DS is due to start at a pre-school attached to a church school in September. He has been offered a place at the pre-school based on catchment. We will have to reapply to the school for a place the following year ? there is no priority given based on attendance at the pre school. Today I got a phone call following a letter that was sent a couple of days ago to arrange a ?home visit.? When I asked why this was necessary I was told that DS?s teacher wished to meet him prior to starting school. The only date available was a day that DS goes to a local nursery anyway (he will move from this to the pre-school in September) so I said I was happy to bring him in another time to meet the teacher.
I got a very firm ?no? in response. I was then told ?this is what we do.? In the end I agreed that I would keep DS at home that morning in order that this visit can go ahead. The subtext of the conversation seemed to be ?if you want your child to attend this massively oversubscribed pre-school then you will do as we tell you.?
AIBU to be a bit ticked off or are home visits the norm now? What exactly are they looking for? Will we fail if we aren?t godly enough??? We are not regular church goers and have never pretended to be. We applied for the pre-school based on catchment which is their main admissions criteria. Tbh I just like the idea of being able to walk DS to school.
I am genuinely not sure of IABU to be a bit miffed about them feeling the need to visit us at home. It just feels like they want an excuse to be nosey.
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wasabipeanut · 10/06/2011 20:51
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