Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

I'm soooo confused about this. I would like to get my DD into a program that would be 2 days a week for 1/2 days or one 1/2 day and 1 full. At this age is it daycare still?? Or is it nursery school or something else? I spoke to 1 place so far and they seem to be more like a daycare (they do offer some structure and some learning opportunities though). But they only offer full days and it would be $100/wk for 2 days. (is that a fair price?)

What are my choices here??? Any help would be much appreciated

TIA

Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

I asked this a couple of moths ago check out your local churches. Also check out the:

CFA

Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

The nursery school my son goes too starts at age 2. It is not a day care, it is only a school program. I am thinking of enrolling my DD for next September (she'll be 2 in May) and she'd go 2x a week for 3 hours a day.

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Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

My dd goes to nursery school. they have a program that starts at age 2. We can do 2.5 hours 2, 3, or 5 days a week. There is also a 10am-2pm 5 day a week program but I think that starts at 3 years old.

Ours works out to around $100 a week, it's 9 months long and we pay about $3500 for 3 days, 2.5 hours.

Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

Mine goes to Nursery school. She goes three days a week 9-12 but they also have a 2 day a week program.

She goes to a montessori School.

Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

Jacob goes to a toddler program at a nursery school 3x a week for 2 hours... I just added stay and play so he now goes 3.5 hours 2 x a week, 2 hours, 1 day a week...

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Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

Thanks for all the responses everyone

So I guess Nursery school is what I'm looking for. Do you think I can get DD in now or do they follow the school year?

and MrsR...how is Montessori going? They have a school near me here...I guess I will check it out.

Re: Where to send your 2 1/2 yr old...nursery school?

I loooooooooooove the montessori program. IMO for 2 year olds it's wonderful. I will be sending her there until kindergarten and then I will switch to public school (I am not sure I agree with the montessori plan for older kids).

Since starting school I can't tell you all the things that Talia has learned to do on her own, and how much she has changed.

She had a hard time with the adjustment - but the teachers were just wonderful and convinced me to stick it out and she has really blossomed there.

My particular school is wonderfully hands on with the students. It's a very special place, but they are all not the same so look into it as much as you can before you decide (this goes for any school).