although you have probably made your decisions by now i felt compelled to respond to one of the comments made above. i have children at rosemead and i have to say that the comment on rosemead children having bad manners is quite unusual. rosemead are really quite strict and totally intolerant of bad manners, poor behaviour, waiting turns to talk etc. in fact i might even say they don't let children be children in this regard and are a little too prim and proper. from when they start at 3/4 yrs old in nursery there is a very, very high expectation without exception. it does fall short on facilities/size of classroom (they are small nursery-yr1) but they never fail to impress upon the children the importance of politeness, respecting each other and property, table manners etc. my youngest was holding doors open for us and friends at 3yrs old...i am quite a strict mum too..if rosemead had a shortfall it certainly wouldn't be in the manners department. education-wise they have been great too..my child was reading at 3yrs..partly down to their methods and our encouragement..but again can't fault that. they stream kids according to ability straight away and really push them along. i would say it's not as nurturing as they lead you to believe and not the best school for boys...boisterousness is not tolerated AT ALL...which is good but not realistic when it comes to boys. good luck in your decision making if you have not already decided!
