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Can you explain how a preschool would prioritize prepping for private K? [/quote]

NP - It comes from the parents and not the preschool. When you start hearing about 4 year olds that can read, you start to worry whether your child is falling behind. Some preschools are play-based learning so the director will tell you not to worry and all childrens will learn to read soon enough in K. You start to feel the need to supplement outside the preschool. [/quote]

TTs want smart kids not prepped kids. Beyond being smart there are obviously other qualities that matter. I would focus more on making sure the kid is curious, enjoys learning, has a great personality, communicates well with peer and adults, and can control emotions well. Rather than teaching math or reading early. [/quote]m

Agree. Great advice. Let them love learning and it will all fall into place. Have faith in your child and their personality. [/quote]

Exactly, best gift we can give them is a happy childhood. It will all fall into place. Counter to some common perceptions, most TTs put more weight in evaluating the kids themselves than anything else, so really for the right kid it doesn’t matter if it’s TT preschool, no name preschool, public preschool, your child will shine no matter any of that.[/quote]

I second this.  Based on my observation of my kids’ classmates at TT school. When my kids were in K, their K class  had a decent number of kids from public schools or no name preschools. Some of them were clearly academically advanced but some were not. But what I noticed all of them had were the qualities where I can see them doing well in any setting. They were engaged, social, knew how to listen directions, curious, and etc.That made me think that these admissions people know what they are doing.

Let your kid shine. Just don’t get in the way by being obnoxious or annoying parent during the tour or interview:[/quote]

Exactly this. Schools don't want parents who think they can force some kind of outcome for their kid. It risks becoming a nightmare later on.

My kid got into a "TT" school too and they stressed during the admitted parents event that reading is not required heading into K. They try and pick out what the above poster called out: bright, curious, engaged. [/quote]

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