The focus of the group is definately not teaching self-discipline. They are teaching music!!, you can't buy orange and expect to have apply taste. To me, i really like kindermusic style playgroup, it is not a pre-school programme, they are "play"group! I do think teacher king teaches very well, his sound is really very attractive, but the location of kid's corner is really very bad, no car parking spaces, that's why we quit.
My younger one is taking the playgroup now. I am happy with KC. Maybe I dont require a strict discipline for a 2-yr old kid. I just want him to have fun & make friends in a playgroup.
My elder one was graduated from KC 2 yrs ago. The teachers really cares about the kids in the pre-school. My kid learned more than I expected.
PS> for the socks policy, I remembered they did it strictly before. I was asked to purchase socks from them when I didnt wear mine.