What should I look for in a kindergarten?

[eyafanna]

I have worked in schools before (and child care centres) and my one piece of advice is, if possible go an observe the teacher/staff and children before enrollment your child. There is a BIG difference between what people say they provide, what they claim their philosophies are for a class, how they interact with children, discipline etc when you are being introduced as opposed to when they are actually 'working'. See if you can arrange to go and sit in the corner of the room for half an hr one day. This way you will really get a picture of what a classroom and teacher are like.

[Astrid]

Just one note. Kinder Teachers do change. So whilst you may see a great teacher when you enroll, 2 years down the track they may not even be there. So may be see what their staff turnover is like, or if the kinder is part of a group of kinders are the teachers likely to move around them.