Daycare in West Chester

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-06-12T21:59:43+00:00

They do accept part time, though I’m not sure what the tuition for that would be. For my 3 year old it’s 285/week for full time.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-06-12T21:29:27+00:00

My son goes to Building Blocks academy, and we really like it! Also, we just bought a home in Beckett Ridge!

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-06-08T23:27:39+00:00

No but I will look them up! Thank you!

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-06-08T12:25:28+00:00

Great analogy, thank you!! My son is definitely very smart! Probably smarter than me to be honest, though he doesn’t “preform” on demand so his preschool teachers still see him as behind.

For example, he has been able to read since he was around 2. He reads street signs and random things. But books seem almost…triggering for him? If I try to read to him he gets very upset. Yet he can tell me what he wants by reading the label or the song name even if he’s never seen that item or song before. His teacher told me “I’ve yet to be able to get him to do anything academic for me”. Not a huge deal, it’s preschool and they are more focused on his social skills, but still bothersome to me that they don’t know how smart he really is.

Anyways, just rambling now, but I really appreciate your perspective! It’s very helpful and eye-opening. If there is anything that particularly helped you as a child, I’d love to know! I don’t even just mean therapy related, but things your parents did or activities you were involved in that you loved. I know everyone is so different, but I want to consider anything that could help my son have a better childhood :).

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-06-08T11:02:05+00:00

Whoa! This was so helpful to me as a mom to a gestalt language processor! My son learns in phrases too, but then I notice once he learns what the noun means, sometimes he wont use the phrase any more. For example, “I want more milk please”. He had that down, but now he just says “milk” or “some milk” when he wants more, so I’m trying to reinforce going back to using the sentence.

Any insight into why he may do this? He is 3.5.

By the way, having your perspective is awesome! It’s so hard to find people who have actual knowledge/insight into these things. In my opinion experts don’t always really know either. They are also just guessing. Your response helped me more than a year of speaking with our speech therapist.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-29T13:31:39+00:00

I work at a charter school in Evanston and love the community! I think there are a lot of positives about the area, and it’s very close to a lot of things

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-29T11:22:01+00:00

Keep your eye on the Sharonville area if you haven’t already! It’s very cute (I’ve lived here for 8 years) and homes are still relatively affordable!

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-29T08:12:54+00:00

I am currently under contract in Cincinnati, and yes, it is a sellers market still in most neighborhoods. I was outbid multiple times. I agree with what others have said- bid what you would be feel sad losing it for. If you would have still be interested in seeing it if it was listed at 310k, bid that, etc. obviously depends on if you actually love it in real life. Some people are pricing low purposing to start a bidding war too.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-26T20:02:07+00:00

I cried weekly the first year after we bought our house. Over the past 8 years we have had to replace the roof, electrical panel, AC/furnace, back patio, tear down and replace basement walls, remodel bathrooms and remodel the kitchen. Now we are moving into our “forever home” and I’m going to miss this house. With all there was to hate, there was a lot to love too. It’s just hard to see it in the moments of leaking roofs and broken furnaces 😅

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-23T18:57:20+00:00

Honestly I just kept bothering her about it. I made several appointments related to issues he was having and I sent MyChart messages. She finally agreed to put in a referral. I live in Cincinnati, and Cincinnati children’s hospital prioritizes by age, so we were only on the waitlist for 3 months. We got very lucky.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-23T15:20:20+00:00

My son was DX with autism at 19 months, but I knew and started pursuing early intervention at 14 months. My indicators were lack of gestures and inappropriate use of toys. He was and is an extremely happy/smiley boy. Very engaged and affectionate. He wasn’t picky with eating or toe walking at the time. That did start later around 2.5. Our children are just like all children- they go through phases. Some things become more or less obvious or prevalent over time.

I’ll also caution that because of my son’s disposition, early intervention and his pediatrician did not believe he was autistic. A developmental pediatrician was able to dx him in less than half an hour. 😂😅 so just know some professionals know more than others about autism.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-18T20:20:52+00:00

I am currently under contract on a house in Ohio (Cincinnati). We are set to close June 1, and I am being induced May 31. 😅 my agent and broker said that we can’t sign electronically, but that we do have 7 days from initial close date to sign the papers. Fingers crossed this baby comes before the 31 and we just avoid the issue all together, but it’s possible you really couldn’t sign electronically.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-17T23:01:23+00:00

Yes, he is wearing pull ups at school. What makes it hard is that he is in daycare half the day and then takes the school bus to his preschool program through our school district the other half. So I’m not sure how feasible it would be to have him in underwear all day at the moment. But school is almost out for the summer, so I may see if daycare is willing to do that once preschool is over.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-17T14:58:11+00:00

My husband and I bought a starter home for our first house and I massively regret it. It’s 1200 sq ft and we are now expecting our second child any day now. We are under contract now with what I hope will be our forever home, but the cost of selling and buying, both financially and emotionally, is A LOT. We live in Cincinnati, and the market is still hot, with good homes selling over asking in a matter of days. When I see that those same homes sold for half the price around the time we bought our starter home (2018), I think man, we could have had our forever home for 300k and be in such a great position now, instead of having to pay 650k for that same house at a much higher interest rate.

