Preschool?

Joshua is now 2. Since he was born and I went back to work when he was 4 months old, we had a nanny to take care of him during the work day. I knew that some day I would have to send Joshua to preschool. As his birthday is September, he misses the school deadline which is August 31. Therefore, he will be one of the older kids in his class. For a boy, I think that is probably a good thing. (Regardless of how smart I think my Son is really). For kids in Josh's situation, they have a transitional 2s program which has the parent go to school with the child for 1 or 2 days per week. Then, the following September, the kid starts preschool on their own in the 2s class. Knowing that I was having a baby in the fall, I didn't think this option would be feasible and didn't really consider it. Therefore, I knew that I would just send Joshua to preschool next fall in the 2s program. What I didn't realize is that you are supposed to register your child for school in December/January. Of course, I started freaking out. I was so consumed with the newborn that preschool didn't even enter my mind. Why in the world do I need to register for preschool 9 months prior to starting? I have no clue where to send Joshua either. So, very quickly, I had to do research on preschool programs.

Being clueless about preschool, I did a little research and plan on visiting some open houses. What am I supposed to look for in a preschool? Who has the nicest toys? Are the kids not crying? Decisions decisions. I am sure it will all work out.