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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree, as another mom of a kid who ended up at Sidwell after a no-name preschool.  We LOVED our preschool, by the way, and I can't imagine making the choice about preschool based on exmissions.  Plus, it was so nice that no one else was even applying to private school.  We didn't encounter many NCRC families at Sidwell that first year, though I imagine that might be different in other years.  I do think some sort of preschool or daycare is important, to demonstrate school readiness, but in all honesty, I hadn't heard of most of the preschools that the other families' children had attended.  And I promise you that you have never heard of the one my kid attended![/quote]

I disagree with the practice of sending two year olds to what is a glorifed day care just for the purpose of "demonstratimg school readiness"... in other words, getting the coveted pre-school rec from NCRC or other such pre-school. This is a self- perpetuating system reinforced by the private schools AND the Nursery schools. Kids who have stayed home until pre-K do just as well , if not better, than those who have been sent to a pre-school for "socialization". Why ? because the years of sleeping in, the peace and consistancy of their own parent raising them in their own home, has loads of benefits. Not everyone can afford to stay home, but if you can afford it , don't head the pressure of the pre-school stampede just to get the rec.[/quote]

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