Top Ten Preschools?

[Anonymous]

I hope you're being sarcastic...

[Anonymous]

Classic

[MissCherry]

There are so many great preschools in this area that it seems quite impossible to pigeon hole them into any kind of top ten order. That would be very unfair to many schools. You couldn't possibly lump religious schools, Montessori schools, traditional schools together.

The most important thing to do is to check out schools and find the school that is right for your family. There are great schools in each category. I am partial to Montessori schools and my favorite is the Montessori School of Chevy Chase because they have such a wide choice of programs available including French.

However, if you are not looking specifically for Montessori, there are some great schools as well.

Good luck in your search!

[Anonymous]

Franklin Montessori should be on your top ten list.

[Anonymous]

where is franklin?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope you're being sarcastic...

I was, but only a little. The way some people carry on amazes me. I mean, there are threads about preschool exmissions for crying out loud.

[Anonymous]

Really? What would "good" exmissions from a preschool look like anyway? And how would anyone even get that information? Do preschools publish that stuff??

[Anonymous]

Rockville--Darnestown Road.

Anonymous wrote:where is franklin?

[Anonymous]

When they refer to preschool exmissions, this would be relevant to people who want to send their kids to private schools after preschool. Some preschools are more successful than others in getting their kids into schools like Sidwell, Norwood, WES, GDS, Beauvoir, etc. I don't think this information is made public, so I think you would have to ask the school directly.

Anonymous wrote:Really? What would "good" exmissions from a preschool look like anyway? And how would anyone even get that information? Do preschools publish that stuff??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they refer to preschool exmissions, this would be relevant to people who want to send their kids to private schools after preschool. Some preschools are more successful than others in getting their kids into schools like Sidwell, Norwood, WES, GDS, Beauvoir, etc. I don't think this information is made public, so I think you would have to ask the school directly.

Anonymous wrote:Really? What would "good" exmissions from a preschool look like anyway? And how would anyone even get that information? Do preschools publish that stuff??

River School goes until 3rd grade, so some parents worry it will be harder to get into a private school if they don;t get in for K. That's why parents worry about it at River. But, from what families have told me, their kids have had no problem getting into schools after...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When they refer to preschool exmissions, this would be relevant to people who want to send their kids to private schools after preschool. Some preschools are more successful than others in getting their kids into schools like Sidwell, Norwood, WES, GDS, Beauvoir, etc. I don't think this information is made public, so I think you would have to ask the school directly.

Anonymous wrote:Really? What would "good" exmissions from a preschool look like anyway? And how would anyone even get that information? Do preschools publish that stuff??

So, what are the best preschools "exmissions" - wise?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When they refer to preschool exmissions, this would be relevant to people who want to send their kids to private schools after preschool. Some preschools are more successful than others in getting their kids into schools like Sidwell, Norwood, WES, GDS, Beauvoir, etc. I don't think this information is made public, so I think you would have to ask the school directly.

Anonymous wrote:Really? What would "good" exmissions from a preschool look like anyway? And how would anyone even get that information? Do preschools publish that stuff??

So, what are the best preschools "exmissions" - wise?

Yes--I'm curious too, and does anyone have any general numbers around these schools? (e.g., Preschool X sent X number of kids to Elementary School Z, etc.)?

[Anonymous]

bump

[Anonymous]

Are people serious when they include Little Folks in the list of top 10 preschools? By most accounts, including personal experience, LFS is nothing but glorified day care and an extension of the Georgetown play groups.

[Anonymous]

Absolutely brilliant!!

Anonymous wrote:The irrefutable, unequivocal top ten DC nursery schools (in order):

1. The school that accepts my child and we choose.
2. The school that accepts my child, we love but don't choose.
3. The school that accepts my child's best friend who we like.
4. The school that we really liked but wait listed my child.
5. The school to which we applied as an afterthought and accepted my child.
6. The school to which we applied as an afterthought but didn't accept my child.
7. The school that accepted my child but also accepted a ne're-do-well from my child's play group.
8. The school which was our original first choice but wait listed my child and we never got off the list.
9. The school around the corner which rejected my child and I have to watch kids go into every day.
10. The school of which we thought highly but accepted our neighbor and rejected my child.