Magrath/ MacTaggart Kindergarten afternoon care needed

quietdiary

Sorry I can not type in Chinese now.

We 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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Anyone concerned and/or more experienced handling this situation are welcomed to join in this discussion:
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" n" L) E8 a" _3 p' R To kick it off, here are my two cents.
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' O% G; b- d6 V4 v5 `( L5 T. R We 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:
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7 ~& g/ G: c* F8 Z7 _$ eOption 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.
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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.
/ u. [' x6 |+ X1 A% _% w Honestly, 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.
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Thank you for your input!

ninnin

Happen to see some updated news from Nellie Carlson:
https://epsb.ca/schools/newschoo ... ions/nelliecarlson/
https://epsb.ca/schools/register/kindergartenregistration/
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