for "Coping with Preschool Panic" states, "In Los Angeles, choosing a preschool, and being chosen, has come to feel like a competitive sport. Parents attack it with the same fervor and intensity as a military general mapping out his next battle plan."on a "cutthroat rivalry" between two of LA's elite preschools noted that "preschools are considered a critical launchpad to an illustrious private school career.
"They are establishing a track record of caring about the school and how their child will thrive there, as well as getting their faces seen and recognized throughout the process," Chanin said. "Familiarity, reliability, and ongoing contribution to the school community will certainly help a family stand out in the admissions process."
"Some schools actually require that you and your child take a certain number of these classes, which are oftentimes a huge amount of money," Chanin said. "One family with whom I've worked actually dropped as much as $5,000 on such classes and oftentimes, it's expected that the parent sits in the class the whole time."
"I know a West Coast-based family who was wholly committed to First Presbyterian long before they even had kids," Chanin said. "The parents were married at that very church and made annual contributions as members of the congregation. After having kids who were old enough to participate, they signed their kids up for Sunday School for several years."
"It is those who want to prove they are really serious — and would make a very beneficial addition to the incoming class — who offer one-of-a-kind experiences," Adams said. Chanin added that just like getting into coveted private elementary schools, parents definitely use their connections, keeping in mind that some preschools actually have an admissions director.
Adams said that parents who are serious about their quest prep the youngest of toddlers for preschool interview situations. "Kids are prepped on how to whiz through the IQ test tasks administered to them, such as sequencing cards in the order of events, copying patterns with blocks and tiles, and drawing family portraits where, afterwards, every eyelash and toenail will be counted, so the more detailed the better!" Adams said.
"I've heard of parents picking fights with the admissions directors, or, conversely, of being on their phone all through the interview," Adams said. "But the absolute worst thing a parent can do is go on and on about how special their child is, and all the exceptions they expect to be made for them — before the child has even been accepted!"
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