I have one spot open and the little cousin of one of my enrolled kids is scheduled to interview tomorrow. But I'm having reservations. I have a 1 yo, 2 twos (one of these is the cousin), and 2 that are 3 1/2 yo. The 3 1/2s are both turning four soon and will leave this summer to start Pre-K, and one of them has Global Developmental Delay with speech delays, functioning at least a year behind and requiring more attention than your average 3 1/2 year old.
The interviewee is also almost four, but the parents are thinking of foregoing Pre-K to keep him here next year.
After talking to P's mom (who is the cousin of this potential kid), I'm not very excited about him. She says he's EXTREMELY whiny, spoiled, and the parents think he hung the Moon and can do no wrong.
So, given that he'll be the only 4 year old here after summer (with everyone else being 2 or under), and given the discouraging information from P's mom, I'm thinking I really don't want this child here. Is that awful or logical?
After reading through some of the threads here, I can see that you guys usually advise to keep it short and sweet without many details as to your reasoning, but with already having a long-term, established relationship with P's mom, I feel like I can't just say "sorry, not taking him". I feel like I need to offer some sort of explanation, especially considering that I DO intend to fill the spot, but with a younger child closer to my group's ages.
So how can I gently tell her I won't be accepting him because of the future age gap with the kids and because I really feel like I will over-extend myself if I did take him?
The interviewee is also almost four, but the parents are thinking of foregoing Pre-K to keep him here next year.
After talking to P's mom (who is the cousin of this potential kid), I'm not very excited about him. She says he's EXTREMELY whiny, spoiled, and the parents think he hung the Moon and can do no wrong.
So, given that he'll be the only 4 year old here after summer (with everyone else being 2 or under), and given the discouraging information from P's mom, I'm thinking I really don't want this child here. Is that awful or logical?
After reading through some of the threads here, I can see that you guys usually advise to keep it short and sweet without many details as to your reasoning, but with already having a long-term, established relationship with P's mom, I feel like I can't just say "sorry, not taking him". I feel like I need to offer some sort of explanation, especially considering that I DO intend to fill the spot, but with a younger child closer to my group's ages.
So how can I gently tell her I won't be accepting him because of the future age gap with the kids and because I really feel like I will over-extend myself if I did take him?
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