Listed are suggested questions to ask the director:

• How do you group the children? By age? Mixed age groups?
• When do children move to the next classroom? On their birthday?
  At the beginning of a school year?
• Tell me about your curriculum.
• Is the curriculum teacher-directed along with opportunities for children to choose their own activities?
• What are some of the skills and concepts presented in a 3 year old class? 4 year old class?
• Is there a language/literacy program in place that supports kindergarten classrooms both in public and private schools?
• Do you have an assessment tool that can be shared with parents?
• How are parents included in classroom activities?
• Do you have field trips? How are they planned?
• For religious preferences, do you present holidays?
• Where and how do you have parent/teacher conferences to discuss assessments?
• Where do children nap? For how long?
• What is the teacher/child ratio during naptime? (Check your state’s requirement)
• What would you do if my child had a serious accident?
• How much time do the children have to play outside?
• How you work with the school system or private schools to know what they expect children to know when they enter kindergarten?
• Are you state licensed?
• Are you accredited by any national associations? Other accrediations?