If possible, help your child figure out the answer. Have fun with your child. Take a walk together or play a game. Have a conversation with your child and really listen to what she or he has to say. In any of these activities, take your cue from your child.
People have very different criteria for what makes good schools and teachers.
Also talk with staff at your child's present program to see if they are linking up with the schools to facilitate children's transition and help the schools to get ready for the children. Work to ensure that schools in your community are meeting all children's needs. In many communities parents have successfully worked to make their local schools better able to meet the individual needs of each child served. Parenting today is tougher than ever. Many American parents are struggling to do their difficult job without help from the extended family.