Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The top tier preschools that feed elite privates are aligned with SAH mom schedules. They are not dual working parent friendly. Think 9am - 2pm coverage. Lots of holidays. No coverage over the summer. If both parents work, they will also need to spring for a nanny to handle pick up

I would hope that work status wouldn’t affect admissions - if dual working parents apply, theoretically they’ve got childcare outside of the preschool hours secured.

I’m not paying for my kids’ full day daycare *and* a part-day preschool and take the time to shuttle them back and forth midday. That’s illogical.

Anonymous wrote:The top tier preschools that feed elite privates are aligned with SAH mom schedules. They are not dual working parent friendly. Think 9am - 2pm coverage. Lots of holidays. No coverage over the summer. If both parents work, they will also need to spring for a nanny to handle pick up

We have been finding this, too, and it’s extremely frustrating and stuck in the 1950s. One school we toured chastised us for inquiring if they had extended day since four hours is apparently already ‘too long’ for the kids. Ok, cool, but some of us have to work. Frustrating that those schools are easy ins for the competitive kindergarten processes.

I’m generally ok with male teachers. The part I’m not big on is that my kids’ daycare is getting a male director. Everyone else who works there is a woman. I’m not a fan of the dynamic that there is one man and he’s the one in charge.