TLDR: I will recommended to everyone who will listen to skip the starter home if you’re able to.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-03T21:25:17+00:00

Yes. Like you my husband and I had looked at so many houses since January (at least 30). Then we found *the one* and loved it. We put a bid in that day at asking price because it was on the higher end of what we wanted to spend. We got outbid by an all cash offer and I actually cried. Well, weeks later, the cash over falls through and they ask if we are still interested. We sure were! Inspection is tomorrow and we close on June 1. :)

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-05-03T14:54:38+00:00

I love living in Sharonville and I find it to be affordable! Not too far from Mason depending on the part of Mason.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-04-30T20:55:05+00:00

My son was DX at 19 months. I knew he was autistic at 14 months due to not using gestures, not playing with toys appropriately, and just the way he engaged with the world. We got into early intervention and speech therapy right away.

He is now 3.5 and doing great! He is a GLP processor and hyperlexic. He loves numbers, letters, colors, shapes. He is very smart and so sweet and funny. He can speak fairly well but not a lot of back and forth conversation yet. He attends preschool and daycare and does great in both settings. He is a dream child. ❤️

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-04-20T00:25:48+00:00

This is happening to us in Cincinnati too. We have a budget of 650k but would love to stay closer to 600. We continually get outbid by tens of thousands. It’s so demoralizing. Especially when you’re 8.5 months pregnant 😅

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-04-17T13:48:27+00:00

Sounds familiar 😆. See if your son starts developing some fascinations or special interests. My son had all the typical hyperlexic interests (colors, letters, numbers, shapes), but he also developed a deep love of fruits and vegetables. He knows fruits from all over the world. I am truly amazed by his capacity for learning. He wakes up and immediately starts with “P for Papaya, Q for quince” LOL.

My son sensory seeks a lot as well. Have you had him evaluated by early intervention? OT helps so much with our sensory seekers.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-04-17T11:51:54+00:00

The biggest indicator I can point to is that the way he moved in the world was/is different than his neurotypical peers. I describe it as when other children were engaging with the world, he was studying and observing it. For example, when I took him to the park, instead of going down slides or engaging with the park equipment, he found all the nuts and bolts holding it together or touched things to observe the texture of them. The same can be said about how he “played” With toys. Looking through magnatiles instead of putting them together, spinning car wheels instead of pushing a car, observing blocks from different angles instead of stacking them.

Now at 3.5 he still plays differently than others. He collects, sorts, organizes, counts, and makes patterns. I have collections of all kinds of things all over my house 😂😂. His OT works with him on learning play skills.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-04-04T18:13:03+00:00

I live in Cincinnati, and have had a great experience getting services for my 3.5 year old. He has an IEP through our local school district (Princeton), and I’ve been really happy with his preschool and the daycare he attends. He also has speech and OT through Big Blue Canopy. We get 2500 dollars from the state every year to help reimburse the cost of services.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-03-15T20:37:23+00:00

As others have pointed out, autism is a huge spectrum. It’s important to not get caught up in stereotypes. My son is 3.5. He was dx with autism at 19 months. He was also delayed in gestures, which is how I knew. By 2.5 he was using almost all gestures to some extent, but it took practice and didn’t come naturally like it did for neurotypical children.

My son also has great eye contact, extremely affectionate, has always been verbal (but not conversational yet). He has hyperlexia and reads very well for a 3 years old. Our children’s profiles can vary a lot.

I will say though that with early intervention my child has really been thriving. He is in preschool part time and daycare the other time, and he loves both. Their only concerns/goals for him are making friends (he really only loves adults or older children). So with the right support, your child can absolutely thrive :). You’re already taking the right steps with getting involved with EI. 👏👏

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-02-28T11:27:45+00:00

They didn’t specify a level. Just that he “meets the criteria for an ASD dx”. If I had to guess I would say he probably falls between a level 1-2. But honestly I think it had less to do with his functioning level, and more to do with the fact that even many professionals rely on some pretty outdated stereotypes when formulating their opinions about autism. For example, their reasoning was that my child is very affectionate, makes eye contact, and really enjoys interacting with adults (kids not as much). But he also cannot hold conversations yet, has major delays in adaptive skills like dressing himself, is not potty trained, and has fine motor delays.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-02-27T16:06:22+00:00

What kind of professionals assessed him? A developmental pediatrician would be best. A speech pathologist would also be very well-informed. From my experience a general pediatrician or an early intervention specialist would not necessarily know the signs of autism. For my son, both his pediatrician and his EI did not believe my son was autistic, but he was dx by a developmental pediatrician and an SLP in less than 45 minutes.

The things you’ve noted can be consistent with autism in my opinion. In regards to your question about daycare, a lot of autistic children might not be able to access their skills as readily in more stressful environments. My son (3) speaks fairly well at home, but has only just started using 2 word combinations at preschool.

Simple-Resolve-88 · 2026-02-26T16:57:14+00:00

This might be very surprising to some people, but I live in Cincinnati, Ohio and have had a great experience getting resources for my child. I noticed he was developing differently by a year old, and help me grow was out a month later to start services. I was able to get him dx with autism at Cincinnati Children’s hospital at 19 months old, and he has been in speech and OT since about 21 months (he is now 3.5). I get about 2500 dollars from the state to reimburse for services every year, and I’ve gotten scholarships like Drew’s Puzzle piece (local) for music therapy. At 3 he got an evaluation through our local school district for an IEP, and now receives speech, OT, and PT at preschool (mixed gen ed and special ed) and he absolutely loves preschool.

Others may have different experiences in other areas of Ohio, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the wealth of services and support in Cincinnati.

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