Trying to decide between a Montessori and more play based preschool for my daughter. The play based one definitely fits her personality, but I’m worried she will miss out on some important life skills and independence taught at Montessori. Anyone have experiences or recommendations to help with this decision?

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We tried a Montessori school for a few months when our son was about two years old and regretted the experience. I get the emphasis on self sufficiency but the teachers were borderline lazy and uncaring towards the kids.

Similar to your kid, our son is also predisposed to creative learning. We've since switched him over and can't be happier with the results.

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We did both Montessori and Waldorf style, I think Waldorf was a better fit for our child.

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Reggio Emilia based learning is a good balance of play based learning , structure, and teacher led guidance imo. Our child enjoyed it and was well prepared for elementary school.

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We are looking at few options which are somewhat in the middle, neither full blown Montessori nor full blown play based. The preschools have designed their curriculum to not be at either extremes and be more flexible with needs of kids

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