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this question is totally sincere so please don't flame. i don't live in NYC so i can't relate to the freaking out many of you do over preschools. can someone explain what the big deal is? do you really think where your 3 or 4 yo goes to preschool matters that much?
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02.27.09, 09:49 AM Flag ]
- It matter for admission to private schools later. This is the main reason.
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  - op: oh i see. and the private schools are so important so the child can get into a decent college, right?
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    02.27.09, 09:52 AM Flag
    - Absolutely! If your kid doesn't make it into the "right" preschool, he's basically FUCKED for life. Might as well just give Dr. Kevorkian a call.
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      02.27.09, 09:53 AM Flag
      - op: LOL.. i love it. i am really curious, though. i mean i know it's a status thing but i think there must be more to the story.
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        02.27.09, 09:55 AM Flag
    - to some degree. but mostly because many zoned public in NYC are simply very bad.
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      02.27.09, 09:54 AM Flag
- No. Unfortunately, like with all things in NYC, demand exceeds supply. I just wanted ds to go to a cute preschool in our neighborhood, but we still had to jump through hoops.
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  - op: i see thanks for explaining
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    02.27.09, 09:56 AM Flag
  - ditto here- and the first come first serves in my neighborhood (UWS) cost just as much but have crappier facilities and less hours- so if you want a decent preschool, you have to fight for it whether you like it or not.
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    02.27.09, 11:16 AM Flag

this question is totally sincere so please don't flame. i don't live in NYC so i can't relate to the freaking out many of you do over preschools. can someone explain what the big deal is? do you really think where your 3 or 4 yo goes to preschool matters that much?

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this question is totally sincere so please don't flame. i don't live in NYC so i can't relate to the freaking out many of you do over preschools. can someone explain what the big deal is? do you really think where your 3 or 4 yo goes to preschool matters that much?

It matter for admission to private schools later. This is the main reason.

op: oh i see. and the private schools are so important so the child can get into a decent college, right?

Absolutely! If your kid doesn't make it into the "right" preschool, he's basically FUCKED for life. Might as well just give Dr. Kevorkian a call.

op: LOL.. i love it. i am really curious, though. i mean i know it's a status thing but i think there must be more to the story.

to some degree. but mostly because many zoned public in NYC are simply very bad.

No. Unfortunately, like with all things in NYC, demand exceeds supply. I just wanted ds to go to a cute preschool in our neighborhood, but we still had to jump through hoops.

op: i see thanks for explaining

ditto here- and the first come first serves in my neighborhood (UWS) cost just as much but have crappier facilities and less hours- so if you want a decent preschool, you have to fight for it whether you like it or not.