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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve always assumed that for play dates that serve as the interviews for younger kids they’re mostly screening for the basics. Does the kid hit/shove/bite/snatch things from others/scream in class? Can they follow basic directions and school-type routines? If the answers are no and yes, it’s hard to believe that they’re going to successfully judge much beyond that.[/quote]
This. And if the kid is really cute and seems to be kind, smart and shows that they are interested in learning they are pretty much in. I had the AD nodding her head at me while trying not to smile when I picked up my child after his K play date/visit. Yes, he got in, he also tests well and had great teacher recommendations from PK. I likely seemed a little crazy, in hindsight, but they still accepted him.  Haha[/quote]

So true! My daughter applied for PK some years ago. We were applying out of cycle so she joined the class for a couple hours for observation. When we picked her up she looked at us and said "I don't want to leave". My husband took her to the restroom while I stayed with the AD and we could hear her screaming all the way down the hall "all the other kids get to stay. Why cant I?!" "I don't want to go home!" "I want to be at this school!" "I was having too much fun!". The AD looked at me, smiled, and said "this looks really good for her".

She was 3 and I bribed her with ice-cream. I told her if she was kind to everyone we could get some afterwards. It was unnecessary and she totally forgot about the ice-cream.[/quote]

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