Should kid come to pre-school tour?
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Anonymous
| Did you bring your kid with you when you toured pre-schools? |
Anonymous
| I don’t bring mine |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| What do you mean by pre-school? Ours was a preschool-8th and the kids went to the classroom (basically for an evaluation) while we did the tour. |
Anonymous
| No |
Anonymous
| No, because a 2-4 year old's reaction to a preschool campus won't and shouldn't affect your decision about enrolling. |
Anonymous
| No, because your child will see a lot of other kids playing and he won't be allowed to join them. It will be very confusing to him. |
Anonymous
|
I didn't bring mine.
Maybe if you decide to enroll there and want them to see it, after your initial tour and making a decision. But otherwise they're too distracting and you want to focus on observing, asking questions, etc. |
Anonymous
| Ours did by necessity. It was ok, but would have preferred to have been able to give conversation with director my full attention. |
Anonymous
| Ask the preschool. When I took the tour of the preschool they strongly suggested not to bring children so that we could focus on the presentation and have a meaningful tour and discussion without disruptions. |
Anonymous
| The pre-school tour for kids entering kindergarten at our elementary school in McLean was designed for parents to bring their kids. Every parent had pre-registered for the tour and brought their kid. So I guess it depends on what grade level and school. I would definitely contact the school and ask. |
Anonymous
^this was also the case for our pre-school (not public) |
Anonymous
| Ours asked that we bring the child in for a playdate at another time. |
Anonymous
| We brought our kids, but we also asked the preschools ahead of time. |
Anonymous
| Yes. She joined the class for storytimes and snack. |