Yeah I was just thinking like maybe there's a place where the people are super lovely and will say hi to your kid and will teach a few words just to say hello and what's your name and stuff, certainly not classroom instruction but any level of exposure is better than none, especially listening. This would be better if u had a lil background yourself so that you could help your kid learn the words

language buddy

Yeah that's what I was imagining, maybe there are native Spanish speaking parents around who want to improve their English or their kids' English and so there could be an exchange? Or maybe someone in your town is willing just to make a few bucks on the side? I'm kind of picturing like, meeting parents at the playground who are speaking Spanish and telling them you want your kid to learn and seeing if you can set up a playdate or something haha.

Or maybe you could post on Craigslist / flyers in cafes / etc and try to start an exchange group!

I dunno, I don't have kids so I'm just spitballing! I totally hear you on the lack of a proper education on this topic (none of my language teachers in school were native speakers of the subject language and nobody took the classes seriously) but community fills the void!!! meow-fiesta

Hoping u can find something that works!