Yesterday we went to Jay's new preschool for his first day. I can drop him off anytime between 6:30 and 9:00 and pick him up between 12:00 and 12:30. I decided to drop him off at 9:00 for his frist day so that we would have as little chaos at home, and at the school, as possible.
When we approached the street, it was eerily quiet. The preschool is at the end, with very little else on it, so the calm was unnerving. As we got to the school, we saw it was dark and no moms or kids were around. Another bad sign... I though perhaps today only the new kids were starting since all of my friends sending their kids to Germany Kindy were starting today too... Nope.
The place was closed! I asked a construction worker and he told me nobody was there but the renovators and that school starts on Monday. I went home and double-checked my contract and notes- both said start date August 1st. I also recall saying to his teacher "see you August 1st" and he never corrected me. Poor Jay, he was almost in tears that he couldn't go to school. He even asked again today if he could go.
I also checked the transition protocol and it stated that new kids never start on a Monday. So when will he actually start? I don't care- I am bringing him Monday anyway. The papers also say that I can't actually leave him until the second week or else it's too traumatic. Pah! Jay has been going to preschool for over a year now!
So what happened? I don't know. I tried to call and leave a message, but, as usual, their answering machine is not functioning. My doubts that were laid to rest have suddenly resurfaced- I trust my child with people who cannot even get dates straight???
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