School visit-etiquette question

[Achelois72]

Hi everyone,

We have a visit scheduled with an alternative private school next week. The school representative did not mention whether we should bring our child with us (he's 4), and we're wondering whether we should or not. I know we can just call them back, and we probably will, but I was wondering what others have done. School will be in session, but we'll be visiting during a free, unstructured time period.

Any thoughts?

Many thanks,
Susan

[MomInCalifornia]

95% of the people who tour our co-op preschool bring their children. It's great for the kids to be able to play and for the parents to see their kid in the program. I'm not sure about elementary school though.

[NatureMommy]

I think most places that want a tour to be parents only will make that clear. If they did not tell you it was only for the parents, I think they probably assume you will bring your child.

[supervee]

I took my youngest child (who was still in the sling) to several school tours for my oldest, and found that it wasn't very welcome, and I was often the only one. These were private and public schools. I'd call.

[lindberg99]

Definitely call. I went to visit a Montessori preschool once and they made it very clear that I was not to bring my 3 yo. And they didn't want me to bring my 10 month old who would have been in a sling the whole time. I guess they thought it would distract the kids too much, which it probably would have. They seemed pretty distracted just by having me there.

[Achelois72]

Thanks all,

We called and said to bring him along and they "look forward to meeting him." Let's hope the school is as wonderful as we've heard!

Cheers,
Susan