I swore I would not be one of those moms, one of the moms who freaks out about what preschool her child goes too, but when I wrote this post, I was dangerously close to crossing the line. We had only applied to three kindergartens for Max, Waldorf A, Waldorf B and the Waldkindergarten. After receiving letters putting us on the wait lists of two of the three, Paul and I started to worry and wonder if we should start applying to other kindergartens. Most kindergartens open their admission in February, but maybe we could get on some more waiting lists, increasing our odds of finding a spot for Max. The biggest concern of course, was the gap in his language skills. He was finally starting to make progress in the German language, and we were worried that any length of time not in school would set him back.
Needless to say, I was quite relieved when we received the acceptance letter to the local public kindergarten. We had applied over a year ago, but after having an underwhelming experience at the information afternoon, we quickly forgot about it. Once we were accepted to this kindergarten the pressure was off, and before we knew it, all of our ducks seemed to line up. A couple weeks later, we were accepted into Waldorf B which is very close to where we live. And at the beginning of this week, we received a call from Waldorf A where Max is currently attending a Spielegruppe. They had a spot open up, and they offered it to us. We declined, as we had already accepted the spot at Waldorf B.
Maggie is guaranteed a spot in the Spielgruppe at Waldorf B, and later in the Kindergarten class, so I can be sane once again, at least until we start looking at Grundschulen (elementary schools) in three years.
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