) and why you like it?
Kerri L. replied:
My daughter went to Valley Preschool in Alexandria at Alexandria Church of God on Alexandria-Wellington Road. Love all the teachers!!! Christian atmosphere!!!
Travisa M. replied:
I agree. Munford Head Start is the best! Great center manager who loves all the kids as if they were her own.
Carolyn C. replied:
Golden Springs Baptist Church has a great preschool/daycare at a reasonable price. We loved it there and was sad when it was time for my son to leave for kindergarten.
Susanna H. replied:
Cornerstone Christian Academy. Only preschool grades; my grand daughter goes four days per week and gets up on Fridays saying I want to go to school. Best recommendation I know of. She's three.
Heather B. replied:
My son goes to Little Lions Preschool! He loves it and I love it ! Small group of children. They have two teachers so the children get one on one time ! They learn and have fun! It is Monday - Friday 7:30 - 11:30 and it is 60.00 a week ! Kasey Stephens
Yolanda K. replied:
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Auburn D. replied:
Jacksonville Christian Academy. Great Christian atmosphere and they have chapel on Wednesday- my nephew went there and he loved it. He came home everyday telling us something new he learned about Jesus. smile emoticon
Tara D. replied:
www.childcarenetwork.net
Beth G. replied:
Faith Christian
Tirissa B. replied:
Church of good Shepherd in Golden Springs. Over 50 + years it has been a great amazing preschool my children both went there. Excellent teachers and environment. Call Sylvia Sanshu245-237-2429, she is the director. The teach music, chapel and do really fun field trips.
Magen C. replied:
Breanna Dison
Beth G. replied:
I'm curious to know what's up with Word Alive now.
JonathonandCandy J. replied:
Lizzie Zachmann ill send a pm
Shannon C. replied:
Jacksonville Christian Academy
Summer S. replied:
Kim Butler little lions is in the old high school gym in munford.
Jennifer H. replied:
NewAdventures LearningCenter . My daughter has been there since they opened. She is only 3 year but has learned alot compared to other places she has been. Pre-k class is awesome and the children are ready for kindergarten. Christian based school with wonderful teachers
Equilla S. replied:
Munford Headstart is the best and the teachers are wonderful both of my boys went there and they loved it and so did I they learn a lot my son who is 8 now and in second is reading on a sixth grade level and my 5 year old is also reading thanks to Tara Almon and did I mention it was free!
Lizzie M. replied:
Jacksonville CareerTech has a preschool program for the early childhood program. Tuesday-Thursday 25 for after noon from 1230-200
Jennifer D. replied:
Sacred Heart has a wonderful K-3 through K-5 program. We highly recommend them. Our kids are still there in elementary school. The teachers and administration cannot be beat!
I just found you by accident. I have a 3yr. old daughter Annaliesa who has this condition and she just started preschool. I'm having concerns with her speech but the...
Microtia G. replied:
Hi Rita! I am so happy that you found all of us by accident! I highly suggest you visit my website I created as well, www.EarCommunity.com First, Annaliesa is not alone. My daughter, Ally, who is also 3 years old and has RMA has a 1.5 year speech delay. For the longest time she didn't speak and when she did (up to the last 6 months), it was all single and double words where she should have been speaking using 4 and 5 words and speaking in phrases/sentences. We did have speech therapy for her through Early Intervention services, here in Colorado. My Ally is now in preschool and has IEP program to help her with her hearing loss and speech delay. She is aided with a bone conduction processor (both the Cochlear BP100 and the Oticon Ponto Pro) along with the FM system so the teacher's voice can be directly in her ear helping her to annunciate better. Jus tso you know...Ally does say a lot of T sounds when she shouldn't and doesn't pronounce her F's all of the time which is typical of a child who is hoh (hard of hearing). For example, instead of always saying 'Hailey' for her big sister, she often says 'Haity' and for Fishy, it is often ishy. Our speech therapist and her deaf/hoh teachers in preschool said this is all common and between the ages of 3 and 4 years they will get on with life with no problem. Please visit the menu tab "Helpful Resources" and click on the sub link "Education help and Info." Here you will learn all about IEP and 504 plans along with tips for your IEP meeting. We had Ally's IEP meeting in August (she is a September baby), and I invited Ally's audiologist, her speech therapist, our early intervention coordinator, and a guide by your side mentor from Hands & Voices to sit in on a unilateral hearing loss IEP (she usually deals with only deaf). I also invited Ally's pediatrican, but she could not attend. Be prepared (read the tips I have in this section of my Ear Community website), what to bring, how to act. For example, you will want to have a letter from a speech therapist who is used to working with your child to explain Annaliesa's situation from a medical professional along with her latest audiogram (you can view Ally's audiograms as well on the EC website), and be able to nicely fight for your child. You are her best advocate she has. I brought in articles for unilateral hearing loss and how speech is affected (you can find these articles on my website...print them off and take them in with you to the IEP meeting), and you should be familiar with IDEA...I have the link on my site for this as well as this is the law and this is what Annaleisa is entitled to through the law. Now, every state (and the city/county) within it is different and so is the budget/funding for that state as well. Also, if one school says they can not accept your child under an IEP because they are full, they shoudl direct you to another school that may be able to accept your child down the road. Also, if the school says they have no funding for an FM system, this is not necessarily true when FM systems can be provided through the school district for free through loaner banks. So, visit Ear Community and do your research. You will find an entire document I have put together as well under the Hearing Loss menu tab that shows the speech chart and based on Annaleisa's hearing loss...which sounds she may not be hearing well in order to annnciate them correctly, currently. You will also find that depending on which ear has the hearing loss, affects speech more than the other. I hope this helps you...I have attended trainings for IEPs and 504 plans so, let me know if I can help you more. Thanks! Melissa
Marie L. replied:
Hi Rita, welcome. Melissa Puleo Tumblin's website www.EarCommunity.org is great. (It's .org, not .com, I'm sure of it.)
Marie L. replied:
I just looked, it is a .com site www.EarCommunity.com - check it out, Melissa does a wonderful job.