Brainstorm: Magrath MacTaggart area: Kindergarten options and struggle

quietdiary

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) u2 Y9 f% ?4 I! `4 R# N, B+ yWe live in Magrath Heights and we are currently struggling with our 5-year-old daughter's to Kindergarten registration.  I wonder if there are parents in Magrath, MacTaggart area who are struggling with this issue as well. I wish to explore possibilities to group up and help each other out on making our lives easier with the half-day kindergarten program.
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  [8 L- f8 \. z' D% AAnyone concerned and/or more experienced handling this situation are welcomed to join in this discussion:
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9 ]; m6 O8 o1 t' \) [( GTo kick it off, here are my two cents.
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+ w1 J0 j  C: [' }% O; N) W8 NWe need to make up our mind as to which school to register to since one kid can only send in ONE registration at a time, and it can be really hard to switch school in the middle of the year. Currently there are two options for my daughter:

$ y' o; B9 ]* w7 V- mOption 1: Regular program - a new school - Nellie Carlson(http://www.epsb.ca/schools/newsc ... ions/nelliecarlson/) is under construction and scheduled to open September 2016; boundaries not finalized yet.
, k( g! Z! J8 }* R+ K+ g- HNo on site child care available.

IF we fall under the final boundary, what to do with the afternoons? My husband and I both work full-time 30 minutes drive from home. I maybe able to take one afternoon off in a week, part-time is not likely an option.
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Option 2: Mandarin Bilingual program - Parkallen School where there is a YMCA KinderCare close by, $755 a month, AND there is a wait list.
  A$ k% ]; D( lHonestly, I wish to send my daughter to the Mandarin Bilingual school, but again, there is the afternoon issue, YMCA is not guaranteed and expensive. I wonder if there are other parents considering this school and we could come up with a program to support each other and incorporate with Chinese elements.

Thank you for your input!

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