I am researching preschools and I wonder if anyone heard anything about St. Paul Lutheran Preschool program for 3 year olds? How about the Fox Valley park District Program (either Prisco or Eola)?
Thanks!
My daughter went to fox valley and loved it!!!!! I have nothing but good things to say about them- they are also a lot cheaper than most places
My son went to preschool at Eola last year. He had a horrible experience. His teacher wasn't very caring and did not connect well with my son. He cried often at drop off. He went 2 days/week. This year he is attending Little Blessings Preschool at Alelluia Lutheran church in Naperville. I researched St. Paul but went with Little Blessings simply because it is closer to our house. My son and I LOVE Little Blessings. He is excited to go to school now. If money isn't a factor, I would recommend St. Paul over the park district.
Before I stayed home with my kids, I was the secretary at St. Pauls. Their preschool program is wonderful. Both the kids and parents loved it. I am not that familiar with the park district program, but I decided against it for my child because 1. there are not enough teachers to students (in my opinion) and 2. the park district building is open to other programs and classes during the day, and I didn't know how secure the building was, or how safe my child would be. I also decided against St. Pauls for my son, mostly due to the cost of the program, but at least I know the church building is safe and secure. We decided on a program where the teacher to student ratio is 1:4, and the teacher (who is also the owner) has her masters degree and her sister (the other teacher) has or is working on her doctorate in childhood psychology. My son loves it there and is doing really well. The school is off of Orchard across from Woodman's grocery store. If you would like the contact information, please message me. Best of luck!
My child attended Fox Valley PD at the Eola Comm. Center. I was very pleased with it for the two years he attended. I am a former elementary teacher and felt that he received great instruction for preparing him for Kindergarten this year (especially during last school year). The first year he had 16 students and had two teachers plus an aide who floated to a few rooms. This past year, he had 8 students in his class with a floating aide. All of the teachers and aides he had were WONDERFUL! His teacher in the 4's class always kept up with what incoming Kindergartner's needed to know, and again, I feel he was well prepared for school this year. He went two days/week for the 3's class and 3 days/week for the 4's class. The program is well organized and run and I have no complaints. Actually during the second year, we moved to the Oswego Dist., but I still continued to drive him to Eola because I was so comfortable and had had such a great experience. My child has many food allergies, and they were awesome about working with them. I'm assuming Prisco is similar in how it is run, but can only speak from experience about the Eola Center.
Not sure about either one. I do however know about St Luke's in Montgomery. Its a great preschool. My daughter loves it there. The teachers are very friendly. Great school!
