Expectations For Art Supplies At A Private Preschool?

[twohokies]

We are brand new to the world of celiac disease - positive bloodwork 11 days ago, endoscopy today that showed celiac indicators and a gluten-free lifetime for our 3 year old.

My daughter attends a private, and very expensive, preschool that we have been a family of for almost 5 years since I also have a 7yo and a 5yo. So thankfully there is a well-established relationship :-). I am asking them to adjust their art projects and remove the playdoh, etc. for the times when my daughter is in the art class or when they do things in the regular classroom. Is it reasonable for them to supply their own gluten-free playdoh, pasta, cereal, etc. if they want to do those projects? I do pay a lot for this preschool. Or should I supply it for the whole class, as I expect to do when we are in the public elementary school?

And on a similar subject, does anyone ask for (or receive) a partial refund of the preschool tuition if the school is not providing meals?

Thanks so much!

[Beth03456]

My child attends a private school and they bought the playdoh for the class, or made it themselves, or sent out gluten-free playdough recipes and asked parents to make it per that recipe. Ours doesn't supply meals. We have an annual meeting with the teachers right before school to go over how to work with our child and his lunch/snacks. Basically, they always wash their hands before touching his food or helping him open food containers, and they keep his placemat in a separate place from the other kids' placemats. They also check all the school supplies for gluten prior to school starting, and they don't use food in the classroom for art projects. I send in his own snacks for birthdays. So far they have been happy to accomodate us. It's not perfect, but they do pretty well.