From the Desk of Courtnay Gac
Dear Parent,
My name is Courtnay Gac and I think I know more about how to choose a high quality preschool program than anybody else. With this letter and its remarkable offer, I'll prove that to you -- and show you how to either finally find or how to dramatically improve your success in finding a preschool that is right for you and your child.
You may be busy right now. You may have been "burned" by a school or confused by your choices. You may be tempted to toss this out unread. But: a wise person investigates what fools take for granted.
Let me quickly give you just a few "qualifiers" - FACTS about me - reasons why YOU should pay attention to ME and what I have to say about finding a top quality preschool or daycare this way:
Firstly, I have two Bachelor's degrees from the University Of Oregon and currently work at one of the best Montessori schools in the busy Downtown center of Seattle, Washington.
In fact, I've worked at two different schools since graduating from college. I've worked with 100's of kids of all ages and gotten to know their busy, hard-working parents. I was entrusted with teaching my preschool class and have worked day in and day out in the environment where you are thinking of sending your kids. I see what happens, both good and bad, when the parents leave and it's just a few teachers with a large group of kids.
I have made it my mission to help you find the best, most qualified school to fit your child and your needs. When I started working in preschools and with small children, I was shocked at how little parents knew about the schools they were sending their children to. I even worked with one mother who sent her child to a Montessori school, and after her child had been attending the school for two years, she still didn't know what the Montessori Method was.
I was also shocked at how few helpful resources are available to parents when beginning their search for quality preschools and daycares. Walk into any bookstore in the country and you can find dozens of how-to guides about getting your child accepted to the best colleges, but I dare you to find one book that is dedicated solely to finding your child the best preschool.
Finding a quality preschool may not be the most important decision that you will make during your child's educational career, but it is the first major decision and is your child's first experience with formalized education . Experts almost unanimously agree that the preschool ages are when young children make the most cognitive development. It is imperative that you make this first experience positive, safe, and above all fun so your kid will learn to love school and it is my goal to help you do just that.
In short, I am real. I am current. I am working in the school where you want to send your kids right now and I have worked in the school you don't want to send your kids. And I have spent countless hours helping parents find the elusive 'peace of mind' when leaving their children in the hands of other people. It is my goal to help you make an informed decision about your child's first educational experience.
SO, WOULD YOU FIND VALUE IN KNOWING...
- The "secrets" most schools don't want you to know that you must know before enrolling your child
- What school jargon, such as 'student-teacher ratios' and 'Montessori', means in the real world and what it should mean to you.
- How to choose which type of preschool is best for your child and fits your needs
- How to get the most from school tours: what questions to ask and who to talk with
- Understanding the important difference between 'daycare' and 'preschool'
- What components are present in a well-designed curriculum
- Why you should care about staffing issues
- How to transition your kid happily and easily into your first choice of school
- How to handle problems as they occur after your child is enrolled
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If you identify with any of the above issues, then carefully reading every word of my book is going to be exciting for you and rewarding for your kids.
In this book, I am going to:
1) Prove to you that I know this 'field' inside and out, and can show you more about qualities found in top schools to ensure your child is safe, happy, and learning than you could discover and figure out on your own in dozens of tours and after making costly errors!
2) Make sure you feel confident during your school search and know you have made the best choice for you and your child when your search is over
3) Right here in this letter I will teach you more about how preschools actually work than most parents know even after enrolling their kids for months in a school!
I have spent the countless hours and months in preschools assembling 'expensive experience' so that you don't have to waste your time, and I have been helping average parents just like you make the correct choices for their children!
My advice has saved parents from bad experiences and moved them toward the "best" choices for their kids.
HERE'S PROOF THAT I DESERVE YOUR ATTENTION:
FACTS THAT PROVE I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO FIND
HIGH QUALITY SCHOOLS THAT FIT YOUR KID'S NEEDS:
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FACT #1: There is nothing out there on the internet or even in bookstores that compiles the sheer volume of information that I have available here for you. Please don't learn the hard way through trial and error and make your kids pay by sending them to the wrong school! It would take you hundreds of hours of frustrating internet surfing and school tours to discover the tips I can provide for you easily through my book without all the work and wasted time.
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FACT #2: I currently work in the preschool system and I see what really happens after parents leave their children in the care of other adults. I can give you the tools that ensure that you are getting the important information you need before sending your child to any one school about how the school really functions. You would be surprised at what school directors hide when you are touring their school.
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FACT #3: Most parents don't know where to begin looking for quality care for their young children, feel overwhelmed at the dozens of options available, and get discouraged by waiting lists. This book will give you back the power to make informed decisions for your child's future and confidence in your choice of school.
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FACT #4: It's hard to get an accurate feel of what a school is actually like while the director or admissions rep is showing you only the areas and things they want you to see while by-passing the often less than ideal reality. I can give you ways to see what the school may not want you to see and a guide for asking the right questions to get you real answers.
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FACT #5: I've FAILED, too. While working with preschoolers I've made mistakes as well as had immensely rewarding days as a teacher and you can learn as much or more from my mistakes as you can from my successes. I am one of the few people giving out "how-to information" who very freely and openly discusses her screw-ups. |
If all that sounded like bragging to you, please understand: the time has long passed when I felt any urge to toot my own horn just to hear the music. I've rattled off these facts for your benefit and the benefit of your child, not mine – I want to clearly demonstrate why you should and can trust what I have to reveal to you about making the right decision for your kid's first educational experience. You see, I am NOT a 'theorist.' I'm in this environment every day.
Next, I'VE PROVIDED A "MASTER LIST" COMPILED FROM MY TABLE OF CONTENTS OF SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBJECTS COVERED in my 'super-book', PRESCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL “The Inside Scoop On What Top Quality Preschools And Daycares Have That Mediocre Schools Don't”.
I know - it's a lot of information, but I promise it'll be worth the time to go through each item on this list and think about what you believe would be of value and importance to you and your child. Do this and you'll easily see for yourself just how important my super-book can be to you. (Then, when I offer you my incredible guaranteed offer, your decision will be easy.)
[I DARE YOU ....to go through this list and NOT find a wealth of “how-to's” you'd value knowing a lot more about. Go through the list now.]
HOW TO KNOW IF AND WHEN TO
PUT YOUR CHILD INTO PRESCHOOL
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Assessing the needs of your child |
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Making a list of goals to determine what kind of educational experience you wish to achieve for your child. |
HOW TO EVALUATE DIFFERENT TYPES
OF PRESCHOOL AND DAYCARE
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The important difference between preschool and daycare |
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How to tell the difference between a preschool and a daycare masquerading as a preschool |
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Large versus small schools, private versus chain schools |
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT PRESCHOOL
CURRICULUM FOR YOUR CHILD
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The difference between preschool teaching methodologies |
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What It means to be "Montessori" and other teaching approaches |
HOW TO EVALUATE THE DIRECTOR, TEACHERS,
AND OTHER STAFF AT YOUR PROSPECTIVE SCHOOL
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What kind of educational background and experience your teachers and your staff should have |
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Why you need to speak with multiple employees when you visit the school |
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What kind of rapport your director, teachers, and staff should have between each other |
WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR DURING
YOUR TOUR OF PROSPECTIVE SCHOOLS
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Why to take more than one tour of your top three (or more!) schools |
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Things to look for in the classroom lay out |
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Number of students in each class |
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Average ratio between students and teachers |
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What types of interactions you should see between students and teachers |
WHY STAFFING ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT
FOR YOU TO PAY ATTENTION TO
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Why you need to ask questions about how staff is handled before enrolling your child |
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Why your school's hiring practices should be of concern to you |
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Why you need to know who is in contact with your child aside from their teachers |
WHAT HEALTH ISSUES TO KNOW ABOUT
BEFORE ENROLLING IN A PRESCHOOL
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Assessing all physical environments your kid will be in for health and safety dangers or issues |
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What kinds of food will be around or served to your kid |
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Other health concerns common to preschools, such as viruses, that you need to be aware of |
WHY TO THOROUGHLY DISCUSS ALL DISCIPLINE
POLICIES BEFORE ENROLLING YOUR CHILD
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How your child should be disciplined by people other than you |
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What discipline methods are unacceptable and why they often occur in preschool settings |
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How discipline issues of other children will be handled so they won't affect your child |
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How to know when you should take matters into you own hands |
HOW TO EASE YOUR CHILD EASILY
INTO THE SCHOOL ROUTINE
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Stress-free ways to reduce separation anxiety |
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What to expect in your first few weeks of a new school |
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Ways to get involved in the school |
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Why you should always make friends with other parents |
UNDERSTANDING AND DEALING WITH "ISSUES"
AFTER ENROLLING AT YOUR SCHOOL
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How you can handle problems at school as they arise |
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How you can convert problems into learning opportunities |
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How to communicate your concerns effectively to your child's teacher to produce positive results |
SIGNS OF WHEN TO LOOK FOR
AN ALTERNATIVE PRESCHOOL
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Signs your child will show you that they are unhappy in their class |
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Signs you should watch out for from your teachers and staff |
FREE BONUSES ALSO INCLUDED IN
THIS BOOK AT NO COST TO YOU:
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Top five ways to tell the difference between 'daycare' and 'preschool' |
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10 signs of a top quality school |
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10 warning signs of poor quality schools |
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5 things you can do to help your child adjust to preschool |
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The top three components of an effective curriculum |
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Top two ways you can become an involved parent |
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Take along checklist with the most important questions to ask while meeting with directors and teachers and touring each preschool |
By the way, hundreds of copies of this book have been sold at a price higher than you will be asked to pay!

