I live in the bay area. Is there a school I can take my 2 year old to. She is very bright and ahead of peers?
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Just make sure no public school
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Any pivate school which offers daycare is good, but try to avoid the public system. Religious schools are great too specially baptist ones, the catholic schools are very crouded. There's one very close to PUCOR don't remember the name but that one is great!
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In every city there is kidz which is a very good children center,\nand if u can specify the area where u are going to live then i can \ntell u the perfect infant education center.
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Your idea is a good one. Many daycare centers have private kindergartens. But you might take your child to kindergarten testing at your district and see how she tests.
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You might check into a Montesorri school for your child. They offer a whole different outlook on education letting the child set the pace. Its not for every one but if you have no sucess with your school gifted/advance placement you might check this out.\n\nGood luck!
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The schools in my neighborhood are good. The elementry school is a California Distinguished School and has good test scores.  The Jr. High is ok. The high school is a top notch school. They have won science and academic awards. I am planning to send my child to them.  I am a teacher in a neighboring district.
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as a teacher - and former pre-school teacher - i think the idea of each child child being "nurtured and guided in individually-paced learning and development" is a wonderful idea.\n\nin practical settings, however, it is not that easy to achieve.  you need a very well trained staff, an excellent curriculum director, and a group of kids who are independent and relatively good natured and well behaved.\n\nif you are looking for a school for your child - take more than one tour of the school, observe a few classes (without your child being there) and don't be afraid to let the school "interview" your child as you interview them...\n\ngood luck!  i think any good preschool program (montessori or otherwise) is a great start to learning and future school success!!!!!
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Here is a link for the top 120 big California schools.  Good luck!\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/rhorii/Rankings.html
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Decide first what kind of approach you are interested in for your child.  Typically with autism there are three approaches to education: 1) The teach method (not sure how to spell it\n2) ABA - applied behavior analysis\n3) another one called floortime, or floor technique or something like that\n\nABA is what I am most familiar with.  It is best for children with Autism whom are not high functioning socially.  Many states have great ABA programs in their public schools, as well as private institutions which only service children with Autism.  NY has a great deal of private ABA schools, but the waitng list may be long. You might want to research the techniques first and then look at the state's facilities. \n\nGood luck with whatever you do.
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education in its ideal form would be tailored to each indivdual so that each students needs are being met.  It sounds like your child has special needs in that he/she is so far advanced that he/she may get bored by staying home.  My son is pretty close to the same criteria as your son and I know I am sending him to kindergarten because of his social interation, cognitive and problem solving skills.  Some kids mature physically faster than others as I sure you know, but I think they can do so mentally as well.  Send your child to school, he/she will benefit from the interaction with others and reinforcing what you have already taught him/her.
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It all depend on the school, I've lived in Darmstad and kids started to learn a second language in Kindergarten. My son did since pre-k.
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Don't resort to the internet for your daughter's activities. It's great that she's an avid reader - keep checking out library books for her. Check out or buy good videos, as well. You could get her some basic art supplies and she can sketch and paint. She can learn to bake bread, and cook meals, using cookbooks. She can learn to knit or do needlepoint. Get her involved with learning an instrument - piano is ideal, but a flute or violin would be great, too. If you have the financial means, hire a language tutor to teach her a different language - Spanish or Chinese would be useful choices for her future. You sound like a good parent!
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I give high praise for cooperative preschool, because parent involvement is so high! It seems most co-ops in the Puget Sound area are affiliated with local colleges, so you might check with your favorite one. Here's the link I found for Bellevue CC.
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I started head-start at the age of 3. I am currently 13. I am in the gifted program and have received many academic honors. I am an excelled student and HeadStart helped me. Even though you may NOT want your child to go to school a little early; it would help a lot. He/She will be ahead of the class when she does start school. Take it from me I have head on experience.
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Which area are you looking for specifically?\n\n\nCassa Bambino at Breach Candy is good, so are all the Kangaroo Kids affiliates all over the city. \n\nNew Activity School has a montessori section too in south Bombay.
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You need to know what the public schools are like in your area.  In some areas the public schools have equal or better student achievement that private schools. You can get as good an education for 'free' and save your money for college. In other areas, the public schools are dangerous zoos with little learning going on. Also, if your child has any special needs, better public schools are required to support him, while private schools that do not accept federal funds are not required to provide (or are not able to provide) appropriate accomodations.  Many large public high schools have a large number of interesting elective courses and clubs for every student to find his niche.  However, a smaller private school may be the better choice for a student who might get lost in a crowd. A little tongue in cheek, here.  When we were looking for schools for our teens, the parking lot made me uncomfortable in one school.   Way too many BMWs and here was I in my old mini-van...that is an issue.  If a school in your area has a reputation of being 'rich', a parent who is making sacrifices to remove their children from the problems in the local public school may be setting their child up for ridicule from those with 'better' cars, clothes etc.
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Depends where in the USA you are moving to.  Here in North Carolina (as in much of the south) the church is a strong part of the community, so if you feel comfortable with religion that is a good place to start at least.\n\nIn time, yout two year-old will be going to school.  Schools generally have strong Parent-Teacher Associations which will also give you introductions at least.