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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work in admissions for a daycare and we offer them as a help to ease transition for when the child starts. It usually helps them to spend time with their future teachers and classmates, before starting. Especially if the child has been mainly at home, it helps to have a, somewhat, familiar face their first day..or the first few weeks. This also allows the teachers to get to know you and the child a bit beforehand, ask questions (like if there are any allergies, or particular things your child likes/doesn't like). A lot of times you can like the program on paper, but not have a great feeling once in the school. Play dates can help with that feeling. [/quote]

Really?

The school I sent my kid to did playdates leading up to the first day of school, and that made a lot of sense to me for all the reasons you give.  Especially if the kid's actual teacher is there.

But an admissions playdate many months before school start, that includes kids who aren't going to end up coming, doesn't fill those goals at all.  A two year old is not going to look back at a visit they had 8 months ago, and remember the one other kid from the group who was there, and is no in the other two year old class, and find that comforting.  [/quote]

Right..that's exactly what we do. Have a playdate with the child before they start..not months beforehand, it's usually fairly close to when they either plan to start, or already have a start date. It's not an "admissions" playdate. It's a playdate for the kids to be in the class they will be in. It's not mandatory, it's the parents decision, but we offer them to help ease the transition when they do start. [/quote]

I guess I'm confused.  Do you do admissions playdates, or playdates for incoming kids.  Playdates from incoming kids are a great idea, but they aren't what the OP is asking about. [/quote]

I might be confused as well about what she's asking. We do playdates. I don't know what an "admissions playdate" is exactly. I just happen to work in admissions and therefore am the one who is scheduling said playdate and hanging with the family when they're here for it. If they are screening the kids to see if they are a "good fit" for the school and not accepting/enrolling based off of the playdate, that's a whole other conversation and actually discrimination. We do our playdates for families who have already accepted a spot or are seriously considering it and want to make sure it's a good fit for their child. If they choose not to enroll after the playdate, that's on them. [/quote]

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