Just over a month ago Lily started her new school. Nate joined her at the new place a couple weeks after that, on the day after he turned 18 months old (the required age for the toddler room).
It has been relatively painless transition and many of the changes were much appreciated. We like to pack their lunches, so we know what they are being fed. We like the location, since Cindy can see it from her office window (or at least some office windows in her building). We like the atmosphere, a controlled yet active and nurturing environment.
We've seen countless improvements in manners and the effect of the time the school spends on practical skills. For example, Lily likes to help fold clothes now and has become almost obsessed with folding towels (or Montessori rugs) properly when finished using them. We see little changes everyday, like doing the vampire when she coughs (into the elbow, like the CDC recommends).
The kid's have adjusted well. We worried for a while about Lily finding new friends. She was in the old daycare program since the age of 3 months and had established close ties to many kids. We talked to her about how to make friends and introduce herself.
About two weeks into her time at the school she announced that she was friends with 'Robert and Bobbia', which was nice to hear even if there was some concern that these friends were imaginary.
Finally, the biggest change with the new school is how well it suits helicopter parenting. Each day while at work we can watch webcams located in each of the classrooms. So, yesterday Cindy and I were ecstatic and frantically messaging each other when we saw the first image on the right. That's Lily playing with the very real Robert (the also real Bobbia is behind the bookshelf).
It isn't all good. The second picture is Nate sitting on the teachers lap. That's an honor he gets regularly, since he's not one to sit still for circle time. We also cringed when Lily ran from the teacher because she didn't want to sit still.
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