Stay a million miles away from a cheapy intensive PPL in the US.
Doesn't Newtonards have a flying school - it used to.
The best approach for many reasons is to find a well established school, close to home, that can do PPL CPL and IR Multi for you. Book an appointment with the CFI and lay your plans on the table. Ask to have "a high degree of instructor continuity throughout all phases" and be polite rather than acting like a picky customer.
Then do it all there. Preferably possibly with the CFI as your instructor.
You'll get to know the local area, ATC and procedures very well and this will prove invaluable later on when you are under test conditions. From day one an *experienced* IRI qualified instructor will be pouring tons of extras into each training event in preparation for the day he waves you off on you Instrument Rating skilltest.
The PPL is the foundations of the house you are trying to build. Don't skimp.
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