Little Prodogies Learning Center

Our little boy is growing up and were approached about moving him up to the Infant B classroom, which has crawlers and beginning walkers. Lincoln is started to pull up on swings and being more mobile. That's a good thing, except he is the oldest in his class and it becomes a safety hazard for the younger babies in his class.


Lincoln's teacher, Ms. Tina

He is currently with a teacher we LOVE- Ms. Tina. She has been with him since he was 6-weeks old. He has his picture framed in her house. She calls him, "her baby."
I knew the day would come, probably over the summer when he would have to move on. Ms. Tina's daughter is the teacher in the next class up. I've had to confront a couple times about some things she did so that was another hesitation with the transition.

Last week, I called a couple childcare centers about rates and we even toured a place. Little Prodogies Learning Center is an arts-based school, which means they use art, music, and dance to teach the kids. I want Lincoln to be exposed to as much of the arts as he can. I love arts and crafts, but I didn't learn to play an instrument. Joe self-taught himself to play the guitar. We want Lincoln to have the option to learn instruments if he wants to. There is a Montessori school we would be interested in, but they do not start until 18-months. Anyways, we toured the facility a week ago. We met with the director in her office. She gave us an overview of the program, we asked questions, and then she showed us around. There were a lot of things we liked.

• It would be $10 cheaper a week.
• The facility is closer to our home.
• It is an art-based school.
• The ratio is 1:5
• There would be 2 teachers in his room at all times no matter how many students show up on a particular day.
• They go outside everyday.
• They eat school lunches family-style in their classrooms.
• They do not combine classes with older/younger students.
• Similar parenting is shared with the other families enrolled.

There were two things I didn't like:

• The environment of his classroom (Mozart's). His classroom was very crowded. There was wall-to-wall furniture. Zero empty wall space. It was dark because it was school-wide "nap time".
• He would be the 10th baby enrolled so it would be maxed out. (In his new class, there are only three.)

We talked to the owners at Georgia Academy last week about some of our concerns (ie. not going outside everyday, not doing many art projects, how they combine classes with older/younger babies, etc.) We were in their office for over an hour (they like to talk). At the end of the day, they do not want us to withdraw, but want us to do what is best for our family. They said they could try to work with us, but cannot guarantee some of our requests (combining students). We decided to start the transitioning process with Lincoln moving up to the next class and we will stay with Georgia Academy as of right now.