My twins, Angelina and Madeleine, go to preschool. But they stay in the car. Their older sister attends Challenger. Challenger is a circle pick-up and drop-off. This is a life saver. It would not be fun to strap three children into the car, park, take all three out, walk to the classroom, drop off one child, walk back to the car, strap two in, then leave. Not to mention doing the same routine in opposite order for pick-up time! (Doesn’t just thinking about it exhaust you?)
While I don’t have experience in having multiples in preschool, I have learned two practical factors to consider in choosing a preschool:
2) Location, location, LOCATION! This real estate adage applies to preschool selection as well. I wanted a very short distance between our home and preschool because I'm trying to avoid being a “taxi mom” for as long as possible. This was also an easy way to narrow down our preschool selections!
So for me, convenience is a very high priority in choosing a preschool. If it's not important to you, then don’t sweat it. But it’s certainly something you want to consider if you think it will make a significant impact on your family’s lifestyle.
(The picture is my attempt to show you what it's like picking Jubilee up from Challenger. My goal was to capture my three kids along with a portion of the car line-up. But I didn't want to hold up the line, so I settled for the three kids. Uh, two, as Angelina is blocked. The woman is a teacher who escorted Jubilee to the car.)
Original post to Mad About Multiples. Daphne used to lose to Olive Oyl in arm wrestling matches until she began lifting three children in and out of the minivan several times a day.
