Alphabet Soup Preschool

My twin daughters entered Alphabet Soup Preschool when they were 2 ½ years old. They will be entering Kindergarten this fall having completed three years at Alphabet Soup. I am impressed on a daily basis with the new knowledge the girls seem to bring home every day. After 2 years at Alphabet Soup, I had considered moving to a new school for their third year as I feared my kids would start getting bored at Alphabet Soup. Before I could even consider other options (and before I even broached the subject of leaving with the head of the school), the school added a «Pre-​K» class which consisted of a group of 5 kids with the aim of prepping them for Kindergarten. The girls love it! In the time that I have been there, the school has at least doubled in terms of students and space, which speaks to the popularity of the school.
We’ve been comfortable with all the teachers and I can’t recall an instance where we have had any concerns for our kids care or guidance. We had an issue six months in where one of my kids was having «potty issues», and we actually were asked to move from the Alphabet Soup Preschool to their sister school that worked with younger kids. I knew the rules — the kids have to be potty-​trained to be in Preschool and I was hoping my kids would catch on sooner than they did. While switching schools temporarily was a somewhat difficult transition logistically for us, Alphabet Soup worked with us to make the transition as easy as possible. In the end, both kids were at the school for younger kids for three months, and then returned to Alphabet Soup Preschool once the potty issues subsided.
The school has events every couple months («Holiday Party», «Spring Luau», «Summer Picnic») where parents, teachers and kids get together and have fun. This isn’t something the school has to do, and isn’t something we have to pay extra for — I appreciate the school’s efforts to bring us all together in a non-​school setting so we can get the chance to interact with one another and meet other parents.
My only challenge with the school is what to do with all the artwork my kids bring home every day — the kids are prolific artists! If I could do anything different, I would have taken pictures of all the artwork starting on DAY ONE so that I could create a record of my kid’s time at Alphabet Soup.
If you send your kids to Alphabet Soup, prepare to:
* Be amazed at the new things the kids learn every day
* Create space at home for all the artwork you will be asked to take home
* Hear tons of silly songs that your kids learned at school
* Get invited to other kids birthday parties seemingly every other week
* Prepare to get corrected a lot by your kids «Pluto’s a DWARF planet daddy!» «Brachiosaurus’ are vegetarians…»
Bottom line: I feel Alphabet Soup Preschool has prepared my kids well for Kindergarten, and the teachers and kids had a good time doing so. Thank you Alphabet Soup.