The first school we interviewed with took our application form then sat us in a classroom with ten other families. They took children, five at-a-time, to another room to play while staff supervised. This is part of the interview. They watch the children interact with one another and see how they resolve issues without parental supervision. They then called one parent for each child to go to another room to interview with the child. My husband interviewed with my son. He said five parents sat next to their child in a row of chairs and were asked one question from a panel of three different school board members. My husband was asked what he liked best about our son. Others questions were `What is their best accomplishment?` or `What about your child are you most most proud of?`. He said the parents gave long, elaborate answers. We were told post interview when asked to speak about your child give a long, detailed response. The board members view this favourably. The group was then sent back to the classroom to gather their things and were instructed to leave the school.

Our second kindergarten filled their quota for interviews that day so our interview was scheduled early the next morning. They placed the children in a playroom while the parents were interviewed separately by one member of the school. Our interviewer spoke about their school and asked us if we had any questions about their program. It was short and sweet.