http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2006/12/12/academic-vs-play-based-preschool-how-about-both.aspxI don't know about you, but where I live, the preschool admissions process is way competitive, and I just don't have the intestinal fortitude to deal with that bullshit. San Francisco is one step behind New York City in that we don't require I.Q. testsenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://babble.com/CS/blogs/strollerderby/archive/2006/12/12/academic-vs-play-based-preschool-how-about-both.aspx#1356Fri, 22 Dec 2006 21:57:13 GMT42a08a39-daf3-4129-8a63-8a27b879cc03:1356Muscatwine<p>I think it is only as important as it is to everyone else, like a bubble. It seems to me that if you don't get into a preschool, the population of available playdates gets squeezed. Also, mommies will start to get focused on their preschool playdates and cliques. Next thing you know, you feel like an outsider. I think this is all bullshit too, but seems like you just have to play the game.</p> <img src="http://babble.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=1356" width="1" height="1">