Nea Smyrni - Post Report Question and Answers
Are preschools available? Day care? Are these expensive? What has been your experience with them, if any? Do the schools provide before- and/or after-school care?
Private pre-schools can be a toss-up. You really must check them out thoroughly before you commit your child to them. When I was looking for one, I heard raves about a couple, but was dismally disappointed when I visited them. They are not very keen on you asking a lot of questions, and especially if you want to stay and observe before you commit. But they will yield to your request if you make it a deal breaker. I would advise you also to try to speak to the teacher one-on-one and make it obvious that you will be involved. I got more honest responses once they realized I was not the type of mother who would just drop off the kids and not look in as often as I wanted to. Greeks are not too happy with having someone looking over their shoulders, so they will be more honest with you to save themselves the hassle later . - Aug 2006
