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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ditto to what others said.  Look at those within a close distance to you, and tour them - you may not know what you want or don't want, or which program type bed fits your kid - until you see it.

As an unconnected family whose kids went to a "TT" preschool, pick the school that fits your family best, not necessarily the one that is coveted by the masses.

Be aware that many of the "TT" programs are stuffed to the gills with siblings and legacies, almost all of whom will get priority for the open K/ongoing spots - the schools sometimes brag about their exmissions statistics, without noting the high percentages of siblings and legacies.

At my children's preschool, there was a (different) school each year that was not going to accept any other kids (except URM) because there were already so many siblings or legacies to admit.

Also, some people at play-based preschools will be tutoring their kids to get that academic element in, if their end desire is a private ongoing school.  Plenty of us who didn't do it, but it adds an element of crazy in that you may not be expecting.[/quote]

Interesting.  One of the preschools I was looking at is Madison Avenue Presbyterian, which is Reggio. It seemed very different than a more traditional preschool, like Garden House as mentioned by another poster. Ultimately, I'd like to apply to schools like HM, Trinity, Riverdale, etc, down the road.  Would I need to supplement the Reggio preschool with more academics? I thought they learn their numbers and letters through play, rather than drills and worksheets.[/quote]

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