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The Brian Lehrer Show / May 30, 2007 / How Far Would You Go?

How Far Would You Go?

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Roxana Reid, founder of Smart City Kids and Gabriella Rowe, director of the Mandell School, discuss the extent parents will go through to get their kids into preschool, and Nancy Kolben, executive director, Child Care, Inc. (CCI) talks about the importance of universal pre-K, which she thinks should be the right of every child in New York City.


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  • [1] stuart from manhattan May 30, 2007 - 09:47AM

    having grown up in queens, my wife and I had no idea about pre-school applications, deadlines, etc. so when we started after Thanksgiving to apply for our 2 and a half yr old daughter to enter a class this coming September, we were laughed at. how were we to know the applications had to be in a full year ahead of time? we applied to one high-profile school/cultural center within walking distance (hint - the building stands on the site of a former gas station). my wife took our daughter for her simulated class/interview. we thought we had it easy - our daughter could drink from a cup, and the other kids couldn't. but our daughter was rejected - the school claimed they didn't have room for everyone. to add insult to injury, the rejection notice was addressed to my daughter and me ! my wife quickly wrote a nasty response, claiming that if the school couldn't hire decent help to properly address a letter, then we didn't want our daughter to attend their prestigious school anyway. and we sent a copy to someone we knew on the board, who probably could have gotten us in if we really wanted. where is my daughter going this fall? we don't know yet. any suggestions?
  • [2] JaLo from nj, baby May 31, 2007 - 09:33PM

    I appreciated the 10-20K tuitions charged by even modest pre-schools in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

    For us it was the signal to throw in our hand early!

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