Book Review – How To Choose The Best Preschool for Your Child
July 30, 2010 by Chris
Filed under books, product reviews
About the Book
Nearly two-thirds of all 4-year-olds nationwide attend preschool, and the number of children enrolled has risen from 4 million in 1970 to more than 6 million today.
The Wall Street Journal says, “Several studies have shown high-quality preschool confers profound benefits into adulthood, including higher college attendance and income.”
Choosing the right preschool can be a daunting and time-consuming task for parents. That’s why Jenifer Wana wrote How to Choose the Best Preschool for Your Child: The Ultimate Guide to Finding, Getting Into, and Preparing for Nursery School (Sourcebooks; ISBN: 978-1-4022-4208-3; TP $14.99; August 2010). A mother of two, Jenifer conceived the idea for her book after going through the process of researching, visiting, and applying to preschools for her son.
How to Choose the Best Preschool for Your Child is the first “college admissions” type of book published about preschool that tells parents everything from criteria for choosing a preschool to preparing for admission interviews, as well as advice on applying to competitive preschools, including writing essays, soliciting recommendations and getting off the waiting list.
The book features:
- How to find high-quality schools in your local area
- Discussions on popular programs (Montessori, play-based, Reggio-Emilio
- What criteria to consider
- What to ask and observe during your preschool visit
- Advice to help your child prepare for the first day of preschool
- Charts and worksheets to make the decision easier
- Plus advice on admission essays, interviews, and wait lists for those applying to selective schools
About the Author
Author Jenifer Wana is a marketing executive, writer and speaking specializing in parenting topics. She is currently the director of brand marketing at Pottery Barn, responsible for special events such as book signings and classes, plus promotions, partnerships, and advertising. Jenifer teaches workshops for parents on choosing a preschool and her seminar on preparing for preschool will be taught at Pottery Barn Kids stores nationwide this summer.
My Take on the Book
This book was a treasure trove of great information on choosing the right preschool for your child. With my youngest getting ready for preschool in the next year, I know that we will, yet again, be looking for a quality preschool that we can trust and know that will focus on the needs of her and that will prepare her for elementary school and beyond.
This book does a great job at laying out the step-by-step things that you must do to be able to be prepared along the way. I loved the ideas that the book provides with questions you should ask to even ways to keep your own costs down.
Overall, I would recommend this book for anyone that will be looking for finding a preschool for their own child in the near future!
If this book sounds like something you would like in your own library, you can find it on Amazon!
This post was written for Sourcebooks who provided the complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review.
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