Daughter's School

As with any parent, one of my greatest desire is for my daughters to go to good schools.  Back when my husband and I where both working, we were able to send my daughter to private pre-school.  About a year ago, we moved to a new area.  My work situation changed and my income dropped dramatically.  Paying for private pre-school was becoming more challenging.  All through the summer my husband and I were trying to figure out with God's help what would be the best course to take for my daughter so I put it on my prayer list.

In September she would start public Kindergarten, but it runs only for about 2.5 hours a day.  We were unsure if we should send her to an enrichment program at the private pre-school.   No doubt that she would get a lot of the program, but could we afford it?  And if we sent her to a private pre-school did we keep her at the more expensive one were she had gone or send her to a cheaper one whose schedule was better for us?  We just wanted to make the right decision for her and for us as a family.

After praying for this all summer, the answer finally presented itself.  We would take her out of private pre-school altogether, and I would home-school her for the enrichment portion of it (1.5 hours, three times a week).  I was concerned that my daughter would be sad to know she would not be returning to her old pre-school, but my husband and I gave her the news.  Her reaction surprised us.  She was so excited!  She helped me come up with a plan of what she wanted to learn and how we should learn it.

Now that we are done with our first week, I know for sure it was the best decision and I am so thankful that God made that path clear to us.  I am getting to spend that one-on-one quality time with my oldest daughter and she is learning about things she wants to learn about.  Her morning kindergarten is covering the basics, but her and I get to learn about different countries around the world, science, the Bible, history, and civics all tailored to a 5-year old.  I see the joy in her face to spend that time with me and that is what makes it all worth it and how I know it was the right decision!