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mom2john December 24, 2008

My son is only 18 months now, but I am starting to research private education for him now. Public schools are

mom2john
definately out of the question. I'm looking for the best private preschool in the Westerville area. Being a son of a pastor, we would prefer a Christian school that offers a reduced or discounted tuition. If you have any recommendations, please let me know. Thank you!
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sahmlomano
sahmlomano January 7, 2009
Central College school (run by the church, not the WCS magnet school) is a good option; I've known several families whose children attended preschool there who were very happy. I taught at a Christian preschool, as a teacher's aide for a year, and discovered, as like anywhere else, there are good and bad teachers no matter where you go.

FWIW, I used to think public schools were out of the question, too, and our children attended a Catholic school for years (7 years, for our oldest); I found that "protecting them" in that way didn't do that: they were still exposed to the "F" word on the bus in Kindergarten, you name it, even though it was only Catholic school kids on the bus. The Westerville schools have offered our children many more academic opportunities than their parochial school offered, and have exposed them to "the real world" (good and bad), outside of the pristine bubble that was their parochial school; the social aspect has been more welcoming as well.

Best wishes and may God bless your efforts!
healthy11
healthy11 December 24, 2008
I'm not sure if you've already tried using the Preschools feature on the green menu bar near the top of this page, but that would be one thing to do.
I'm not from Ohio, but in my area, many churches offer preschool opportunities...I'm wondering if you've contacted your current pastor (and/or your dad, if he's in the same area) and asked where young families typically send their children? If you or your wife were able to volunteer at the school, often that would be a way to get discounted tuition.

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