Well, after going through the list on the previous pages, I'll bet you can understand why I keep referring to this as a 'Super-Book'. It is filled, literally, with hard to attain insider information that will:
- Give you the confidence you need when assessing every school you see or in assessing a school your child is currently attending
- Give you the elusive "peace of mind" that your child is safe and happy that you need when leaving your child in the care of others
You do NOT need 'special education'. I'm (only) a college graduate with degrees in areas other than education. I've got no letters after my name. I'm "self-taught" in education through daily work experience and trail and error.
Remember, too, that I've come to the education field from the outside in a similar way that almost all of you are. I had only my own educational experience, my common sense, and my intuition on what is best for children when I was hired as an assistant teacher at my first preschool and then my current Montessori preschool.
I show you EVERYTHING you need to know. The only information I don't include is the location of every preschool or daycare near your house --- that you'll have to figure out for yourself! But there's nothing else to find out, nothing else to buy; everything you gotta know, I tell you. (Of course, you may ALREADY be a serious student of all this. You may already BE making good decisions regarding your child's education. And that's fine. As you'll see from the comments in this letter, even already very, very educated parents found immense value in my Manual!)
As a matter of fact, to quickly find and enroll your child in the best school for them, you don't need anything but the desire, the initiative, the common sense, and the instructions in my new super-book to get you on your way. And I'm going to GUARANTEE that to be true.
"Okay, so why publish a book like this and reveal a ton of insider secrets --- including some stuff that preschool and daycare providers will be p.o.'d at you for revealing?"
Good question. Two answers.
First, frankly, one reason is it amazed me how little really useful information there is out there for parents. Second, this super-book has enhanced my already "big" reputation among parents and other preschool teachers and staff, although some of my peers have expressed their unhappiness at my spilling all these "beans".
But, the best reason for you to part with your bucks for this super-book is: I DON'T NEED YOUR MONEY. Whether you buy or don't, to me, is simply inconsequential. Oh, I'll take it. Your money and all the money this super-book brings in is welcomed. But: the only thing that is really important is - how valuable can all this information be to you? Information like this -
- The secret to finding a high quality, fun school that is right for your child, so you can ensure that your child will learn and have fun in a school that you feel confident in!!!!
- The 2 "master ingredients" --- if both are part of your first choice school, it's like having a Success Insurance Policy in your desk drawer. Leave out either, or even worse, both and your chances of failing jump up to 90%.
- How to identify and tour only the best schools --- here are the insider "checklists" that parents ‘in the know' use to determine whether or not a preschool or daycare will be a winner.
- The ONE surprising component of daycare that even the most diligent parents often neglect.
Now, you do not have to believe me about any of this --- make me prove it all --- here's how:

Sure, some incredibly cheap, unethical people will stand at their Xerox machines for hours - or, worse yet, make their secretaries do it --- and copy the book, then return it and rip me off. There's nothing much I can do about such fiends. A few jerks will do this. But that's fine. Let me tell you why:
Chances are, I'll be bumping into YOU in the future, at some kind of school function, children's story time or event and the last thing I want to worry about is having YOU corner me at the water fountain or coffee stand and grumble at me about not getting your money's worth from my book. I need that like Michael Jackson needs more cosmetic surgery.

SO, I HONESTLY, SINCERELY, AND EARNESTLY DO NOT WANT YOU TO KEEP THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU FEEL THAT YOU ARE GOING TO GET TONS OF USEFUL INFORMATION. IF YOU TRUST ME AND ARE DISAPPOINTED THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING IN HERE USEFUL TO YOU, I WILL GIVE YOU A FULL REFUND AND LET YOU KEEP THE BOOK ANYWAY AS A THANK YOU TO YOU FOR GIVING MY BOOK A TRY.
And, listen, if you want a refund, you get it. No hassle. No explanations are necessary or desired. Don't write me a long letter. I'm not interested. I really don't care what your reason is. And I'm definitely not interested.
You cannot lose on this deal. You either get the information you want and need, or you get all of your money back, no questions.
And, let me make this clear: MOST of the information in my super-book is NOT available elsewhere. And I don't care if you already have a child in preschool or daycare or know other parents who have been through all this before and do not NEED any help. You will still discover a wealth of information that is new to you. [If you're a relative novice, your jaw will hang open!]
"Okay, so how much is it?"
This super-book is only $49.95 and we have sold hundred at a higher price and, presumably, will sell even more. And it's worth that many times over.

Sincerely Eager To Enlighten You and Fill You With Confidence,

Courtnay Gac
P.S: A WARNING: this super-book "ain't purty." No sir. It came about because a parent remarked to me that she'd cheerfully pay $1,000.00 just to rummage through my brain - so when I first built this super-book, I scribbled ALL my thought out all over my notebook, organized the material into concise computer files.
Over the last couple of years, each time I've revised it, I've improved it. But it still contains a ton of information. Anyway, I haven't worried a lick about impressing anybody with how my system looks - I've only concerned myself with helping you make informed decisions about your child's education.
The information, examples, samples, resources and instructions in my super-book are more timely now than ever. And with my ironclad Guarantee, there's no good reason not to arm yourself with this powerful and informative weapon.