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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A good rule of thumb is that children are probably not welcome for an evening tour event; for daytime events, the school is more likely to be flexible but you should still check. No welcoming kids on tours isn't a signal that it's not a quality school, that it's hostile to children being children, or anything else like that. It's a simple recognition that coming to a tour for many parents represents time taken away from work, from their other children, and from their other responsibilities. It's not fair to those parents to have that time be wasted because other people brought kids who act up during the tour or are otherwise a distraction. You want a preschool that respects children, but you also want one that respects parents.[/quote]

Or, some parents do not have back-up child care to do tours, so if a school isn't welcoming a child, a tour for that parent may not be possible.[/quote]

IMO, the number of parents who would be in this situation because they are single parents (so the other parent couldn't stay home with the child and then get a report from the attending parent), have no friends who would be willing to help them out in a pinch, and have some extenuating circumstance that forces them not to use sitters (but wouldn't prevent them from sending their child to preschool) is going to be pretty rare. Far more often, its two parents who decide it's just unthinkable that either should miss any detail of little Larla's development, even a preschool tour the other parent could probably repeat at a later date if they decide to enroll, and think little Larla is just far too precious to be left in the care of anyone but themselves. To impose that on all of the other parents and interfere with their tour is really self-centered and rude.[/quote]

Let me guess - you have family in the area. Otherwise you would understand how hard it is to find sitters.[/quote]

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